Education disrupted - Global disparities in online learning mirror PISA findings When schools shut down, many students around the world were shut out, as their education systems were ill-prepared for online learning. The OECD’s 2018 PISA report revealed wide disparities between countries and socio-economic groups on the availability of adequate technology and schools’ capacity to use digital tools to enhance learning. Andreas Schleicher
More devices, insufficient skills: Digital literacy gap adds to educational inequity in Germany The Covid-19-related switch to online learning in German schools could exacerbate existing educational inequalities, due to wide variations in access and digital literacy at home. Julia Gerick
Data protection versus functionality: the dilemma of German schools Is data protection an obstacle to innovation? And is its easing in favor of digital educational opportunities inevitable? On the contrary! Nikolai Horn, Philipp Otto
Quality, not speed, is what we need - A case for a sustainable transformation of digital education German schools have been slower to embrace digital education than US schools over the past decade, due to concerns about the influence of commercial players and data protection. The Covid-19 pandemic has now significantly increased reform pressure in Germany. Sigrid Hartong
Digital classrooms: Transatlantic perspectives on lessons from the pandemic Dossier The corona pandemic presented the U.S. and Germany with similar challenges. Schools and teachers struggled with issues of educational participation and privacy. What worked and what didn't? A dossier on experiences on both sides of the Atlantic.
