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Is Open and Distance Learning the Key to Quality Higher Education for All?

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Tags: Brazil, BRIC, China, Distance Learning, ICDE, India, Indira Ghandi National Open University, International Council for Open and Distance Education, Nick Moe-Pryce, Open and Distance Learning, Open University of China, post-secondary learners, Quality Higher Education for All, Russia
Posted in Open and Distance Learning | 15 Comments »

Technologies for Learning vs. Learning about Technology

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Tags: Costa Rica, El Silencio, Home Learning, Microworlds, Seymour Papert, Student Learning, Student Ownership, Teacher Engagement, Technology Adoption, Technology Fluency
Posted in ICT in Schools | 25 Comments »

How Computer Configurations Impact Teaching and Learning in Schools

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

Tags: Classroom Use, Computer Configuration, Computer Lab, Desktop, Educational System, Laptop, Learning Outcomes, Teaching Styles
Posted in Computer Configurations for Learning | 6 Comments »

SMS4Learning: Supporting healthcare providers through FrontlineSMS:Learn

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

Tags: Forgetting Curve, FrontlineSMS:Learn, Health Workers, Healthcare Education, Jhpiego, Learning Reinforcement, mEducation, mLearning, Mobile Phones, SMS, SMS4Learning, Text Messaging
Posted in mEducation Initiatives | 6 Comments »

How Can Assistive Technologies Increase Learning?

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Tags: Assistive Technology, Blind, Cliff Schmidt, Deaf, Disabled, Fernando Botelho, Impaired, James Thurston, Low-cost ICT, Mike Dawson, Paul Lamb
Posted in Assistive Technology | 7 Comments »

Mobile Phones: Better Learning Tools than Computers?

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Tags: Maasai, Mobile Phones, Mumbai, Netbooks, Seymour Papert, Smartphones, Telecenter
Posted in Mobile Phones and Computers | 22 Comments »

High Tech Society Requires a High Touch Childhood

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Tags: Acceptable Use Policies, Charlotte’s Webpage, Education Unplugged, Faustian bargain, ICT, Net Nannies, psychological counseling, Tech Time Out, Technology, The Future Does Not Compute, Understanding Media
Posted in ICT in Schools | 12 Comments »

Is the One Laptop Per Child Model Still Relevant in 2014?

Thursday, May 1st, 2014

Tags: Bring Your Own Device, ICT in Education, Nicholas Negroponte, OLPC, One Laptop Per Child
Posted in 1:1 Computing in 2014 | 11 Comments »

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

Distance Education Should Be a Viable Solution to Create Quality Teaching

Thursday, July 12th, 2012

Tags: asynchronous communication, Distance Education for Teacher Training, high-quality teacher, high-quality teaching, instructional skills, Learning Outcomes, Mary Burns, Online Learning, predictor of student achievement
Posted in Distance Education for Teachers | 1 Comment »