Summer School Brings Together Teachers from the Global South and North

Issues surrounding digitalisation and its significance for school education are the focus of the International Summer School "Global Teaching in a Digital World", which was taking place from 28 June to 3 July at the Karlsruhe University of Education (KUE). The event was organised by the KUE and its partner universities in Ghana, Israel, Cameroon, Laos, Northern Ireland and the USA.
The programme for KUE prospective teachers and their counterparts from the partner universities included lectures, workshops and school visits. Topics covered include the didactic design of digitally supported educational formats, the role of AI in education, global justice, ethical considerations and dealing with fake news and hate speech on the internet. Lecturers from the KUE and its partner universities were also taking part.
"Digitalisation is fundamentally changing the way we teach and learn. It offers a wide range of opportunities to make learning content more adaptable, motivating and accessible, but it also brings new challenges. For example, ensuring equitable access to information and communication technologies," explains Prof. Dr Dorothee Kohl-Dietrich, head of the international cooperation project "Get ready for global teaching", which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space and the DAAD, and within the framework of which the International Summer School is taking place.