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Live Debate Impression: Are ICT Investments in Schools Wasted?

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

Tags: Generalization, Live Debate, Pascal, Sam Carlson, Voting, Wayan Vota, Yama Ploskonka
Posted in ICT Tools for South Asia | 13 Comments »

Happening Now! Live Educational Technology Debate

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Tags: Educational Technology Debate, India, infoDev, Live Debate, New Delhi, Technology in Schools, Tim Kelly
Posted in ICT Tools for South Asia | Comments Off on Happening Now! Live Educational Technology Debate

ABCs and ICTs: Delivering Scale and Value with a Whole Class Learning Solution

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Tags: Columbia University, CyberSmart Africa, Earth Institute, ICT, infrared pen, Interactive White Board, national curriculum, netbook, Professional Development, Reading Delivery Systems, Reading Skills, SMS, Teacher Training, Total Cost of Ownership, USAID Senegal, video projector, whole-class learning
Posted in Reading Skills in Primary Schools | 10 Comments »

The Reality of ICT in the Classroom Doesn’t Live Up to the Potential

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Tags: books, cognitive overload, Digital Divide, hyperlinks, Nick Carr, The Shallows
Posted in Literacies: Old and New | 27 Comments »

Is Teacher Training the Solution to Better ICT Usage in Education?

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

Tags: ict education, in-service training, Teacher Engagement, Teacher Motivation, Teacher Productivity, Teacher Support, Teacher Training
Posted in Teacher Training | 15 Comments »

Atanu Dey on Why Most Investments in Technology for Schools are Wasted

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Tags: Atanu Dey, Computers, Government Funds, Live Debate, Shakespeare, Taxpayer Money, Technical Solution, Technology
Posted in Is ICT in Schools Wasted | Comments Off on Atanu Dey on Why Most Investments in Technology for Schools are Wasted

What ICT Tools are Appropriate for Teachers in South Asia?

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Tags: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Classroom Effectivness, ICT, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Teachers, Teaching Tools
Posted in ICT Tools for South Asia | 3 Comments »

Closing Statements on: Are ICT Investments in Schools Wasted?

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Tags: Ashish Garg, Atanu Dey, Benjamin Vergel De Dios, Inida, Live Debate, Robert Lattimore, Sam Carlson, Tim Kelly, Wayan Vota
Posted in Is ICT in Schools Wasted | 1 Comment »

Wayan Vota: Technology in Schools, in Education, is Not Wasted

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Tags: FM Radio, ICT4E Assessment, Interactive Radio Instruction, IRI, Lesson Plans, Mobile Phones, Parent Teacher Association, Rote Learning, Spreadsheet, TV, Video, XO Laptop
Posted in Is ICT in Schools Wasted | 1 Comment »

Sam Carlson: There is Enormous Wastage in the Implementation of Education Technology for Schools

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Tags: Board Exams, CBSE, Examination System, ICT Literacy, Iterative Training, Sam Carlson, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Teacher Training, World Bank India, World Links
Posted in Is ICT in Schools Wasted | 10 Comments »