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The One Laptop Per Child Model Never Was Valid

Tuesday, May 13th, 2014

Tags: Alexandra Draxler, alternatives, cost-effectiveness, implementation, means, objectives, One Laptop Per Child, pedagogical usefulness, top-down innovation, Total Cost of Ownership
Posted in 1:1 Computing in 2014 | 11 Comments »

UNESCO Working Paper Series on Mobile Learning: Africa and the Middle East

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Tags: Africa, BYOD, clean slate, Computers, eLearning, Illustrative Initiatives, Laptop, leapfrogging, Mark West, Middle East, mLearning, Mobile Learning, Mobile Phone, Mobile Technologies, Momath, Policy Implications, SEMA, SMS, South Africa, Student-Centric, Teacher Professional Development, Teacher Training, Teachers, Unesco, Working Papers, Yoza
Posted in Mobile Learning Initiatives | 6 Comments »

The Makerere E-Learning Experience Providing Professional Development to Academics

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Tags: African Virtual University, assessment methods, Intellectual Property Laws, LMS, Makerere University, Online Education, Provision of Content, Quality Assurance Framework, Sub Saharan Africa, Tito O.OKUMU, Uganda
Posted in Teacher Professional Development | 3 Comments »

TeacherMate: Individualized, Teacher-Assisted Instruction

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Tags: Handheld Device, Individualized Instruction, Innovations for Learning, K-12 Basic Education, Seth Weinberger, Teacher Support, Teachermate
Posted in Low-Cost ICT Devices | 10 Comments »

Hidden Opportunity: Mobile Reading Solutions for the Blind

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Tags: Benetech, Blind, Eyes Free, LookingAid Mobile, mEducation, mLearning, Mobile Phones, Mobile Speak, Nokia, Nuance Talks, OCR, Paul Lamb, Smartphones, Visually Impaired
Posted in Assistive Technology | 5 Comments »

Asymmetrical OER Country Problems and Needs

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Tags: Affordability, courseware, Global Library Network, ICT Devices, Incentives, Intellectual Property, Languages, OER
Posted in Creating Electronic Educational Content | 5 Comments »

Increased Computing Saturation Requires Cost Effective Solutions

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Tags: Computer Saturation, Desktop Solution, Hierarchy of Needs, Macedonia, Maslow, NComputing, TCO, Totla Cost of Ownership, Vital Wave Consulting
Posted in Individal and Communal Computer Usage | 5 Comments »

Computers Are Better than Mobile Phones, For Now

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Tags: Alan, Alex Twinomugisha, Chansa, J Tim Denny, mEducation, mLearning, Mobile Phones, Shabani, Todd Diemer, Weziwe Sikaka
Posted in Mobile Phones and Computers | 2 Comments »