OECD Digital Education Outlook 2021
Pushing the Frontiers with Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Robots
How might digital technology and notably smart technologies based on artificial intelligence (AI), learning analytics, robotics, and others transform education? This book explores such question. It focuses on how smart technologies currently change education in the classroom and the management of educational organisations and systems. The book delves into beneficial uses of smart technologies such as learning personalisation, supporting students with special learning needs, and blockchain diploma credentialing. It also considers challenges and areas for further research. The findings offer pathways for teachers, policy makers, and educational institutions to digitalise education while optimising equity and inclusivity.
Also available in: French
Serving students with special needs better: How digital technology can help
This chapter explores the role of technology in supporting students with special needs. The support ranges from helping disabled students to access the curriculum to providing disability specific support so that students can participate in inclusive school settings. After highlighting the importance of supporting students with special needs, the chapter shows how technology can support a variety of special needs. It then focusses on three cutting-edge technologies which aim to: 1) support the development of autistic children’s social skills, 2) diagnose and support students with dysgraphia and 3) provide access to graphical materials for blind and visually impaired students. The examples highlight the importance of involving students and stakeholders in the design of the solutions and the need for developers to consider affordability as a key element of their development.
Also available in: French
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