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Dr Mary Ooko |
Dr Aruna Ankiah-Gangadeen |
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A new digital era of teaching and learning has dawned upon us. Technological teaching and learning tools are rapidly replacing the traditional blackboard, pens and books. Globally, this rapid change in the education sector is not taking place uniformly. In distance education programmes, facilitators are doing their best to succeed with what little they may find available in their educational environments. The 2025 DETA Conference will give delegates from diverse distance education disciplines a chance to explore innovative and sustainable solutions to technological and pedagogical challenges from the Global South and beyond. You are invited to join us at the Mauritius Institute of Education for a chance to network, learn, unlearn, relearn and explore possible collaboration opportunities. Invited are speakers who are experts from various educational backgrounds, including educational administrators, managers, leaders and educational executives from the higher education sector. They are thought leaders in various educational disciplines and their contributions will resonate with the conference theme “Education for empowering the Global South: Technologies and pedagogies for distance teacher education”. Welcome to the 2025 DETA Conference. |
The Mauritius Institute of Education is pleased to host the 2025 DETA Conference. As an institution that aims to remain at the forefront of educational innovation, it proudly partners with the University of Pretoria and Saide to offer a forum to delegates from a spectrum of contexts to explore a phenomenon that gains new dimensions as fast as it gains ground, namely technology in education. Technology has become an inescapable feature of the educational landscape, offering vistas of opportunity, but also bringing about challenges. How does the Global South position itself to enable transformative educational experiences through the use of technology? How does it aim to bridge the digital divide to ensure inclusive, equitable and quality education for all learners in line with SDG 4? How will the optimal, but ethical use of AI be promoted? Over four days, participants with expertise in diverse scholarly areas will share their research and perspectives on key issues related to the theme of the conference: “Education for empowering the Global South: Technologies and pedagogies for distance teacher education”. In addition to stimulating discussions, the event promises rich take- aways, among which future partnerships and collaboration for educational endeavours. I wish all participants a warm welcome and a productive conference. |
