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‘Building up’ new models of digital education in Rural East Africa
The challenge of learning with mobiles (LWM) approaches in the Global South ‘If you want to hide something, put it in a book.’ This quip from Alphaxard Kimani, farmer-philosopher of central Kenya, programme leader for The International Small Group and Tree Planting...
Digital challenge-based learning in the COVID-19 Peer Hub
A digital human knowledge and action network of health workers Challenging established notions of learning in global health When Prof Rupert Wegerif introduced DEFI in his blog post, he argued that recent technologies will transform the notions and practice of...
Gaming in Education webinar recap
Exploring "Practical and theoretical insights" with a global audience Our latest DEFI webinar explored The Future of Gaming in Education, with an international panel from Denmark, the US, the UK, and Italy: Prof Thorkild Hanghøj, Professor of Games and Learning at...
A Room of Opportunity – Dialogic pedagogy with Dr Ingunn Ness
A visit from Dr Ingunn Johanne Ness Students and fellows from Hughes Hall and the University of Cambridge gathered in May 2022 to hear from Ingunn Johanne Ness, Senior Researcher and Cluster Leader at SLATE, the Centre for the Sciences of Learning & Technology, at...
Researching the future of education
Why we need the Digital Education Futures Initiative Some people claim that technology should not drive what we do in education. Technology they say, is just a tool to help us deliver the curriculum. These people have short memories. Schools first came into being...
