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Affordable Technologies for Supporting Learning and Collaboration in Africa

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Tags: Affordable Technology, eTransform Africa, ipad, Laptops, Mobile Phones, OLPC, Policy Makers
Posted in Affordable Technology | 16 Comments »

We Should Celebrate Educational Technology in Affordable Private Schools

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

Tags: Affordable Private Schools, Affordable Technology, APS, Educational Technology Debate, ICT4E, India, Indian Schools, Private School, tablets
Posted in Public vs Private Schools | Comments Off on We Should Celebrate Educational Technology in Affordable Private Schools

ICT Teacher Training is Possible and Affordable on a National Scale

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

Tags: Affordable Training, Badia school, ICDL, ICT, International Computer Drivers License, Jordan, Master Trainers, MENA Region, Teacher Training, UNDP, World Links
Posted in Teacher Training | 8 Comments »

eTransform Africa Final Report

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Tags: Affordable technologies, Africa, African Development Bank, African Education, African Governments, African Union, Digital Learning Resources, Education, Education Management Information Systems, Educational Systems, eTransform Africa, Final Report, National Research and Education Network, Teacher Professional Development, World Bank Group
Posted in Digital Learning Resources | Comments Off on eTransform Africa Final Report

5 Key Barriers to Educational Technology Adoption in the Developing World

Wednesday, April 16th, 2014

Tags: Clayton R Wright, Electrical Power, Internet Connectivity, Sustainability, Teacher Professional Development, Teacher Training, Value Teachers
Posted in 2014 ICT4Edu Trends | 44 Comments »

Technology in Education is Classist

Monday, May 27th, 2013

Tags: Affordable Private Schools, edtech tolerance, EduTech, ICT4E, Mobile Phones, Mobile Technologies, private schools, public schools, SMS, Technology
Posted in Public vs Private Schools | Comments Off on Technology in Education is Classist

Learn Experientially and Connect Globally with MOOCs

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

Tags: Commonwealth of Learning, Connectivism and Connective Knowledge, Coursera, George Siemens, Learning4Content, Leigh Blackall, literacy, Massive Open Online Courses, MOOC, Randy Fisher, Stephen Downes, Udacity, WikiEducator
Posted in Massive Open Online Courses | Comments Off on Learn Experientially and Connect Globally with MOOCs

Mobiles For Teaching And Learning: Translating Theory into Practice

Monday, November 19th, 2012

Tags: measurement of learning, mEducation, microlearning, mLearning, Mobile Phones, Mobile Teaching, multimedia learning, Sarah Pouezevara, Teachers, technocentric
Posted in Mobile Teaching | 1 Comment »

UNESCO Request for Input on Mobile Learning Policy Guidelines

Tuesday, August 14th, 2012

Tags: education policy, ICT Policy, mEducation, mLearning, mobile education, Mobile Learning, Mobile Phones, Policy, Steve Vosloo, tablets, Unesco
Posted in Mobile Learning Policy | Comments Off on UNESCO Request for Input on Mobile Learning Policy Guidelines

Distance Learning in Russia: Lessons Learned and Questions Raised

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

Tags: BRIC, Distance education, Distance Learning, Dr. Irina Smirnova, e-Learning Environment, Higher Education Institutions, MESI, Moscow State University, Open and Distance Learning, Open Education Resources, Russia
Posted in Open and Distance Learning | Comments Off on Distance Learning in Russia: Lessons Learned and Questions Raised