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How Can Research and Education Networks Increase African Educational Development?

Monday, June 20th, 2011

Tags: Africa, High-Speed Network, Internet Access, National Research and Education Networks, NREN, REN, RREN, UbuntuNet Alliance, University, WACREN
Posted in National Research and Education Networks | 1 Comment »

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

Learning with Mobile Devices Somewhere Near the Bottom of the Pyramid

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

Tags: Africa, Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, Base of the Pyramid, Funders, ICT, John Traxler, mEducation, mLearning, Mobile Phones, Pilots, Policy Makers, South Africa
Posted in Affordable Technology | 4 Comments »

The Role of NRENs in National Development

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Tags: CERT, ICT, IXP. ccTLD, KENET, National Research and Education Networks, NREN, RwEdNet, SUIN, TENET, TERNET, UbuntuNet Alliance, WACREN
Posted in National Research and Education Networks | Comments Off on The Role of NRENs in National Development

How Can Digital Learning Resources Expand Education in Africa?

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Tags: Digital Content, Digital Learning Resources, ICT, Open Content
Posted in Digital Learning Resources | 1 Comment »

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 »

Worldreader is leading a reading revolution in the developing world

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Tags: Amazon, Amazon Kindle, David Risher, e-Books, e-reader, eBooks, Ghana, Kenya, kindle, mEducation, mLearning, Mobile Phones, Penguin, Random House, Reading, Roald Dahl, tablet devices, Textbooks, worldreader
Posted in Reading Skills in Primary Schools | 4 Comments »

The eWaste of Development: What are the consequences of new technologies on the environment, and how can we act responsibly, starting now?

Monday, September 26th, 2011

Tags: computer lifecycle, Computers for Schools Kenya, e-waste, e-waste Nairobi, Electronic Waste, ewaste, hazardous working conditions, recycle, recycled computers, reduce, reuse, RTI International, Sarah Pouezevara, toxic substances, upcycled
Posted in Open Discussion | 4 Comments »

The State of Research and Education Networking in Africa

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Tags: Afren, Africa, AfricaConnect, ASREN, Boubakar Barry, GARNET, KENET, MARWAN, massification, NREN, REN, RENET, RENU, RREN, SudREN, UbuntuNet Alliance, WACREN
Posted in National Research and Education Networks | 8 Comments »

NREN Opportunities and Challenges: the Xnet Development Alliance Trust experience

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Tags: AfriNic, Namibia, NREN, REN, UbuntuNet Alliance, Wilfred Kuria, Xnet Development Alliance Trust, Xnet ISP
Posted in National Research and Education Networks | 4 Comments »