Typical Global Case Analysis and Implications of Technology for Educational Equity:Taking 28 King Hamad Prize Programs as an Example
The use of technology to promote educational equity has become important direction of global efforts in recent years.In recognition of typical global cases in the field,the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO)es-tablished the King Hamad Prize in 2005,with a total of 28 projects awarded by the end of 2023.Through in-depth analysis of these 28 projects,it is found that the projects led by different subjects have different characteristics:(1)Government-led projects focus on in-frastructure construction,supplemented by the development of digital curriculum resources,and focus on the challenges brought by the information society.Structured digital resources based on learning platforms,strive to address the education gap caused by the im-balance of regional development.Based on digital teaching tools,emphasizes the balanced distribution of high-quality resources.(2)So-cial organization-led projects develop online learning platforms to provide technical support for global online learning.Introduce gami-fied learning into teaching to focus on cultivating citizens'responsibility of information society.Emphasize the coexistence of multiple technology applications to focus on the disadvantaged and the groups with learning needs.(3)University-led projects aim to build learning systems that incorporate intelligent assessment technologies to support lifelong learning.Focus on blend learning to broaden access to degree.(4)Company-led projects especially emphasize the integration and innovation of intelligent technologies.(5)Individual-led projects mainly focus on digital skills training.Finally,five levels of insight are proposed to promote educational equity in China.(1)Government should pool national strength to provide inclusive solutions to educational equity issues at different stages.(2)Social or-ganizations should aim at specific vulnerable groups to provide targeted technical solutions.(3)Universities should take the lead in car-rying out innovative teaching practices,and use technology to help build a national lifelong learning system.(4)Companies should gath-er capital and research and development strength to solve specific educational problems through technical breakthroughs.(5)Individuals should conform to the changing trend of The Times and become active promoters of the use of technology to innovate education in their organizations.
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