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La educación para la ciudadanía global como propuesta metodológica transformadora: Reflexiones y propuestas prácticas Year of publication: 2019 Author: Isarel García | Joan Gratacós | Desiderio De Paz | Mercè Gil | Assumta Zapata Corporate author: Oxfam Intermón Esta publicación, fruto del trabajo colaborativo de la Red de educadores y educadoras para una ciudadanía global, es una propuesta de reflexión y ejemplos prácticos en torno al carácter transformador de la Educación para la ciudadanía global, siendo esencial que para este enfoque educativo que sus acciones educativas vayan encaminadas a fomentar el pensamiento crítico, el diálogo, la colaboración, la solidaridad y el compromiso para la transformación de las desigualdades y la promoción de la justicia social, la equidad y el desarrollo sostenible. El enfoque metodológico, por lo tanto, debe ser también transformador y las estrategias que acompañen procesos, fomentar esta trasformación social. Las metodologías transformadoras son consustanciales a la Educación para la ciudadanía global y los procesos metodológicos que contribuyen a la construcción de escuelas para la ciudadanía global, a nuestro entender, deberían basarse en tres pilares distintos: promover la dimensión transformadora de la educación para construir otro mundo posible y necesario, promover un enfoque socio afectivo centrado en la solidaridad y la empatía cosmopolita y promover la construcción de un currículo más participativo e integrado que genero sentido en docentes y alumnado. 
Participatory Diagnosis of Youth Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Hate Speech and Denialism of Gender Violence and Rights of Migrants From the Approaches of Global Citizenship Education Year of publication: 2024 Author: Bárbara Biglia | Aloe Cubero Corporate author: InteRed | Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) This diagnosis seeks to respond to the need to explore the perceptions and attitudes of youth regarding hate speech, specifically those that deny gender violence and the rights of migrants. We wanted to carry out this process recognizing the agency of young people and therefore we seek to generate collective and mobilizing reflections that increase their commitment as agents of change in our society. To this end, we place ourselves within the framework of Feminist Activist Research (IAF) using photovoice as a research strategy. Diagnóstico participativo a través de photovoice sobre percepciones y actitudes de la juventud en torno a los discursos de odio y negacionistas de la violencia de género y de los derechos de las personas migrantes desde los enfoques de la educación para Year of publication: 2024 Author: Bárbara Biglia | Aloe Cubero Corporate author: InteRed | Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) Este diagnóstico busca responder a la necesidad de explorar las percepciones y actitudes de la juventud en torno a los discursos de odio, específicamente sobre aquellos negacionistas de las violencias de género y en contra de los derechos de las personas migrantes. Hemos querido hacer este proceso reconociendo la agencia de las personas jóvenes y por ello buscamos generar reflexiones colectivas y movilizadoras que aumenten su compromiso como agentes de cambio en nuestra sociedad. Para tal fin, nos ubicamos en el marco de la Investigación Activista Feminista (IAF) haciendo uso del photovoice como estrategia de investigación. 
An Ed-Tech Tragedy? Educational Technologies and School Closures in the Time of COVID-19 Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO Charting a new course for the transformation of education in a digital age An Ed-Tech Tragedy? is a detailed analysis of what happened when education became largely reliant on connected technology during school closures stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, the largest global disruption to education in history.Many claim that this experience was chiefly one of forced progress and transformations that have, however haltingly, helped propel education into desirable digital futures. Others underline an experience of imperfect salvation – technology saving the day in an emergency and preserving learning continuity for significant numbers of students, even if not all students were helped. But the global evidence reveals a more sombre picture. It exposes the ways unprecedented educational dependence on technology often resulted in unchecked exclusion, staggering inequality, inadvertent harm and the elevation of learning models that place machines and profit before people. This publication examines the promises of educational technologies against the reality of what was delivered during periods of pandemic school closures, which stretched for various durations from early 2020 to the end of 2022. Dedicated sections consider alternate possibilities that had the potential to be more inclusive and equitable.The analysis extracts lessons and recommendations to chart new and more humanistic directions for the development, integration and use of technology in education. 
Harnessing the Era of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: A Primer for Higher Education Stakeholders Year of publication: 2023 Author: Bosen Lily Liu | Diana Morales | Jaime Roser-Chinchilla | Emma Sabzalieva | Arianna Valentini | Daniele Vieira do Nascimento | Clarisa Yerovi Corporate author: UNESCO | UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) The International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNESCO IESALC) is one of UNESCO’s key education-focused institutes and is the only institute in the United Nations with a specific mandate for higher education. Taking a holistic and integrated intersectoral and cross-sectoral approach to higher education, UNESCO IESALC provides support to Member States through policy-driven and action-oriented research and publications, capacity development, training, advocacy and networking. Following the release of a Quick Start Guide on using ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in higher education, UNESCO IESALC is pleased to offer to the wider community of higher education stakeholders worldwide this Primer on AI and higher education. Providing information and tips for developing further thinking and policies related to the use of AI processes and outcomes in higher education institutions, the Primer is a comprehensive and comprehensible introduction to AI. It also serves as a practical tool for guidance and reference with recommendations for its use in higher education. Oportunidades y desafíos de la era de la inteligencia artificial para la educación superior: Una introducción para los actores de la educación superior Year of publication: 2023 Author: Bosen Lily Liu | Diana Morales | Jaime Roser-Chinchilla | Emma Sabzalieva | Arianna Valentini | Daniele Vieira do Nascimento | Clarisa Yerovi Corporate author: UNESCO | UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) El Instituto Internacional de la UNESCO para la Educación Superior en América Latina y el Caribe (UNESCO IESALC) es uno de los institutos clave de la UNESCO centrado en la educación y es el único instituto de las Naciones Unidas con un mandato específico para la educación superior. Adoptando un enfoque holístico e integrado de manera intersectorial y transectorial de la educación superior, el IESALC presta apoyo a los Estados miembros mediante investigaciones y publicaciones orientadas a la formulación de políticas y a la acción, al desarrollo de capacidades, la formación, la abogacía y la creación de redes. Tras la publicación de una Guía de inicio rápido sobre el uso de ChatGPT y la Inteligencia Artificial (IA) en la educación superior, UNESCO IESALC se complace en ofrecer a la comunidad en general interesada en la educación superior global este Manual en IA y educación superior. Proporcionando información y consejos para el desarrollo de pensamiento y de políticas relacionadas con el uso de la IA en las instituciones de educación superior, este Manual es una introducción comprensible y exhaustiva a la IA. También sirve como herramienta práctica de orientación y referencia con recomendaciones para su uso en la enseñanza superior. 
Arts Education: An Investment in Quality Learning Year of publication: 2023 Author: Vivek Venkatesh | Lydia Ruprecht | Martha K. Ferede Corporate author: UNESCO This paper reviews key research on the impact and outcomes of Arts Education (AE), with the objective of demonstrating how AE and its conceptualizations, methodological approaches, theoretical foundations and applications are closely aligned with the objectives and expectations of quality education as notably envisioned by Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) on education. For UNESCO (2006), AE is understood to include two different approaches: o the teaching of art as an individual study subject and AE as developing learners’ artistic skills, abilities and sensibilities; o the mobilization of the arts, its tools, methods and stakeholders as a pedagogical approach, also referred to as 'arts in education' or 'learning through the arts.”The evidence gathered in this paper points to six main conclusions. • Arts education contributes to the humanistic outcomes associated with quality education as captured in Target 4.7 of SDG 4 on education, namely the promotion of values grounded in global peace, sustainability, justice and respect for cultural diversity and the development of social and emotional skills such as empathic concern and perspective-taking, all of which support personal and collective well-being and indices associated with increased societal happiness1 such as healthy life expectancy, freedom and generosity. • The evidence demonstrates that the “learning of the arts” positively impacts learning in ways that are relevant to broader academic and non-academic outcomes(see Tables 1 and 2).It has been associated with improvements in mathematics performance, writing skills, reading achievements, creativity, student engagement and attendance, as well as perseverance in pursuit of educational goals and classroom behaviours. • Arts education fosters teacher innovation and collaboration, positively impacting school culture and can help students gain a sense of mastery and accomplishment and engage with their communities. • By linking formal and non-formal learning settings, including both in-person and digital cultural spaces such as museums, festivals, performance venues and cultural centres, AE supports the capacity-building of artists and cultural bearers, while expanding the pedagogical role of cultural institutions and spaces. • Considering the nature of local and Indigenous knowledge in spanning language, cultural practices, land use practices, social interactions, ritual and spirituality, AE holds the potential to support knowledge revitalization for Indigenous peoples, which have been historically compromised or delegitimized within traditional education settings. • Last but not least, by building on the economic potential of the arts and creative industries, AE creates opportunities for employment and economic growth, which cannot be underestimated. • On a methodological note, the review of existing research highlights the limitations of quantitative methods and the absence of evaluation mechanisms to assess the contribution and impact of AE to learning. 
Draft Text of the Revised 1974 Recommendation Concerning Education for International Understanding, Co-Operation and Peace and Education Relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO In accordance with the UNESCO Constitution and the Rules of Procedure concerning Recommendations to Member States and international conventions covered by the terms of Article IV, paragraph 4, of the Constitution, the draft text of the revised Recommendation concerning education for international understanding, co-operation and peace and education relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the related preliminary report, were sent to UNESCO Member States through the circular letter CL/4401 (September 2022) for their written commentsand observations. On the basis of their comments, a second draft of the text was prepared. In circular letter CL/4433 (April 2023), the second draft together with the Definitive Report were submitted to Member States. The Special Committee meeting of experts designated by Member States took place from 30 May to 2 June 2023, as per the circular letter CL/4417 (November 2022), and from 10 to 12 July 2023, as per circular letter CL/4442 (June 2023). 
National Distance Learning Programmes in Response to the COVID-19 Education Disruption: Case Study of the Republic of Korea Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO This document is one of several case studies on national distance learning programmes in response to the COVID-19 education disruptions. The case of the Republic of Korea was drawn from the 2020 edition of Mobile Learning Week, organized online in October 2020 under the theme of 'Beyond Disruption: Technology Enabled Learning Futures'. Envisaged to be a continuously enriched mechanism for knowledge sharing and dissemination, the case studies aim to surface best practices worldwide in leveraging digital technology to build inclusive and crisis-resilient learning systems, and to inform the planning of digital transformation of education towards SDG 4 and the futures of learning. Each case study documents governance and funding mechanisms, needs-driven planning of distance learning solutions, evaluation of digital learning’s effects on mitigating disruptions and ensuring inclusion, and pedagogical innovations to maintain or improve the quality of learning. 
International Forum on AI and the Futures of Education: Developing Competencies for the AI Era Synthesis Report; 7-8 December 2020 Year of publication: 2021 Author: Fengchun Miao | Wayne Holmes Corporate author: UNESCO This synthesis report has been developed by the UNESCO Unit for Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Education within the Future of Learning and Innovation Team, drawing on the International Forum on AI and the Futures of Education held in Beijing and simultaneously online from 7 to 8 December 2020.The Forum underlined the importance of reviewing the very purpose of education, together with the opportunity for real transformation, and the role that AI might play. It is widely acknowledged that current educational practices and educational environment are very rigid, and that the future of education should be more flexible and responsive to changing circumstances and innovation. National education authorities should identify what skills young people need to enable them to live and thrive in the new realities of a constantly changing world, and what digital transformation makes possible in the national and international context. In short, new education models are needed to put students at the centre, to move away from a focus on memorizing content, to integrate the digital and the analogue, and to foster human cognitive, socioemotional and critical skills, all of which might – with foresight and careful attention – be enabled by AI and other digital technologies.