{"id":348,"date":"2009-08-01T10:52:22","date_gmt":"2009-08-01T14:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edutechdebate.org\/?p=348"},"modified":"2012-09-27T10:37:35","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T14:37:35","slug":"can-ebooks-satisfy-creating-content-for-ict-enabled-classrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edutechdebate.org\/creating-electronic-educational-content\/can-ebooks-satisfy-creating-content-for-ict-enabled-classrooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Can eBooks Satisfy? Creating Content for ICT-enabled Classrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the Human Development Network webinar, “eBooks & Affordable Access to Digital Content for Teachers, Health Care Workers & Agricultural Extension Agents in Southern Africa<\/a>“, which looked at lessons from the IADP Affordable Access Initiative Partnership with African Universities, a sidebar conversation came about on the instant message board that was associated with the webinar. <\/p>\n

From this conversation came a very interesting question:<\/p>\n

What is the impact of open access resources for primary schools on the current educational content creation models?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now this question has many angles to it, but for the August Educational Technology Debate, let us focus on how low-cost ICT devices are transforming the creation and distribution of open content in the developing world. <\/p>\n

Will educational systems, and the stakeholders that support them, be able to adapt existing and new content onto these devices? Might this adaptation facilitate a more egalitarian content creation structure, challenging the existing pricing structures and vested interests of current curriculum production & dissemination models? <\/p>\n

In addition, should this content focus on ebooks and other electronic media that replicates existing content? Or is this an opportunity to change the way in which content is created, teacher’s educate, and students learn?<\/p>\n

To lead us in this conversation will be two respected discussants:<\/p>\n