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MARK WEST
Posted on May 31st, 2012
Over the past several weeks UNESCO has been publishing individual titles in its Working Paper Series on Mobile Learning. Recently the Organization concluded the first phase of the Series by releasing two Global Themes papers. These papers, unlike previous titles, are not region-specific. Instead they synthesize information contained in the regional papers to identify salient […]
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Tags: BYOD, Computers, content knowledge, eLearning, Global Themes, leapfrogging, Mark West, mLearning, Mobile Learning, Mobile Phone, Mobile Technologies, pedagogical knowledge, Unesco, Working Papers
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Mark West
Posted on May 16th, 2012
The ninth and tenth papers in the UNESCO Series (introduced on EduTechDebate here) examine mobile learning in Africa and the Middle East. Mobile and policies The first paper, Turning On Mobile Learning in Africa and the Middle East: Illustrative Initiatives and Policy Implications, describes a range of mobile learning programs and explores how these programs […]
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Tags: Africa, BYOD, clean slate, Computers, eLearning, Illustrative Initiatives, Laptop, leapfrogging, Mark West, Middle East, mLearning, Mobile Learning, Mobile Phone, Mobile Technologies, Momath, Policy Implications, SEMA, SMS, South Africa, Student-Centric, Teacher Professional Development, Teacher Training, Teachers, Unesco, Working Papers, Yoza
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Mark West
Posted on May 10th, 2012
The seventh and eighth papers in the UNESCO Series (introduced on EduTechDebate here) examine mobile learning in Asia. Mobile and policies The first paper, Turning On Mobile Learning in Asia: Illustrative Initiatives and Policy Implications, describes a range of mobile learning programs and explores how these programs address educational needs in the region. It also […]
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Tags: Asia, Computers, Digital Textbooks, eLearning, Illustrative Initiatives, Korea, Laptop, Mark West, mLearning, Mobile Learning, Mobile Phone, Mobile Technologies, Philippines, Policy Implications, Student-Centric, T2T, Teacher Professional Development, Teacher Training, Teachers, Text2Teach, Unesco, Working Papers
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Mark West
Posted on May 4th, 2012
The fifth and sixth papers in the UNESCO Series (introduced on EduTechDebate here) examine mobile learning in Europe. Mobile devices and policies The first paper, Turning On Mobile Learning in Europe: Illustrative Initiatives and Policy Implications, describes a range of mobile learning programs in the European Union and explores how these programs address educational needs […]
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Tags: Computers, eLearning, Europe, Illustrative Initiatives, Laptop, Mark West, mLearning, Mobile Learning, Mobile Learning in Europe, Mobile Learning Network, Mobile Phone, Mobile Technologies, MoLeNET, Molly System, Oxford University, Policy Implications, Student-Centric, Teacher Professional Development, Teacher Training, Teachers, Unesco, United Kingdom, Working Papers, Yorkshire Coast College
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Steven Vosloo
Posted on April 30th, 2012
The first papers in the UNESCO Working Paper Series on Mobile Learning (introduced on EduTechDebate here) are focused on North America and Latin America. Below is a description of the North America papers. Mobile devices and policies The first of the North America papers Turning On Mobile Learning in North America: Illustrative Initiatives and Policy […]
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Tags: Acceptable Use Policies, Canada, Children’s Internet Protection Act, CIPA, Computers, eLearning, Laptop, mLearning, Mobile Learning, Mobile Phone, Mobile Technologies, North America, Policy Implications, Student-Centric, Teacher Professional Development, Teacher Training, Teacher-proof, Teachers, Unesco, USA, Working Papers
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Mark West
Posted on April 28th, 2012
These Working Papers are part of a UNESCO Series, introduced on EduTechDebate here, and examine mobile learning in Latin America. Mobile Devices and Policies The first paper, Turning On Mobile Learning in Latin America: Illustrative Initiatives and Policy Implications, describes a range of mobile learning programs and explores how these programs address educational needs in […]
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Tags: BridgeIT, eLearning, EMIA-SMILE, Laptop Computers, Latin America, mLearning, Mobile Learning, Mobile Phone, Mobile Technologies, Policy Implications, Student-Centric, Teacher-proof, Teachers, Unesco, Uruguay, Working Papers
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Steven Vosloo
Posted on April 13th, 2012
Over five weeks UNESCO, in partnership with Nokia, is launching its Working Paper Series on Mobile Learning with the release of a set of twelve papers reviewing mobile learning initiatives, implications for ICT in education policies and how mobile technologies support teacher development. The papers will be released according to regions of the world. Information and communication […]
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Tags: e-readers, education policy, handheld gaming consoles, ICT in Education, mobile devices, Mobile Learning, mobile learning initiatives, Mobile Phones, MP3 players, Nokia, Professional Development, tablet computers, teacher development, Teacher Training, Unesco, Working Paper Series
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Julian Cristia
Posted on March 30th, 2012
. During the past few weeks, a remarkable discussion has arisen on the results and implications of the OLPC Peru trial. As members of the team that produced this study, we are honored and grateful for all the comments and suggestions. We would also like to emphasize that this study is the result of a […]
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Tags: Education, Eugenio Severín, ICT4E, Julian Cristia, Laptops, Latin America, OLPC, OLPC Peru, One Laptop Per Child, randomized controlled trials, Santiago Cueto, Technology
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Christoph Derndorfer
Posted on March 26th, 2012
While the idea of using information and communications technologies in education (ICT4E) certainly is not new, it has received an ever-increasing amount of interest from governments, donor agencies, NGOs, and similar organizations in the past few years. One model for ICT4E interventions which has become particularly popular is the so-called “1-to-1” approach. It is constructed […]
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Tags: 1-to-1 computing, Classmate PC, croudsourcing, donor agencies, Global list, governments, ICT4E, ICT4E Deployments, laptop programs worldwide, Laptops, Netbooks, NGOs, OLPC, OLPC Peru, One Laptop Per Child, tablets, XO Laptop
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Carmen Strigel
Posted on March 20th, 2012
A fascinating discussion has emerged on one laptop per child programs – much has been said in the previous articles and there have been many posts in the past several days on the topic of OLPC in Peru and similar efforts elsewhere. Research has been cited, and personal experiences and opinions shared. Where do we […]
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Tags: Arahuay, Carmen Strigel, children, early reading, explicit objectives, extreme poverty, focus, ICT for Education, ICT4E, IDB, intervention planning, Monitoring and evaluation, OLPC Peru, pedagogical support, rigorous, Specific problems, Student achievement, students, systematic
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