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World Bank EduTech PodcastNov 22, 2021

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Breaking Barriers: Fostering Tech Skills in Emerging Markets
Mar 21, 202431:22
Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress

Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress

Today, on the occasion of International Women’s Day theme for 2024 'Invest in Women, Accelerate progress,' we explore the critical importance of STEM education and careers, drawing insights from a recent report: 'Engendering STEM Access in Education and Careers in South Asia’ to improve female labor force participation. María Barrón, Research Analyst and Core Member of the World Bank EdTech Team, explores with Luis Benveniste, Global Director for Education at the World Bank, and Nicole Klingen, Regional Director for Human Development for the South Asia Region at the World Bank, how to champion inclusion and diversity in STEM to foster women’s advancement and tackle gender challenges.


Learn more about the World Bank's approach on engendering access to STEM education here: ⁠https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/sar/publication/engendering-access-to-stem-education-and-careers-in-south-asia⁠

 

Download the full report here: ⁠https://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/epdf/10.1596/978-1-4648-1966-7⁠


Read the executive summary: ⁠https://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/10.1596/978-1-4648-1966-7_es⁠


Explore the World Bank's blog post on investing in girls and women for the green transition: ⁠https://blogs.worldbank.org/education/investing-girls-women-agents-change-green-transition⁠


From the horse’s mouth: Technical education is a changer for girls interested in STEM: ⁠https://blogs.worldbank.org/nasikiliza/horses-mouth-technical-education-changer-girls-interested-stem⁠


We need more girls and women in science. What are three ways in which we can support them?

⁠https://blogs.worldbank.org/education/we-need-more-girls-and-women-science-what-are-three-ways-which-we-can-support-them⁠



A podcast produced by Lucía Blasco. ⁠⁠

Mar 07, 202427:57
Artificial Intelligence and Education: Cultivating Critical Thinking in an AI World

Artificial Intelligence and Education: Cultivating Critical Thinking in an AI World

In this new episode, 'Cultivating Critical Thinking in an AI World', hosted by Cristobal Cobo, Senior Education & Technology Specialist at the World Bank, we venture into the world of GenAI with key considerations for policymakers and educators, and critical thinking as a core value. Guests include Mike Trucano, Senior Education & Technology Policy Specialist, and longtime Global Lead for Innovation in Education at the World Bank; currently a Visting Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Maria Rebeca Barron Rodriguez, a research Analyst and core member of the World Bank EdTech team, whose expertise adds valuable insights to our discussion. Some relevant links to explore: https://www.teachai.org https://craft.stanford.edu/ https://ai-for-education.org/ https://aiadvisoryboards.wordpress.com/2024/02/08/professional-development-for-teachers-in-the-age-of-ai-european-schoolnet-academy-thematic-seminar-report/ A podcast produced by Lucia Blasco.
Feb 22, 202433:03
GenAI: Exploring Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education for Development
Feb 08, 202430:44
BEFIT Malawi: Building Education Foundations through Innovation and Technology
Jan 25, 202439:29
Reflections on Working with the EdTech Team: The Three 'Iñakis' and The One Lucía
Jan 11, 202428:47
Digital Public Infrastructure in Education: A Conversation with Dr. Pramod Varma, CTO of EkStep Foundation

Digital Public Infrastructure in Education: A Conversation with Dr. Pramod Varma, CTO of EkStep Foundation

In today's episode, we discuss the vast possibilities of digital public infrastructure (DPI), to address global challenges in education and beyond. Bob Hawkins, Global Lead for Technology and Innovation in Education at the World Bank, reflects with Dr. Pramod Varma, CTO of the EkStep Foundation and former Chief Architect of Aadhaar and India Stack, on the use of this technology approach to tackle complex societal issues at scale, including how to successfully build a digital backbone for education.

 

To learn more about the World Bank's efforts on Digital Public Infrastructure please visit 
https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2023/10/12/creating-digital-public-infrastructure-for-empowerment-inclusion-and-resilience 

 

Our blog post on how DPI supports empowerment, inclusion, and resilience can be read here: https://blogs.worldbank.org/digital-development/how-digital-public-infrastructure-supports-empowerment-inclusion-and-resilience

 

To learn more about the EkStep Foundation, please visit https://ekstep.org/

 

Relevant information on Sunbird open-source DPGs can be found here: https://sunbird.org/

 

Dr. Pramod Varma also participates in the People+AI community, a team of experts looking for AI strategy for India, "helping a billion people on their path to potential." Learn more here: https://peopleplus.ai/

 

Check out India's participation in the Open Network for Education, Skilling, and Livelihood: https://onest.network/

 

Here is a short video from the Foundation on Digital Economy on DPI thinking that includes an interview with Dr. Pramod Varma [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAIj3Q7urWs] and the second part of that interview, focused on platforms to networks [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMmKWDBG4KA]

 

And a podcast suggested by Dr. Pramod Varma: 'Decoding Digital Public Goods & Digital Public Infrastructure.' Listen here: https://open.spotify.com.mcas.ms/episode/2VcHqdm1I7E6LmgYM3mgmB


A podcast produced by Lucía Blasco.

Jan 03, 202444:60
Promises and Limitations of EdTech for Student Learning in East Asia and Pacific Countries
Nov 02, 202327:44
Banco Mundial y World Vision Honduras: promoviendo el cambio y el desarrollo de habilidades entre jóvenes con el programa Evoke
Aug 31, 202329:21
Employing Virtual and XR Laboratories for Workforce Development

Employing Virtual and XR Laboratories for Workforce Development

Today, we explore whether virtual and XR laboratories are an option to give students in developing countries pedagogical experiences necessary to develop practical skills.

Hallie Applebaum (World Bank) speaks with Robert Dean (Associate Professor of Motion Arts Design and Virtual/Augmented Reality at Namseoul University in Korea), Jimmy Vainstein (Senior Program Manager leading the Word Bank’s program on interactive media with a focus on developing XR solutions for development), Marjorie Chinen (Education Specialist and focal point for AR/VR on the World Bank EdTech team), and Diego Angel-Urdinola (Senior Economist and Global Lead for the World Bank’s Skills Global Solutions Group and Manager of the Active Training Using Virtual Reality Program, ActiVaR).

There is a strong need to provide students pedagogical experiences necessary to develop practical skills in education and workforce development programs, especially for training programs that require laboratories, such as auto-mechanics, nursing, and welding. Providing hands-on experiences and proper and up-to-date content allows students to learn technical skills, however this remains a critical challenge, mainly in developing countries. A potential solution to this is digitalization of laboratories. Employing non-immersive or immersive VR can enable learning experiences in a simulated or artificial environment so students can have personalized learning experiences.

Our knowledge pack, a short comprehensive guide, can be downloaded here: https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/e441582311a6fa4678abb243416f2589-0140022023/original/KP-VirtualLabs-WFD-September6.pdf

Read our blog 'Unleashing the metaverse for skills and workforce development': https://blogs.worldbank.org/education/unleashing-metaverse-skills-and-workforce-development

Aug 03, 202347:57
Supporting EdTech Policies and Projects: a Conversation with the EdTech Hub

Supporting EdTech Policies and Projects: a Conversation with the EdTech Hub

Jun 02, 202336:37
The Essential Role of Teachers in Implementing Adaptive Technologies in Public Schools: Lessons from the Dominican Republic, Pakistan, Kenya, and Ecuador
May 09, 202333:01
Lancement de la EdTech Policy Academy en Afrique

Lancement de la EdTech Policy Academy en Afrique

Our World Bank EdTech team is preparing to launch the next iteration of our EdTech Policy Academy and we'll have several Francophone countries joining us. To be a resource for our participants, today's episode is in French. Our EdTech Policy Academy is a four-week hands-on clinic to engage policymakers and educators in conversations about navigating solutions to close educational gaps and prevent learning loss. This is the fourth iteration of the Academy and today four instructors from our upcoming EdTech Policy Academy discuss in French what participants can expect. This initiative is in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.


Dans cet épisode, Sarah Kleinmann, Christiane Voufo, Souleymane Diabate et Frederico Carvalho nous éclairent sur ce qu’est la EdTech Policy Academy, et l’orientation particulière qu’elle prend cette année en se concentrant sur l’apprentissage hybride et les compétences numériques. En qualité d’instructeurs de la session de printemps 2023, ils mettent en lumière les moments forts de l’expérience d’apprentissage qui attend les participants, ainsi que les réalisations attendues par l’équipe pédagogique.


Pour en savoir plus sur la Policy Academy, vous pouvez regarder cette vidéo: https://youtu.be/2HucrXhGl2U.

May 01, 202315:13
Building and Sustaining National ICT Education Agencies: Lessons from Korea (KERIS)
Apr 21, 202334:11
Measuring EdTech Readiness: A conversation about the EdTech Readiness Index
Mar 24, 202331:12
Discussing the Most Common and Challenging EdTech Questions for 2023

Discussing the Most Common and Challenging EdTech Questions for 2023

As we enter a new year, our EdTech team has been discussing what we think will be some of the most common and challenging questions for 2023. Today, our team - Robert Hawkins, Alex Twinomugisha, Cristobal Cobo, and Maria Barron - explores five questions for 2023:

  1. What skills do youth need for employment and what role does technology play to accelerate development of these skills?  A few anticipated areas of engagement include use of existing competency frameworks and relevance to developing country needs; related teacher digital skills to support student learning; measurement of skills and potential for micro credentials; verified credentials on the blockchain; and the role of AR/VR for development of technical skills in TVET.
  2. How will AI impact education?  Areas that countries have started to explore include predictive analytics and early warning systems for identifying drop out risks; adaptive learning to bring students up to grade level and support teaching at the right level; rapid assessments for instance to provide automated feedback on writing skills; and intelligent tutors.  Additionally, we anticipate new questions on how teachers can integrate AI in the classroom and policies for new tools like chat GPT (see one teacher’s policy in additional resources below) and how text to image tools could democratize content creation.
  3. What technologies are most appropriate and sustainable in fragile and conflict countries?   Increasingly countries explore how technology can support more resilient systems to reach students who can’t reach schools. Countries such as Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Somalia are exploring appropriate low-cost options such as nudges through mobile devices and off-line access to content to support students in these emergency conditions. A spectrum of solutions will need further exploration to take into account low connectivity, limited access to devices, and nascent digital skills.
  4. What does hybrid learning mean and what is the most effective balance of virtual and face-to-face engagement to accelerate learning?  As countries seek to leverage investments from COVID, they are exploring the lessons from the pandemic to evaluate the role of technology to create more resilient and continuous education delivery systems.  A critical objective is to leverage technology both in and out of the classroom to reach out of school youth, build resilience for future shocks and accelerate learning through increasing access to sources of learning. Questions around appropriate technology for students of various ages and in what quantity and frequency will continue to be explored and debated in the coming year. Also, effective use of technology for inclusion as well as debates on costs and benefits on climate impact including curricular changes to empower youth to understand and begin to address the climate global grand challenge will emerge as critical questions.
  5. How should education systems sustainably finance and procure EdTech?  What are the priority investments to most effectively use EdTech and how can Ministries of Education identify the resources to procure and sustain EdTech investments?  What are the most effective private-public partnership models?  What are the costs and benefits and how should these be measured in a world of evolving demand for skills and competencies?  With 96% of World Bank projects including financing for EdTech components, this will be a critical question for the coming year.


Feb 17, 202344:04
Implementing Adaptive Learning Programs: Lessons from the EdTech Hub

Implementing Adaptive Learning Programs: Lessons from the EdTech Hub

Today, we're continuing our conversation about adaptive, personalized learning. On June 14, Juan Baron, Senior Economist in the World Bank's Education Global Practice, hosted a World Bank EduTech Podcast episode with Whizz Education and Educational Initiatives about their experience running companies focused on adaptive, personalized learning. They discussed how gain political will, access the technology, and implement programs. Listen on Apple and Spotify.

On today's episode, Juan Baron speaks with the EdTech Hub, a joint initiative of the World Bank, UNICEF, and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to do academic research about the role of technology in education. Juan speaks with Tom Kaye, Global Country Engagement Lead at the EdTech Hub, Haani Mazari, Pakistan and Bangladesh Country Lead at the EdTech Hub, and Diego Angel-Urdinola, World Bank Senior Economist. Diego joins us to share lessons from the World Bank's experience building adaptive, personalized learning programs in Ecuador.

You can learn more about the EdTech Hub at https://edtechhub.org.

You can learn more about topics discussed in this conversation at https://worldbankedutech.medium.com/world-bank-edutech-podcast-episode-implementing-adaptive-learning-programs-lessons-from-the-d2a4d7f95c08.

Jan 28, 202336:13
Introducing K-12 Students to AI: Lessons from Guatemala

Introducing K-12 Students to AI: Lessons from Guatemala

On our last episode, World Bank Senior Education and Technology Specialist Cristobal Cobo spoke with the Director of the MIT-wide Initiative on Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education (raise.mit.edu), Cynthia Breazeal, about RAISE and its Day of AI (https://www.dayofai.org), which seeks to engage K-12 students in a series of freely available hands-on activities designed to introduce them to AI and how it plays a part of their lives today.

This week, Cristobal Cobo speaks with Day of AI participant Betzabé Orenos about her experience introducing students to AI in Guatemala. Betzabé is a Google for Education-certified trainer and coach https://geg.gt/index.html and teaches innovation to high schoolers in Guatemala.

Dec 19, 202233:18
Advancing Access and Inclusivity in AI Education: a conversation with Dr. Cynthia Breazeal at MIT Media Lab

Advancing Access and Inclusivity in AI Education: a conversation with Dr. Cynthia Breazeal at MIT Media Lab

The World Bank EduTech team is partnering with Digital Promise and AIEngage.org to host a series of episodes about AI in Education. This week, we're exploring opportunities to advance access and inclusivity in AI education to people of all ages and backgrounds with a focus on K12 and the workforce. World Bank Senior Education and Technology Specialist Cristobal Cobo speaks with the Director of the MIT-wide Initiative on Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education (raise.mit.edu), Cynthia Breazeal, about RAISE and its 2022 Day of AI, which seeks to engage K-12 students across the US in a series of freely available hands-on activities designed to introduce them to AI and how it plays a part of their lives today. You can learn more about Day of AI at https://www.dayofai.org.

Cynthia Breazeal is a professor of media arts and sciences at MIT, where she founded and directs the Personal Robots group at the Media Lab. She is the MIT dean for digital learning, and in this role, she leverages her experience in emerging digital technologies and business, research, and strategic initiatives to lead Open Learning’s business and research & engagement units. She is also the Director of the MIT-wide Initiative on Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education (raise.mit.edu). MIT RAISE is a research and outreach effort that advances access and inclusivity in AI education to people of all ages and backgrounds with a focus on K12 and the workforce. She co-founded the consumer social robotics company, Jibo, Inc., where she served as Chief Scientist and Chief Experience Officer.

Dec 08, 202226:05
Leveraging Blockchain and Web3 in Education - Part II

Leveraging Blockchain and Web3 in Education - Part II

World Bank Senior Education Specialist Robert Hawkins speaks about leveraging blockchain technologies and Web3 in education with Carissa Carter, Academic Director at the Stanford d.school (https://dschool.stanford.edu), and John Goodwin, former LEGO Foundation CEO, and now Executive Chairman of the Learning Economy Foundation (https://www.learningeconomy.io). This is part two of a two-part conversation. 

Our World Bank EdTech team has hosted several Blockchain for Education online workshops. You can watch these workshops at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTcNIg1jN93FAsHy2Dz2WNTczJ8XIdPTr.

Carissa Carter is the Academic Director at the Stanford d.school. In this role she guides the development of the d.school’s pedagogy, leads its instructors, and shapes its class offerings. She teaches courses on the intersection of data and design, design for climate change, design for emerging tech, and maps and the visual sorting of information.

John Goodwin, former CEO of LEGO Foundation joined the Learning Economy Foundation (LEF) as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. In his new leadership role, Goodwin will further catalyze LEF’s mission to bring quality skills and equal opportunity to every human on Earth, using open standards and Web3 technologies. Prior to joining LEF, Goodwin spent a decade working in the LEGO ecosystem, first as EVP and CFO of The LEGO Group then later as CEO of LEGO Foundation. In addition to his position at LEF, he will continue in his capacity as Chairman of the i5 Project, an initiative led by the UN Global Compact Principles of Responsible Management in Education (PRME).

Oct 07, 202226:31
Leveraging Blockchain and Web3 in Education - Part I

Leveraging Blockchain and Web3 in Education - Part I

World Bank Senior Education Specialist Robert Hawkins speaks about leveraging blockchain technologies and Web3 in education with Carissa Carter, Academic Director at the Stanford d.school (https://dschool.stanford.edu), and John Goodwin, former LEGO Foundation CEO, and now Executive Chairman of the Learning Economy Foundation (https://www.learningeconomy.io).

Our World Bank EdTech team has hosted several Blockchain for Education online workshops. You can watch these workshops at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTcNIg1jN93FAsHy2Dz2WNTczJ8XIdPTr.

Carissa Carter is the Academic Director at the Stanford d.school. In this role she guides the development of the d.school’s pedagogy, leads its instructors, and shapes its class offerings. She teaches courses on the intersection of data and design, design for climate change, design for emerging tech, and maps and the visual sorting of information.

John Goodwin, former CEO of LEGO Foundation joined the Learning Economy Foundation (LEF) as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. In his new leadership role, Goodwin will further catalyze LEF’s mission to bring quality skills and equal opportunity to every human on Earth, using open standards and Web3 technologies. Prior to joining LEF, Goodwin spent a decade working in the LEGO ecosystem, first as EVP and CFO of The LEGO Group then later as CEO of LEGO Foundation. In addition to his position at LEF, he will continue in his capacity as Chairman of the i5 Project, an initiative led by the UN Global Compact Principles of Responsible Management in Education (PRME).

Sep 21, 202227:07
Introducing 16 Guides on Key EdTech Topics

Introducing 16 Guides on Key EdTech Topics

Our EdTech team recently published Knowledge Packs (KPs) — short, pragmatic guides on key topics within EdTech, such as digital content, LMS, and devices — and this week, we speak to the team behind this initiative: World Bank Senior Education Specialist Cristobal Cobo and colleagues Analyst Iñaki Sánchez Ciarrusta, Research Analyst Maria Barron Rodriguez, and Consultant Sarah Kleinmann.

The KPs were developed as part of the EdTech Toolkit for Remote Learning, which aims to support policymakers and researchers in the planning and medium- to long-term design of multi-faceted remote and hybrid learning strategies in low-resource environments. The KPs have been a multi-year project led by the EdTech team, co-developed by theme experts and peer-reviewed by the World Bank colleagues, experts from partnering organizations, such as the EdTech Hub, and private sector providers with expertise in each topic. The KPs are grouped under six high-level topics to organize our work. Each topic includes its definitions and a few examples of sub-topics with hyperlinks to their corresponding KPs.

You can download all KPs here: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/edutech/brief/edtech-toolkit-for-remote-learning

Aug 30, 202225:41
Exploring How Artificial Intelligence is Assisting Teachers in Creating Effective Classrooms - Part II

Exploring How Artificial Intelligence is Assisting Teachers in Creating Effective Classrooms - Part II

The World Bank EduTech team is partnering with Digital Promise and the Engage AI Institute to host a series of episodes about AI in Education. This week, we're continuing our conversation about how artificial intelligence (AI) is assisting teachers in creating effective classrooms. Digital Promise Senior Researcher in STEM Teaching and Learning Dr. Judi Fusco speaks with Dr. Mmantsetsa Marope, Executive Director of the World Heritage Group, Dr. Kylie Peppler, Professor of Informatics & Education at University of California, Irvine, Sherry Loftin, Instructional Technology Trainer with the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Initiative, and Sarah Hampton, a middle and high school math and science teacher for 15 years. In this episode, we explore how AI systems can assist teachers in the classroom, what AI systems mean for teachers, and how an AI system might help us create new methods for assessment and help us assess competencies that are difficult to assess.


AI and the Future of Teaching and Learning: Defining Artificial Intelligence

https://medium.com/ai-and-the-future-of-teaching-and-learning/ai-and-the-future-of-teaching-and-learning-defining-artificial-intelligence-f31d20628280

AI and the Future of Teaching and Learning: New Interactions, New Choices

https://medium.com/ai-and-the-future-of-teaching-and-learning/ai-and-the-future-of-teaching-and-learning-new-interactions-new-choices-c726bcf03012

Safe AI in Education Needs You

https://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/256657-safe-ai-in-education-needs-you/fulltext

AI or Intelligence Augmentation for Education?

https://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/251188-ai-or-intelligence-augmentation-for-education/fulltext

Join the Discussion

http://aiengage.org/get-involved

Aug 22, 202235:30
Exploring How Artificial Intelligence is Assisting Teachers in Creating Effective Classrooms - Part I

Exploring How Artificial Intelligence is Assisting Teachers in Creating Effective Classrooms - Part I

The World Bank EduTech team is partnering with Digital Promise and the Engage AI Institute to host a series of episodes about AI in Education. This week, we're exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) is assisting teachers in creating effective classrooms. Digital Promise Senior Researcher in STEM Teaching and Learning Dr. Judi Fusco speaks with Dr. Mmantsetsa Marope, Executive Director of the World Heritage Group, Dr. Kylie Peppler, Professor of Informatics & Education at University of California, Irvine, Sherry Loftin, Instructional Technology Trainer with the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Initiative, and Sarah Hampton, a middle and high school math and science teacher for 15 years. In this episode, we explore how AI systems can assist teachers in the classroom, what AI systems mean for teachers, and how an AI system might help us create new methods for assessment and help us assess competencies that are difficult to assess. 


AI and the Future of Teaching and Learning: Defining Artificial Intelligence

https://medium.com/ai-and-the-future-of-teaching-and-learning/ai-and-the-future-of-teaching-and-learning-defining-artificial-intelligence-f31d20628280 


AI and the Future of Teaching and Learning: New Interactions, New Choices

https://medium.com/ai-and-the-future-of-teaching-and-learning/ai-and-the-future-of-teaching-and-learning-new-interactions-new-choices-c726bcf03012 


Safe AI in Education Needs You

https://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/256657-safe-ai-in-education-needs-you/fulltext 


AI or Intelligence Augmentation for Education? 

https://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/251188-ai-or-intelligence-augmentation-for-education/fulltext 


Join the Discussion 

http://aiengage.org/get-involved

Aug 12, 202223:47
Implementing Adaptive Learning Programs: Lessons from Whizz Education and Educational Initiatives - Part II

Implementing Adaptive Learning Programs: Lessons from Whizz Education and Educational Initiatives - Part II

Today, we're continuing our conversation about adaptive, personalized learning. On our last episode, Juan Baron, senior economist in the World Bank's Education Global Practice, began a conversation with two guests who are running companies focused on adaptive, personalized learning. On this episode, we discuss how to bring policymakers on board and, once we have the technology and the political will, how to implement adaptive learning programs.

Juan Baron, Senior Economist in the World Bank's education global practice works on analytical and operational activities in South Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean. Today, he's speaking with two guests who are running companies focused on adaptive learning. Richard Marett is co-founder and CEO of Whizz Education (https://www.whizzeducation.com), a learning outcome company that's developed, adapted, and learned over many years to improve learning outcomes at scale. Pranav Kothari is CEO of Educational Initiatives (https://www.ei-india.com), the organization that made MindSpark (https://www.mindspark.org), which is an adaptive learning software for students in schools, grades 1-10 to help them learn language, math, and science. Today, we're going to talk about what is adaptive learning and how can it help students leap forward in their learning.

This episode is part two of a two-part conversation.

Jun 14, 202220:06
Implementing Adaptive Learning Programs: Lessons from Whizz Education and Educational Initiatives - Part I

Implementing Adaptive Learning Programs: Lessons from Whizz Education and Educational Initiatives - Part I

Today, we're speaking about adaptive, personalized learning. This is data-driven learning that potentially moves beyond a predetermined decision tree and uses machine learning to adapt to students' behaviors and competencies. We'll talk about the implementation, the design, the cost, and other specs of running adaptive learning programs in developing countries.

Juan Baron, Senior Economist in the World Bank's education global practice works on analytical and operational activities in South Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean. Today, he's speaking with two guests who are running companies focused on adaptive learning. Today, he's speaking with two guests who are running companies focused on adaptive learning. Richard Marett is co-founder and CEO of Whizz Education (https://www.whizzeducation.com), a learning outcome company that's developed, adapted, and learned over many years to improve learning outcomes at scale. Pranav Kothari is CEO of Educational Initiatives (https://www.ei-india.com), the organization that made MindSpark (https://www.mindspark.org), which is an adaptive learning software for students in schools, grades 1-10 to help them learn language, math, and science. Today, we're going to talk about what is adaptive learning and how can it help students leap forward in their learning.

This episode is part one of a two-part conversation.

May 31, 202230:57
Speaking with African Women in EdTech: Lessons from Clara Njeru and Esther Nyauncho

Speaking with African Women in EdTech: Lessons from Clara Njeru and Esther Nyauncho

This week, World Bank Education Specialist Ekua Bentil speaks with Clara Njeru and Esther Nyauncho in Nairobi about their experiences as women in edtech in Africa. Clara and Esther are both part of the World Bank's African Women in EdTech (AWE) project to contribute broadly to women’s leadership initiatives in EdTech in Africa, as well as to build an inclusive pipeline of diverse talent for EdTech jobs and research and ensure more women have the skills and networks needed to access and advance in these career opportunities. AWE is implemented in partnership with Women’s Alliance for Knowledge Exchange (WAKE). In this conversation, Ekua, Clara, and Esther explore the multiple layers of challenges that women face working in the male-dominated field of tech and also as innovators seeking financing in an angel investing landscape where funding largely goes to male founders. Clara is developing edtech products and content with learning design firm Education Design Unlimited: KPlay, learning-at-home solutions for caregivers with low tech devices, and SheLearns, a learning platform for refugee girls and women commissioned by RefuSHE. Esther is the co-founder and managing director of Tustawi, an e-learning provider that curates and customizes adult learning solutions for organizations and individuals. 

May 17, 202240:03
Enabling New Forms of Student Learning through Artificial Intelligence

Enabling New Forms of Student Learning through Artificial Intelligence

The World Bank EduTech team is partnering with Digital Promise and AIEngage.org to host a series of episodes about AI in Education. This week, we're exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) is enabling new forms of student learning. World Bank Senior Education and Technology Specialist Cristobal Cobo and Digital Promise Executive Director Jeremy Roschelle speak with Professor James Lester, Distinguished University Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Center for Educational Informatics at North Carolina State University, and Ana Paiva, Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IST (“Instituto Superior Técnico”) from the University of Lisbon and coordinator of GAIPS – “Intelligent and Social Agents Group” at INESC-ID, now named “Research Group on AI for People and the Society”.

In this episode, we explore the relationship between AI and education. Our guests share current applications of these technologies in education and where there is room for adaptation. With some of the major challenges and issues related to AI and education in mind, we discuss how education systems can be prepared to effectively integrate AI to support education and what countries should be doing to be ready.

AI and the Future of Teaching and Learning: Defining Artificial Intelligence: 

https://medium.com/ai-and-the-future-of-teaching-and-learning/ai-and-the-future-of-teaching-and-learning-defining-artificial-intelligence-f31d20628280

AI and the Future of Teaching and Learning: New Interactions, New Choices:

https://medium.com/ai-and-the-future-of-teaching-and-learning/ai-and-the-future-of-teaching-and-learning-new-interactions-new-choices-c726bcf03012

Safe AI in Education Needs You:

https://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/256657-safe-ai-in-education-needs-you/fulltext

AI or Intelligence Augmentation for Education?

https://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/251188-ai-or-intelligence-augmentation-for-education/fulltext

Apr 26, 202241:00
Translating Early Grade Reading Resources and Games into Ukrainian: Lessons from the Global Digital Library Translate-A-Story Campaign

Translating Early Grade Reading Resources and Games into Ukrainian: Lessons from the Global Digital Library Translate-A-Story Campaign

This week, World Bank Senior Education & Technology Policy Specialist and Global Lead for Technology and Innovation in Education Robert Hawkins speaks with the Global Digital Library (https://digitallibrary.io) about their joint crowdsourcing campaign with UNESCO and UNHCR (https://digitallibrary.io/ukraine) to translate early grade reading resources and games into Ukrainian.

The campaign is currently recruiting translators and proofreaders to translate 200-300 books and games from the Global Digital Library to create new resources in a language that needs resources urgently. The resources that are translated will be available both in the Global Digital Library and on the Kolibri platform. Robert Hawkins speaks with Global Digital Library CTO Christer Gundersen and Curious Learning Co-founder Tinsley Galyean.

Christer will explain how the Global Digital Library works, the goals of this campaign, and how its methodology combines crowdsourcing and quality assurance. He will also speak about how the outputs of the campaign can be shared across multiple platforms.

GDL partner Curious Learning (https://www.curiouslearning.org) has been leading the work of translating the literacy game Feed The Monster, that just a few days ago was published in Ukrainian. Curious Learning Co-founder Tinsley Galyean will share their experience translating this game into more than 50 languages.

Mar 30, 202251:31
Creando la Próxima Generación de Materiales Educativos: Aprendizajes del proyecto Evoke en Colombia y Honduras, y de la iniciativa “Letras y Fútbol” de la Fundación Athletic Club (Español)

Creando la Próxima Generación de Materiales Educativos: Aprendizajes del proyecto Evoke en Colombia y Honduras, y de la iniciativa “Letras y Fútbol” de la Fundación Athletic Club (Español)

Esa semana, Iñaki Sánchez Ciarrusta habla con Santiago García, socio fundador de Qüid Lab en Colombia, a Wilmer Gallardo, especialista de innovación de World Vision en Honduras, y Galder Reguera, jefe de proyecto de la Fundación Athletic Club en Bilbao, sobre la importancia de crear contenido educativo relevante, motivador y atractivo para conectar con las y los jóvenes e inspirarlos.

Durante la conversación, ahondarán en las lecciones aprendidas de Evoke, una experiencia educativa que utiliza elementos como las novelas gráficas y otras mecánicas de juego para involucrar a los jóvenes en la resolución de los grandes desafíos globales y desarrollar sus habilidades del siglo XXI. En este episodio, Iñaki hablará con Santiago y Wilmer sobre el proceso que el Banco Mundial comenzó a desarrollar en Colombia y Honduras para crear contenido basado en la narración de historias, y Galder compartirá la experiencia de “Letras y Fútbol”, organizada por la Fundación Athletic desde Bilbao, íntimamente ligada al poder de la narración de historias y la motivación de los jóvenes.

Para más información sobre Evoke: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/edutech/brief/evoke-an-online-alternate-reality-game-supporting-social-innovation-among-young-people-around-the-world

Para conocer más sobre el proceso de la creación de historias: https://csi.asu.edu/category/projects/evoke/

Para saber más de Letras y Fútbol de la Fundación Athletic Club: https://athleticclubfundazioa.eus/proyectos-culturales/letras-y-futbol/

Mar 23, 202244:02
Creating the Next Generation of Educational Learning Material: Lessons from the Evoke Storytelling Initiative

Creating the Next Generation of Educational Learning Material: Lessons from the Evoke Storytelling Initiative

This week, Robert Hawkins (World Bank) speaks with Ruth Wylie (Assistant Director from the ASU Center for Science and the Imagination), Janhvi Kanoria (Director of Innovation Development from Education Above All), and Colin Maclay (Executive Director of the USC Annenberg School Innovation Lab) about the Evoke storytelling initiative.

The Evoke storytelling initiative aims to create a network of international creative talent -- storytellers, writers, artists, filmmakers, game designers, and digital education content specialists -- who will create the next generation of educational learning material. The network pairs industry leaders with youth and teachers from education institutions globally to create educational narratives to inspire learning and action on global grand challenges.

Feb 09, 202240:02
Implementing EdTech Initiatives during the Emergency and Recovery Phases of COVID: Lessons from South Asia and Latin America

Implementing EdTech Initiatives during the Emergency and Recovery Phases of COVID: Lessons from South Asia and Latin America

This week, Robert Hawkins speaks with Omar Arias, Emanuela Di Gropello, and Cristian Aedo about some of the major edtech initiatives implemented in South Asia and Latin America during the emergency phase and now in the recovery phase of COVID.


Robert Hawkins is the World Bank's Senior Education & Technology Policy Specialist and Global Lead for Technology and Innovation in Education, working on issues at the intersection of technology use and education in middle- and low-income countries and emerging markets around the world. At a practical level, Bob provides advice and technical assistance to governments seeking innovative ways to improve teaching and learning in the classroom and strategic advice on improvement of education systems and management.

Omar Arias is Manager of Global Engagement and Knowledge in the Education Global Practice. Previously, he was the Practice Lead Economist of the Social Protection and Labor Global Practice and Global Lead for skills at the World Bank. He was also the acting Sector Manager and Lead Economist in the Human Development Economics Unit for the World Bank Europe and Central Asia region; the sector leader of Human Development for Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela; a senior economist in the Poverty and Gender Group of the Latin American region; and a research economist at the Inter-American Development Bank.

Emanuela Di Gropello is currently the Practice Leader for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean. Previously, she was Manager for IEGHC Human Development & Corporate Evaluations and Program Leader for Human Development in the Cameroon/Gabon/Angola/Equatorial Guinea/Sao Tome & Principe CMU and Mali/Niger/Chad/Guinea CMU of the Africa Region. She was also successively Economist, Senior Economist, and Lead Economist in Human Development Departments in the Latin America & Caribbean and the East Asia and Regions.

Cristian Aedo is Practice Manager for the South Asia Region Education Global Practice. He has led investment loans and development policy lending for strengthening human development outcomes through better accountability and relevant skills. He has managed education projects, programs and studies and in the Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe and Central Asia Regions. Cristian has also authored studies on Skills and Country Skills Patterns.

Feb 03, 202245:03
Lessons for 2022

Lessons for 2022

Today, we invite you to join us for a special episode where we revisit some of our favorite moments from 2021 - conversations about blockchain, early grade reading and book distribution, the edtech ecosystem, an adaptive learning effectiveness study, and digital infrastructure - moments that are inspiring our upcoming episodes in 2022.

Jan 26, 202230:35
Supporting Second Chance Education and Reaching Students at Risk of Dropout through Open Schools
Dec 16, 202147:07
Expanding Edtech Investment Globally: a Conversation with Lumos Capital Group and WISE

Expanding Edtech Investment Globally: a Conversation with Lumos Capital Group and WISE

The World Bank funds education projects – about 80% of which now have an edtech component – in low and middle income countries. Many of the Ministries of Education in these countries have a growing recognition of the importance of building education ecosystems that try to encourage private sector innovation and entrepreneurs in edtech.

Today, our World Bank EdTech team, Robert Hawkins and Dean Kline, is speaking with Victor Hu of Lumos Capital Group (https://www.lumoscapitalgroup.com) and Stavros Yiannouka of WISE (https://www.wise-qatar.org) about the state of the edtech investment environment globally. They speak about the prospects for edtech investment in low- and middle-income markets. WISE and the World Bank are leading a new Community of Practice starting with 20 EdTech Innovation Hubs from around the world and today they discuss how this Community might be of help to bring quality edtech to emerging markets and address the needs of underserved learners. 

For reference, we generally define an EdTech Ecosystem as a network of actors (public, private, forprofit, non-profit) that come together to maximize the impact of technology for quality education.

Dec 07, 202137:31
Expanding Opportunities to Read@Home
Nov 22, 202137:33
Understanding the Effectiveness of Remote and Remedial Learning Programs: Two New Reports

Understanding the Effectiveness of Remote and Remedial Learning Programs: Two New Reports

Today, World Bank Senior Education and Technology Specialist Cristobal Cobo is speaking with Maryam Akmal (Young Professional, Education Global Practice) and Alberto Munoz Najar (Consultant, Education Global Practice) about twin reports developed by the World Bank: “Remote Learning During the Global School Lockdown: Multi-Country Lessons” (https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/36141) and “Lessons From Remote Learning During COVID-19: Principles for today and tomorrow" (forthcoming). These reports were developed at different times during the pandemic and offer a complementary perspective of a complex and still evolving phenomena. The first one follows a qualitative research approach with the motivation to understand the perceptions of education experts regarding the effectiveness of remote and remedial learning programs implemented across 17 countries. The second one uses mixed-methods to analyze how countries implemented different remote learning strategies, whether or not these strategies were taken-up and assesses what available evidence suggests about the effectiveness of remote learning during COVID-19. These reports were developed between April 2020 and October 2021.

Nov 10, 202129:39
Building EdTech Innovation Hubs: a conversation with Finland's Helsinki Education Hub and Turkey's EdTech Innovation Hub ETKİM

Building EdTech Innovation Hubs: a conversation with Finland's Helsinki Education Hub and Turkey's EdTech Innovation Hub ETKİM

Today, our EdTech team members Robert Hawkins and Dean Kline are speaking with Finland's Helsinki Education Hub and Turkey's EdTech Innovation Hub ETKİM about building edtech innovation hubs and the World Bank's newly created EdTech Innovation Hub Community of Practice.

Mia-Stiina Heikkala, Lead Advisor, EdTech Start-Ups & Project Lead for Helsinki Education Hub, joins us to speak about the Helsinki Education Hub and how it brings education and the learning ecosystem actors together in Finland and globally. Finland has been at the forefront for many years and this initiative aims is to improve education and learning start ups' product development, innovations, and productivity to generate and implement new innovations. https://www.hel.fi/uutiset/en/kaupunginkanslia/the-new-helsinki-education-hub-turns-learning-and-education-ideas-into-innovations?pd=v

Mustafa Hakan Bucuk joins us from Turkey's Ministry of Education to speak about Turkey's EdTech Incubation and Innovation Hub-ETKİM and its importance as part of the Safe Schooling and Distance Education project being implemented by Turkey's Ministry of National Education and the World Bank. The EdTech Innovation Hub, as a part of ETKİM, will be the main center of innovation, collaboration, clustering, research, development, and networking endeavors for the EdTech sector and all stakeholders to support content development, training, and blended digital classroom. https://yegitek.meb.gov.tr/meb_iys_dosyalar/2021_04/01104348_SSDEP_Feasibility_Study_TermsofReference.pdf

Sep 21, 202142:34
Reimagining Education: a conversation with UNICEF and EdTech Hub about Technology’s Role in Addressing Education Challenges

Reimagining Education: a conversation with UNICEF and EdTech Hub about Technology’s Role in Addressing Education Challenges

On July 21, the World Bank, UNICEF, and EdTech Hub co-hosted a side event of the Global Education Summit: Financing GPE 2021-2025. The event featured an overview of the Reimagine Education: Digital Tools for Learning for Every Child Everywhere partnership, including UNICEF and World Bank joint ambitions to reach children with high-quality digital learning. It also included government perspectives on national EdTech priorities, and partner reflections.

Vicky Collis, EdTech Hub Interim Managing Director, moderated the event, which featured the following speakers:

·  Robert Jenkins, Global Director of Education for UNICEF

·  Jaime Saavedra, Global Director of Education at the World Bank

·  Emmanuel Allie, GPE Coordinator at the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Sierra Leone

·  Prof. Carolyne Nombo, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Tanzania

·  Chris McBurnie, Country Lead for Sierra Leone, EdTech Hub

·  Martin Seychell, Deputy Director General, Directorate-General for International Partnerships, European Commission

·  Paula Malan, Senior Education Adviser, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland

Sep 16, 202148:41
Adapting Assessments to the Remote Education Setting
Aug 17, 202129:58
Developing a COVID-19 Global Education Recovery Tracker

Developing a COVID-19 Global Education Recovery Tracker

The World Bank Education COVID-19 Response Team has been monitoring the status of a school closures and remote learning modalities since the beginning of the pandemic and joined forces with Johns Hopkins University and UNICEF to launch a COVID-19 Global Education Recovery Tracker in March of this year. The purpose of the tracker is to capture ongoing information about the global status of schools, teachers, and students amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This information is intended to be of use for education and public health policy stakeholders and researchers from around the world. In this second year of the pandemic, and as many countries are starting to move from emergency responses towards policies aimed for recovery, the tracker aims to support this process by focusing on data that can help build back better and more resilient education systems. Learn more about the tracker at https://www.covideducationrecovery.global.

Today, World Bank EdTech team member Maria Barron speaks with World Bank Senior Operations Officer Kaliope Azzi-Huck and World Bank Senior Education Specialist Tigran Shmis who lead this effort alongside their colleagues Melissa Adelman, Joao Pedro Azevedo, and Maria Barron.

Aug 13, 202137:19
Understanding the Perceived Effectiveness of Remote Learning Solutions: Lessons from 18 Countries

Understanding the Perceived Effectiveness of Remote Learning Solutions: Lessons from 18 Countries

Our World Bank EdTech team has been actively working with Ministries of Education and multilateral organizations to provide guidance and technical assistance to maximize countries’ effectiveness in the design and execution of remote learning strategies. Between May and November 2020, we conducted an exploratory study to understand the perceived effectiveness of remote learning solutions implemented across five countries: Brazil, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Peru. Then, building on key lessons learned, we identified global trends in remote learning implemented during school closures and the actions governments are taking to get ready for remedial learning in 13 countries: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Cameroon, Haiti, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Rwanda, Estonia, and Uruguay. We wrote a series of blog posts about key lessons learned from these experiences (available in English, Spanish and French):

Today, we are speaking with EdTech team members about the study: Senior Education Specialist Cristobal Cobo, Research Analyst Maria Barron, Analyst Inaki Sanchez, and Consultant Alberto Munoz Najar.

Jul 12, 202139:24
Mitigating Learning Losses and Accelerating Learning through Adaptive Learning: lessons from Ecuador and the Dominican Republic

Mitigating Learning Losses and Accelerating Learning through Adaptive Learning: lessons from Ecuador and the Dominican Republic

Jun 08, 202148:37
Exploring the Potential of Digital Infrastructure in Education

Exploring the Potential of Digital Infrastructure in Education

Today, World Bank Senior Education Technology Specialist Alex Twinomugisha is speaking with Agatha Gikunda, Robert Fogel, and Frederico Carvalho about digital infrastructure in education - how people think about infrastructure like education management information systems, cloud, and devices, common mistakes, and questions people don't ask.

May 25, 202139:55
Leveraging Blockchain in Education: the Africa Centers of Excellence Project

Leveraging Blockchain in Education: the Africa Centers of Excellence Project

World Bank Education Specialist Ekua Bentil speaks about leveraging blockchain in education, specifically within the Africa Centers of Excellence Project, with project partners Yaz El Hakim (VerifyEd), Saleh Iliyasu Maitala (IBM), and Jerry Kponyo (KNUST).

The Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence (ACE) Project is a World Bank initiative in collaboration with governments of participating countries to support Higher Education institutions in specializing in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Environment, Agriculture, applied Social Science / Education and Health. It is the first World Bank project aimed at the capacity building of higher education institutions in Africa. Learn more at https://ace.aau.org.

Apr 23, 202143:47
Our World Bank EdTech Strategy (Spanish)
Mar 25, 202142:03
Monitoring Countries' Readiness to Support Education with Digital Technologies: a Conversation with Imaginable Futures

Monitoring Countries' Readiness to Support Education with Digital Technologies: a Conversation with Imaginable Futures

The Global Education Policy Dashboard (GEPD), funded by a partnership between the World Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, U.K.’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and government of Japan, provides policymakers with a system for measuring the drivers of learning outcomes in basic education around the world. As part of this initiative, the Edtech Readiness Index aims to help countries assess the readiness of their ecosystems in leveraging 'edtech' to promote learning for all. The Index not only includes device availability or connectivity but also institutional capacities, school management, educational resources, quality of the learning experience, and development of digital competencies which constitute an ‘ecosystem’ essential for an effective ‘edtech’ implementation.

Imaginable Futures supports the EdTech Readiness Index and today Cristobal Cobo, Senior Education Technology Specialist at the World Bank, is speaking with Amy Klement, Managing Partner of Imaginable Futures, and Sergio Venegas Marin, Young Professional at the World Bank Global Education Practice, about monitoring countries' readiness to support education with digital technologies and the EdTech Readiness Index.

Learn more:


Amy Klement is the managing partner and a board member of Imaginable Futures. She leads Imaginable Future’s team and strategy and is responsible to the board for running the organization. Previous to spinning out into Imaginable Futures, Amy was a partner at Omidyar Network and led the Education initiative since 2013. Prior to this role, she was responsible for Omidyar Network’s work in Financial Inclusion, Property Rights and Consumer Internet & Mobile initiatives in key geographies. She has held board seats or observer roles with Teach For All, Andela, NewGlobe, Imagine Worldwide, Kiva, Living Goods, Social Finance US, Mimoni and Off Grid Electric. Prior to Omidyar Network, Amy worked for eBay where she served as vice president of product strategy and operations driving the development of the company’s long-term product vision and leading user experience and design and as well as vice president of relationship marketing, leading email, on-site and other retention marketing channels. Amy formerly worked for PayPal, joining as one of its earliest employees in 1999. As vice president of product, she and her team developed the company's payments platform, facilitated overseas expansion into Europe and Asia, and was instrumental in the launch of PayPal Mobile. Earlier, Amy worked in corporate strategy and development at Gap Inc., and as an analyst at JPMorgan. Amy received her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Bucknell University, where she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Amy is a proud mom of two miracles and wife of another.

Mar 18, 202135:18
Supporting Teachers in the Age of the Pandemic: a conversation with 2020 Global Teacher Prize winner, Ranjit Disale

Supporting Teachers in the Age of the Pandemic: a conversation with 2020 Global Teacher Prize winner, Ranjit Disale

In 2020, Ranjit Disale won the Global Teacher Prize, a US $1 million award presented annually to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to their profession.

On today's episode, Ezequiel Molina, Senior Economist in the Global Knowledge and Innovation Unit at the World Bank Education Global Practice, and Adelle Pushparatnam, Education Specialist in the Global Knowledge and Innovation unit of the World Bank Education Global Practice, speak with Ranjit about his journey as a teacher and his vision for teachers in the future.

Join us on March 23 to continue the conversation. As part of the The World Bank Global Platform for Successful Teachers panel, Ranjit will speak with Jaime Saavedra, Global Director of Education at the World Bank, about how we can support teachers in the age of the pandemic. Register to join us for the virtual event.

Mar 16, 202133:11
Our World Bank EdTech Strategy: Part II

Our World Bank EdTech Strategy: Part II

The World Bank EdTech team recently released a paper about its edtech strategy, "Reimagining Human Connections: Technology and Innovation in Education at the World Bank" - 5 key principles that it follows to support countries to effectively use edtech to improve the access to and quality of education globally. On last week's episode, we spoke with the EdTech team about this strategy and discussed the first three principles that animate the World Bank’s edtech work with ministries of education around the world. This week, in Part II, we examine the final two principles with the Robert Hawkins, Cristobal Cobo, Alex Twinomugisha, Mike Trucano, and Inaki Sanchez, moderated by Hallie Applebaum.

You can download the strategy paper at http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/829491606860379513/pdf/Reimagining-Human-Connections-Technology-and-Innovation-in-Education-at-the-World-Bank.pdf


Mar 11, 202133:05
Our World Bank EdTech Strategy: Part I

Our World Bank EdTech Strategy: Part I

The World Bank EdTech team recently released a paper about its edtech strategy - 5 key principles that it follows to support countries to effectively use edtech to improve the access to and quality of education globally. Today, we are speaking with the EdTech team about this strategy. You can download the strategy paper at http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/829491606860379513/pdf/Reimagining-Human-Connections-Technology-and-Innovation-in-Education-at-the-World-Bank.pdf

This is part 1 of a two-part conversation with the Robert Hawkins, Cristobal Cobo, Alex Twinomugisha, Mike Trucano, and Inaki Sanchez, moderated by Hallie Applebaum.

Mar 01, 202135:48