Unlocking Learning: The Implementation and Effectiveness of Digital Learning for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

Autor/inn/en	Dreesen, Thomas; Kamei, Akito; Karamperidou, Despina; Abou Fakher, Sara; Marji, Lama; Santiago Ortiz Correa, Javier
Institution	UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti (Italy)
Titel	Unlocking Learning: The Implementation and Effectiveness of Digital Learning for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
Quelle	(2021), (33 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Refugees; Handheld Devices; Telecommunications; Second Language Instruction; Program Effectiveness; Online Courses; Distance Education; Access to Education; Blended Learning; Nonformal Education; COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; French; English (Second Language); Semitic Languages; Children; Adolescents; Computer Mediated Communication; Lebanon; Syria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Flüchtling; Telekommunikationstechnik; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Non-formal education; Non formal education; Nichtformale Bildung; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Französisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Computerkonferenz; Libanon; Syrien
Abstract	Digital learning has the potential to offer interactive and personalized learning for children, in and out of school, including the most marginalized. However, depending on programme design, delivery, and use, digital learning can also exacerbate learning inequalities. This report presents tangible findings on the implementation and use of digital learning to improve outcomes for marginalized children in Lebanon. This report focuses on the UNICEF-Akelius Foundation Partnership and its implementation of a digital course used on tablets and mobile phones for language learning of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The report provides findings across three areas: First, the report investigates the digital course's use in a blended learning environment where it was used on tablets by students as part of traditional face-to-face classroom instruction with teachers. Second, the analysis examines the transition to remote learning where the course was used on devices owned by the household, supported by teachers remotely. Third, the report estimates the effectiveness of the use of the digital course during this period of remote learning from August-November 2020 showing positive results for language and art competencies. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01