REDI Webinar Series: Looking Forward- Looking Back……next seminar-9th December
The Laboratory of International Assessment Studies recently held the first in its new webinar series Looking Forward – Looking Back: Reflecting on 20 Years of International Large-Scale Assessments. Convened by Radhika Gorur, the first webinar ‘Do Global Education Reform Agendas and Strategies Require Re-Framing in Light of COVID-19? featured three guest panellists:
- Manos Antoninis, Director, UNESCO-Global Education Monitoring Report
- Sara Ruto, CEO, People’s Action for Learning (PAL) Network
- Michael Ward, Senior Policy Analyst, OECD Development Co-operation Directorate and Education and Skills Directorate
You can watch a recording of the webinar here.
The second in the webinar series is being held on Wednesday 9 December:
Global Citizenship Amid the Pandemic: Reflections on the PISA 2018 Global Competence Results
Wednesday 9 December 2020, 9.00 pm—10.30 pm AEDT
Convenor: Sam Sellar, Manchester Metropolitan University
Panellists:
- Christine Sälzer, Professor of Education, University of Stuttgart
- Keita Takayama, Professor of Education, Kyoto University
- Karen Pashby, Reader in Education Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University
This webinar will reflect on the release of the PISA 2018 Global Competence results in the light of debates about the impact of COVID-19 on globalisation.
The panellists will consider the following questions:
- What do the PISA 2018 Global Competence results tell us?
- What are the challenges and possibilities for assessing Global Competence?
- Can the results inform current debates about the futures of education?
This panel will bring together experts in large-scale assessments, comparative education and global citizenship education to reflect on the measurement of Global Competence and its implications for policy in unprecedented times for education globally.