[Video] Re-Imaginations: COVID-19 and Access to Education and Learning Spaces

Digital Ethics in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 & Access to Education and Learning Spaces culminated in an internal showcase that highlighted major themes of the program, including connectivity, context, well-being, and key learnings for the future. The event featured introductions and learnings from the global research sprint (00:00:03), "Reimaginations" (00:29:25), and a look to the future (01:15:58).

Agenda

Learnings from a Global Research Sprint (00:00:03)

Welcome, Introduction, Overview 

• Lis Sylvan, Amar Ashar  

Perspectives and Reflections: Snapshots of a Research Sprint

Contributors to a recent BKC/NoC  Research Sprint highlight some of their learnings and insights; live commentators include Samantha-Kaye Johnston, Armando Guio, Sabelo Mhlambi, and Alexa Hasse. Student reflections can be found below as well.

• Benedict Lang (49 seconds)
• Elora Fernandes (38 seconds)
• Sidharth Chauhan (35 seconds)
• Dilrukshi Gamage and Valerie Albrecht (89 seconds) 
• Daniel Calarco (42 seconds)

Reimaginations (00:29:25)

Reimagining the Future of Connected Learning - Sparks and Moderated Discussion  

• [Access to ICT] Alex Wong, Senior Strategy Advisor and Lead, Giga, International Telecommunication Union

• [Learning cities] Malavika Jayaram, Executive Director, Digital Asia Hub 

• [AR/VR and museums] Xinran Yuan, Head of Global Partnerships, HTC VIVE Arts

Followed by an open conversation, moderated by Urs Gasser

Continuing the Work: Building the Future (01:15:58)

Introducing the Edgelands Pop-Up Institute 

• Group Activity/Visualization Exercise (leading up to Preview of Edgelands Institute)

  • Sarah Newman, metaLAB, Berkman Klein fellow 

• Preview of the Edgelands Institute : reimagining our social contract in our era of mass-urbanization, digital surveillance and pandemics.

  • Beatriz Botero, Doctoral candidate, Harvard Law School; Berkman Klein affiliate 

  • Yves Daccord, former Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross; Berkman Klein fellow

  • Danil Kerimi, Chief Business Officer at Kindwell, Inc.; Berkman Klein affiliate 

• Call for engagement

DAH Research Sprint (Preview) & Farewell

• Malavika Jayaram & Urs Gasser