ACTIVITIES
Online Kick-off and Reading Session I: 19 November 2024
The Postdoc Working Group "Rethinking Accelerated Learning in the Global South: Implications, Challenges, and Perspectives for Educational Development in Africa and Asia" presents the online kick-off and reading session I
Public Lecture I: 28 November 2024
Under the theme ‘Accelerated Education Programmes for Out-of-School Young People in Africa’, on 28th November 2024, Ms. Miriam Tusiimire from War Child Canada and Ms. Fatu Yumkella from Dalan Development Consultants (Sierra Leone) presented various models of accelerated literacy programmes.
Public Lecture II: 11 December 2024
On 11th December 2024, Dr Roger Chao delivered an online lecture titled “Accelerated learning and Fast Policy Learning in Southeast Asian Higher Education". He discussed new practices of accelerated learning within the emerging Southeast Asian Common Higher Education Space, driven by fast policy learning at both ASEAN regional and national levels.
Online Open Exchange and Reading Session II: 14 January 2025
The Postdoc Working Group "Rethinking Accelerated Learning in the Global South: Implications, Challenges, and Perspectives for Educational Development in Africa and Asia" presents the online open informal exchange and reading session II on the topic of "Artificial Intelligence in Education" on 14 January 2025 at 1.30 pm
Public Lecture III: 22nd January 2025
Under the theme “Global Learning Crises and the Role of International Organisations,” Dr. Iris Santos (Tampere University, Finland) and Professor Aaron Benavot (University at Albany-SUNY, USA) delivered two lectures on 22nd January 2025.
Online Open Exchange and Reading Session III: 4 February 2025
The Postdoc Working Group "Rethinking Accelerated Learning in the Global South: Implications, Challenges, and Perspectives for Educational Development in Africa and Asia" presents an online open informal exchange and the reading session III
Workshop/Writing Retreat: 18.-21. February 2025
A two-day in-person workshop "Implications, Challenges, and Perspectives for Educational Development in Africa and Asia"
The WG convenors, contributing authors to the publications and invited participants will convene to present their studies and gather feedback from the audience. A film screening event will also be organised during the workshop.
For more details on the workshop and its programme please visit this link.
Following the workshop, a Writing Retreat will be organised for the convenors/editors to review the submitted manuscripts and draft editorials for the two publications.