Education World Forum: Gavin Dykes
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Is education a globally recognised construct, is it universal? What are the environments in which the best transformations occur and which regions have unique and interesting approaches? In this Fourth episode of Education Transformed, Louka speaks with Gavin Dykes, a wealth of knowledge about the unique approaches to education globally with https://www.theewf.org/ . Transcript available at: https://www.thelearningfuture.com/the-learning-future-podcast-about Gavin Dykes is Programme Director of the Education World Forum (2004-present) held in London and for the Asian Summit on Education and Skills (2015-present) in Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi. He contributes to advisory boards for ISTE, University of the People, and Karanga, he is on the board of Lyfta and is a judge for the Empathy Week Awards. Gavin has worked closely with governments, corporations, foundations, schools and universities in many countries. His writing includes co-authorship of “Building and sustaining national education technologies agencies: Lessons, models and case studies from around the world” (The World Bank 2017) and “Aspire High – Imagining Tomorrow’s School Today” (Corwin Press 2017). He has moderated and chaired international discussions including OECD Skills Summits in Norway and Portugal, Virtual TIESS in India, and Education Fast Forward debates across the world. For education to achieve its best possible outcomes, Gavin thinks we all, whether learner, teacher or leader, would do well to listen more, collaborate better and innovate constantly. Check out this season’s partner publication: https://www.diplomaticourier.com/issue/transformed-the-case-for-education-transformation Transcript available: https://bit.ly/3QX7SkW
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