Aisha Miran, Director-General of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), said on Thursday that the authority was looking at international developments as some education systems reconsider their reliance on devices and move back towards more traditional methods such as pen and paper.

“One of the major projects we're working on is enabling policy for our education system in Dubai,” Miran said during a KHDA Media Majlis.

She said the authority had been receiving feedback on technology use in education and was studying how different countries were responding to the issue.

“We are getting a lot of feedback, and I've been receiving lots (queries), and we've been following many countries that are now abandoning the iPad and technology going back, to old-fashioned pen and paper,” she said.

Aisha Miran says Dubai’s education authority is working on a policy framework to help schools decide when technology and AI can strengthen learning — while giving them flexibility and responsibility.

Rather than taking a blanket approach to technology, Miran said KHDA wanted to establish clear principles for schools, while allowing them room to make decisions based on their own circumstances.

(Source: Khaleej Times)