Copyright

Nathan M. Castillo; Taskeen Adam; Björn Haßler

Published On

2022-02-21

Page Range

pp. 113-148

Language

  • English

Print Length

35 pages

4. Improving the Impact of Educational Technologies on Learning Within Low-Income Contexts

  • Nathan M. Castillo (author)
  • Taskeen Adam (author)
  • Björn Haßler (author)
Chapter of: Learning, Marginalization, and Improving the Quality of Education in Low-income Countries (pp. 113–148)

Contributors

Nathan M. Castillo

(author)
Assistant Professor of Global Studies in Education at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Nathan M. Castillo is an Assistant Professor of Global Studies in Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Castillo is an international education development scholar whose research interrogates learning equity in the Global South and how appropriate uses of technology can improve learning, instruction, and assessment in low-income contexts. Nathan has served as an advisor to UNICEF, UNESCO, USAID, the Inter-American Development Bank, and several international, non-government organizations. After completing service in Guatemala with the United States Peace Corps, Dr. Castillo received a Master's from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.

Taskeen Adam

(author)

Taskeen Adam is a Senior Research Lead at EdTech Hub and Associate Manager at Open Development and Education. She has a wealth of experience from South Africa, Rwanda, India, Niger and the UK. Her research focuses on justice-oriented design frameworks for inclusive and equitable EdTech interventions, with a specialization in online learning and technology-supported teacher professional development. Her doctoral research highlights that historical injustices, cultural imposition, and economic dependence continue to play a significant role in education. Taskeen is committed to bridging the digital divide, decolonizing education and countering digital neo-colonialism.

Björn Haßler

(author)

Björn Haßler is the director of Open Development & Education, and Technical Director at EdTechHub. He is an advocate for international cooperation and development, Global Public Goods, open development practices, Open Access and Open Education and their role in global equity. He specializes in sustainable and scalable approaches for program implementation to improve educational outcomes — across primary, secondary, and higher education.