Event
Connected learning and living in a Disconnected Era
What the Experts Say: COVID and Children
(Past event)
Event type: Webinar
Related research: Adolescent wellbeing
 | 29 September 2021 |  | 17:00 - 17:30 CET |
Leading Minds Online | Connected learning and living in a Disconnected Era
The pandemic sparked the biggest increase in history in digital learning and living, but what does it mean for this generation of children and the next?
The pandemic sparked the biggest increase in history in digital learning and living, but what does it mean for this generation of children and the next?
The pandemic sparked the biggest increase in history in digital learning and living, but what does it mean for this generation of children and the next? Is the future already inevitably written in computer code? What does this mean for the millions of children who simply cannot get online? Are today’s tweens and teens the canaries down the coal mine of this mass human online experiment?
Join us in our new Leading Minds Online series* as we put these questions and more to our two experts – a Japanese-American academic Cultural Anthropologist Dr. Mizuko Ito, Director Learning Lab, University of California, Irvine, and student Zulaikha Patel, a South African youth activist.
*In this new series we are presenting a shorter sharper programme with just two panelists and one moderator giving more time to questions from the audience.
Experts
Mizuko Ito
Director Learning Lab, University of California
Director Learning Lab, University of California
Zulaikha Patel
South African anti-racism activist
South African anti-racism activist
Contact
- Claire Akehurst (cakehurst@unicef.org)
- Sarah Crowe (scrowe@unicef.org)
Related Content
Article
Digital Connectivity During COVID-19: Access to vital information for every child
(10 June 2020) This research brief explores data from 22,000 12-15 year old's to answer three research questions. 1) How much do we know about children’s basic access to the internet across the globe? 2) Do children regularly use the internet to access health information? 3) Are children able to verify the truth of online information?
Publication
Digital Connectivity During COVID-19: Access to vital information for every child
Children’s digital access – or lack thereof – during the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly determined whether children can continue their education, seek information, stay in touch with friends and family, and enjoy digital entertainment. With over 1.5 billion children across 190 countries confined to their homes, active video games or dance videos may also be their best chance to exercise. The rationale for closing digital divides has never been starker or more urgent.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, access to accurate health information is particularly important, especially for children living in resource-poor communities where access to health care and services may be limited. For these and other reasons, global efforts are under way to expand and support children’s digital access and engagement, both during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Project
Adolescent wellbeing
A four year programme on social and structural determinants of adolescent wellbeing in low and middle income countries.
Blog Post
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