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Zeynep Varoglu

UNESCO - Programme Specialist in Digital Innovation and Transformation

Anthony Bloome, Founder and Executive Director of the mEducation Alliance, conducted this interview in June of 2021 in anticipation of this special edition issue of EdTech Connected on Open Education Resources. 

Zeynep Varoglu is a Programme Specialist in the Digital Innovation and Transformation Section of the Communications and Information Sector at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.  Ms. Varoglu is responsible for the implementation of the UNESCO OER Recommendation and related OER Dynamic Coalition and the UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers (ICT CFT) as well as initiatives in open, distance, flexible and online education. Ms. Varoglu was a Co-Responsible Officer for the publication ‘Learning for All: Guidelines for the  Inclusion of Learners with Disabilities in Open and Distance Learning’ and the UNESCO Project Officer for the development of the UNESCO/COL Guidelines for Open Educational  Resources (OER) in Higher Education.  

Ms. Varoglu holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from the University of Toronto and a Master of  Education (M.Ed) from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (O.I.S.E.), University of Toronto.

The Mobiles for Education (mEducation) Alliance is a non-governmental organization focused on the evidence-driven and sustainable role of technology in education to advance quality educational outcomes. Initially formed in 2010, the mEducation Alliance is a unique, multi-stakeholder convening platform for government and donor policymakers, other investors, researchers, and practitioners to work together, particularly in lower-resource, developing country contexts. For more information about the Alliance, including about our signature activities, visit the organization web page.

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