France: Banks of educational digital resources
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Abstract
2022radio, TV, etc., were used, but also an interesting snapshot of where countries' digital (or remote) learning infrastructure was at the beginning of the pandemic.An Index capturing the main dimensions of these innovations will help readers navigate them.The first part of the report draws some lessons from these innovations and looks towards the future.Indeed, the crisis has made the shortcomings of education systems more visible; insufficient learning and unacceptable achievement gaps must be addressed.Some lessons of the crisis can help us build more effective and equitable education systems.Education systems will need the spirit of innovation and quick experimentation that characterised the pandemic, especially at its beginning, with the strong leadership of so many education stakeholders, the widespread willingness to collaborate and establish partnerships across all types of organisations and across countries, the ambition to go quickly for the good rather than slowly for the best, the re-engagement of families and communities in the upbringing of young people, and the willingness to reimagine the use of digital technology tools in education.In spite of their imperfection, the ways technology was used to support remote learning can inspire the upcoming integration of digital tools in education.Financial and human resources will be needed to reshape better education systems worldwide, but they should be invested to build a new future rather than to get back to old practices that did not work so well prior to the pandemic.