Mario Brun

Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Consultant, Educator/Teacher, Policy maker, Project manager, Scientist, Technologist, World traveler

I'm an educational researcher who founded and currently directs the Centre for Innovation and Development on Education and Technology (CIDET), a newly established research institute in Argentina. I acted, as well, as senior or associate consultant for several international agencies: the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (ECLAC); the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); the InterAmerican Development Bank (IADB); the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the European Commission (EC) among others. I also conducted several research projects; published papers in a number of journals, and lectured in different international events. I have several degrees in Teaching, Mathematics and Computer Sciences, as well as postgraduate qualifications on ICT in Education, Exact Sciences Teaching and Educational Research; being my main research interest the use of ICT in Education (and, particularly, in the level of Initial Teacher Education).

The future of Education; Nature; animals; Classical Music; historical places

It's essential to start building, right now, the future of Education

Digital Technologies, ICT, ICT in Education, ICT in Teacher Education, Innovation, Research, Teacher Education

I've been following the TED talks for a long time, but I decided to take a more active role by joining and engaging in the initiatives of this such a dynamic community

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