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<p>Social Media has become an integral part of the educational landscape. It has transformed the way students learn, access information, and interact with their peers and teachers. In this episode of EdTech Mondays Africa explores the impact of social media in education. Can educators make use of social media? What are the benefits? What are the pitfalls?</p>


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EdTech Monday: The Impact of Social Media on Education and Learning

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<p>Despite increased investment in EdTech in Africa, learning and outcomes have yet to change considerably in some countries. On this edition of EdTech Mondays we ask, for a continent with a deficit of close to 15 million teachers and about 108 million out of school youth, what is the role of policy in advancing education technology in Africa?</p>


EdTech Monday: Role of policy in advancing EdTech in Africa

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<p>The key findings of the MCF Gender Report emphasize the critical issues of financial barriers and support needs for young female entrepreneurs. Followed by a panel discussion on Visionaries in Conversation: Charting New Paths that drive change and enable women.</p>


Focus On: Empowering Women, Transforming Africa

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<p>This panel discussion puts the spotlight on African countries that have made strides in girls&#8217; inclusion in education, particularly secondary education, and lessons on developing and implementing effective policy.</p>


Focus On: Power Parity: Inclusive education for a sustainable future

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<p>Discover insights on creating robust learning systems that can withstand and adapt to future challenges with Dr Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy of Nigeria.</p>


Focus On: Power parity: Building resilient learning systems

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<p>In Africa, an estimated 93 million children under age 14 live with moderate or severe disabilities, with four in five residing in developing countries, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite these numbers, children with disabilities face significant barriers to education, with the World Bank estimating they are 2.5 times more likely to never attend school. This September, our edition of #EdTechMondays Africa explores how EdTech solutions can bridge the education gap for learners with disabilities.</p>


EdTech Monday: Inclusive technology for learners with disability

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<p>In an ever-changing world, education plays a pivotal role in shaping societies, fostering resilience, and promoting equity. This requires collective effort, visionary policies, and a commitment to leaving no one behind. CNBC Africa Senior Anchor, Fifi Peters and her guest address the topic of building a more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable education ecosystem. This discussion was part of the 10th Future of Education Summit.<br />
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FOE 2024: Building a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable education ecosystem

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<p>There&#8217;s a lot of gaps in education in Africa in terms of connectivity and infrastructure. Reaching people with technology is riddled with challenges from accessibility to policy and the lack of strategies. This episode of EdTech Mondays will bring key conversations from the inaugural EdTech Conference that shines the light on solutions to Africa&#8217;s edtech challenges.</p>


EdTech Monday: Education technology for resilient and inclusive learning in Africa

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<p>Mastercard Foundation holds the inaugural EdTech Conference 2024. CNBC Africa brings you key issues and resolutions as stakeholders move to position Africa’s EdTech ecosystem for global growth.</p>


Focus On: MasterCard Foundation Inaugural EdTech Conference 2024 Highlights

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<p>The MasterCard Foundation EdTech Conference 2024 looks at how technology can help build resilience with digital skills for teacher practice. This panel session breaks down how artificial intelligence and machine learning remain relevant in the African Education system.</p>


MasterCard Foundation EdTech Conference: Role of AI and ML in African Education sector

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<p>Africa has made strides in achieving universality in basic education, but its education systems continue to grapple with considerable challenges. This panel discussion will look at strategic collaboration for inclusive EdTech innovation and how to fostering learning opportunities for all.</p>


Ed-Tech Conference 2024: Delivering the future of learning: Innovating for resilience & inclusion

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<p>Identifying effective education initiatives and expanding them to more people is not sufficient in scaling and sustaining education impact. What does it take to effectively scale impact for education transformation in Africa? Join our expert panellists as they share their insights on this.</p>


EdTech Monday: Scaling impact for education transformation

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<p>Africa is home to some of the largest displaced populations due to past and on-going civil conflicts. In addition, most of those who lack access to digital learning skills within refugee communities are girls and women. What can be done to close the digital divide? Can such skills be extended to the host communities? The June EdTech Mondays Africa will interrogate the above situations and try to understand the existing ecosystem of designing EdTech with such users in mind without universalizing the “refugee community” experience. The key question is: Can EdTech designers realistically achieve that given the general imperative to design for a ‘universal’ reach?</p>


EdTech Mondays: Designing Edtech for Refugees and Displaced People

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<p>Gamification transforms the traditional classroom into a dynamic and immersive learning environment where students are not only more engaged but also empowered to take ownership of their learning journey. By leveraging the principles of game design, educators can create a memorable and impactful learning experiences that inspire curiosity, fosters creativity, and promote academic success. This episode of EdTech Mondays focus on the use Gamification in Education.</p>


EdTech Monday: Gamification in Education

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<p>The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education has seen an increase in recent years. The rapid development of this new technology is having a major impact on education. In this edition of Edtech Mondays we will talk about the applications and benefits of AI in the education sector, the necessary implementation frameworks, the policy support and also seek to hear from the end users on the impact AI has or would have.</p>


EdTech Monday: Artificial Intelligence in Education

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<p>As the internet becomes widely available to educational organizations, online education has exploded in growth and popularity with many educational leaders and policymakers now having access to more data than ever before. How can educational leaders and policymakers in Africa develop the organizational capacity to use the data they collect to improve outcomes for students, educators and the communities?</p>


EdTech Monday: Emerging Technologies in EdTech

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<p>The 2024 edition of the Africa Business Forum invited the public and private sector to have an open dialogue about Africa’s efforts to accelerate the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and the agenda 2063, the Africa we want. This Focus On brings key voices to highlight what needs to be done to boost Africa’s transformation through education, technology, and innovation.</p>


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EdTech Monday: The Impact of Social Media on Education and Learning

EdTech Monday: Role of policy in advancing EdTech in Africa

Focus On: Empowering Women, Transforming Africa

Focus On: Power Parity: Inclusive education for a sustainable future

Focus On: Power parity: Building resilient learning systems

EdTech Monday: Inclusive technology for learners with disability

FOE 2024: Building a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable education ecosystem

EdTech Monday: Education technology for resilient and inclusive learning in Africa

Focus On: MasterCard Foundation Inaugural EdTech Conference 2024 Highlights

MasterCard Foundation EdTech Conference: Role of AI and ML in African Education sector

Ed-Tech Conference 2024: Delivering the future of learning: Innovating for resilience & inclusion

EdTech Monday: Scaling impact for education transformation

EdTech Mondays: Designing Edtech for Refugees and Displaced People

EdTech Monday: Gamification in Education

EdTech Monday: Artificial Intelligence in Education

EdTech Monday: Emerging Technologies in EdTech

Focus On ABF: Boosting Africa’s Transformation through Education, Science, Technology & Innovation

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EdTech Monday: The Impact of Social Media on Education and Learning

EdTech Monday: Role of policy in advancing EdTech in Africa

Focus On: Empowering Women, Transforming Africa

Focus On: Power Parity: Inclusive education for a sustainable future

Focus On: Power parity: Building resilient learning systems

EdTech Monday: Inclusive technology for learners with disability

FOE 2024: Building a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable education ecosystem

EdTech Monday: Education technology for resilient and inclusive learning in Africa

Focus On: MasterCard Foundation Inaugural EdTech Conference 2024 Highlights

MasterCard Foundation EdTech Conference: Role of AI and ML in African Education sector

Ed-Tech Conference 2024: Delivering the future of learning: Innovating for resilience & inclusion

EdTech Monday: Scaling impact for education transformation

EdTech Mondays: Designing Edtech for Refugees and Displaced People

EdTech Monday: Gamification in Education

EdTech Monday: Artificial Intelligence in Education

EdTech Monday: Emerging Technologies in EdTech

Focus On ABF: Boosting Africa’s Transformation through Education, Science, Technology & Innovation

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