Sugata Mitra Keynote - The Future of Learning - 21 October 2013
Channel: IIEA
Date: 01/11/2013

About the Speech:

Sugata Mitra, winner of the 2013 TED prize, explored the contribution of innovative, creative use of technology in education to sustainable global development. He presented his TED-prize winning vision of the future of learning which involves building a 'School in the Cloud'. His acclaimed first experiment was the 'Hole in the Wall' experiment, which involved embedding computers within the walls of Indian slums to examine how children interact with technology and how easily they learn to use it.

In the context of ongoing discussion at the United Nations and EU regarding the post-2015 Development Agenda, Professor Mitra's address provided insights into the potential offered by new educational technologies in the developing world.

This is the fourth event in the 2013 IIEA/Irish Aid Development Matters series.

About the Speaker:

Professor Sugata Mitra holds a Ph.D. in Solid State Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), and has over 25 cognitive science and educational technology inventions to his credit.

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