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Disability is Relative: Physically and Culturally

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Tags: accessibility, accomidation, Canada, Disability, mainstreamed, Morocco, stigma, Yasmina Sekkat
Posted in Assistive Technology | 6 Comments »

Key to ICT4E Sustainability: Cost-Benefit Analysis

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Tags: Atanu Dey, Berkeley, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Educational Ecosystem, Feedback Loop, India, interdependence, Maharashtra
Posted in ICT4E Sustainability | 5 Comments »

What is “Sustainability” in ICT for Education?

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Tags: Atanu Dey, Educational Ecosystem, Funding, ICT4E, James BonTempo, RISC, Sustainability, Total Cost of Ownership
Posted in ICT4E Sustainability | 16 Comments »

Educational Technology Conferences for June to December 2014

Wednesday, May 28th, 2014

Tags: 2014, Clayton R Wright, Conference, EduTech, event
Posted in 2014 ICT4Edu Trends | Comments Off on Educational Technology Conferences for June to December 2014

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 »

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 »

MIT-Haiti Initiative Uses Haitian Creole to Make Learning Truly Active, Constructive, and Interactive

Friday, July 26th, 2013

Tags: culture preservation, Haiti, Haitian Creole, Kreyòl, Languages, Linguistics, Michel DeGraff, MIT
Posted in Cultural Heritage | Comments Off on MIT-Haiti Initiative Uses Haitian Creole to Make Learning Truly Active, Constructive, and Interactive

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

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

Will MOOC Technology Break the Education Cartel?

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

Tags: Apple Educator, Clay Christensen, Jonathan Nadler, Massive Open Online Courses, MOOC, OLPC, Pandora, World Reader
Posted in Massive Open Online Courses | Comments Off on Will MOOC Technology Break the Education Cartel?