ETI at CIES: Harnessing ICTs to improving equity in teacher professional learning systems

The Comparative and International Education Society will hold its annual CIES conference on March 22-26 in Chicago. The Empowering Teachers Initiative will be present in this important event with the workshop “Harnessing ICTs to improving equity in teacher professional learning systems”, which will be held on Wednesday, March 26 between 9:45 am and 12:30 pm, and will be attended by research teams from India, Lebanon, Tanzania and Zambia.

This in-person, activity-based workshop will offer an interactive space for practitioners, researchers and funders to learn about conceptions of equity in TPD and approaches to ICT mediated TPD; discuss experiences with peers and consider how they might apply these ideas to TPD programmes or studies.

CIES conference 2025

“Envisioning Education in a Digital Society”, the CIES 2025 conference theme, is inspired by rapid transformations taking place due to technological advancements (e.g., Generative Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, and Connectivity Technologies) that are reshaping our daily lives, the future of work and our society, all of which have profound impacts on education. These advancements bring complex challenges, including the adoption of technology in educational settings, ethical concerns, and the new digital divide that technologies can create. Moreover, the growth of connectivity and the widespread use of devices and digital applications are pushing forward digital transformations in education at a rapid pace.