BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:135@ukfiet.org DTSTART:20210421T080000Z DTEND:20210421T093000Z DTSTAMP:20210415T122726Z URL:https://www.ukfiet.org/events/kix-eap-webinar-what-has-covid-19-done-t o-education-and-research/ SUMMARY:KIX EAP Webinar: What has COVID-19 done to education and research? DESCRIPTION:9-10:30 am (CEST/ Geneva)\, 8-9:30 am (BST)\nThe 8th Knowledge Innovation Exchange (KIX) Europe | Asia | Pacific (EAP) webinar will explo re the question “What has COVID-19 done to education and research?” Th is KIX EAP webinar is organised by NORRAG in collaboration with Professor Elaine Unterhalter\, one of the guest editors of NORRAG Special Issue 06: States of Emergency: Education in the time of Covid-19\, and the following authors of the special issue – Pravindharan Balakrishnan\, Professor Ma rie Lall and Dr. Kusha Anand.\nThe webinar will be conducted in English wi th interpretation into Arabic and Russian.\nREGISTER HERE\nAbout the Webin ar\nThe webinar will look at the pandemic’s impact on education and rese arch. Professor Elaine Unterhalter will provide an overview of the ‘stat es of emergency’ in education brought on by Covid-19\, how people have r esponded\, and what the implications might be both for practice and for re search in education. Two pieces of research from the EAP region will then be presented.\nProfessor Marie Lall and Dr. Kusha Anand will share their r esearch on the digital agency of schoolteachers in India during the COVID- 19 pandemic and contribute to the discussion on the implications of digiti sation that affect online classroom practices and that many countries see as part of the future of education. A second piece of research by Pravindh aran Balakrishnan utilises Actor Network Theory (ANT) in order to inform h ow the Malaysian education system is progressing through the ongoing pande mic. It looks at four areas: standardized assessments\, the use of data-dr iven insights\, the emergence of new forms of public-private partnerships\ , and the changing role of teachers.\nThe webinar will provide sufficient time for group discussion. Country participants are invited to share their own research and experience on the webinar’s topic.\nEligibility\nAnyon e is eligible to participate. Professionals and experts who work in\, or h ave an interest in\, international education and development are specially invited to attend the webinar. To be able to access the webinar\, you nee d to register in advance.\nAfter registration\, please make sure to check your spam folder if you have not received the confirmation email. In addit ion\, we recommend users from public institutions to use a personal email address to register as Zoom may be blocked by your place of work.\nREGISTE R HERE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ukfiet.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/0 4/KIX-EAP-21-4-21.png CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR