Tackling Coloniality in EdTech: Addressing digital neo-colonialism in MOOCs
Dominant MOOC platforms created by Western universities tend to embed Western-centric epistemologies and propagate this without questioning their global relevance. Consequently, such MOOCs can be detrimental when educating diverse and complex participants as they erode local and indigenous knowledge systems. This talk draws parallels between colonial education, specifically across Sub-Saharan Africa, and ‘digital neocolonialism’ through Western MOOC platforms.
Date:
28 June 2022, 14:00 (Tuesday, 10th week, Trinity 2022)
Venue:
Online
Speaker:
Dr Taskeen Adam (EdTech Hub)
Organising department:
Department of Education
Organisers:
Owen Henkel (University of Oxford),
Dr Niall Winters (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Owen Henkel (University of Oxford),
Prof Niall Winters (Dept. of Education, University of Oxford)
Part of:
Frontiers in Educational Technology
Booking required?:
Not required
Booking url:
http://www.education.ox.ac.uk/events/frontiers-in-educational-technology/?preview_id=11971&preview_nonce=1d9cf50c6a&preview=true
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Carolyn Fray
