{"id":90,"date":"2009-04-27T08:33:22","date_gmt":"2009-04-27T16:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edutechdebate.org\/?p=90"},"modified":"2012-09-27T10:37:06","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T14:37:06","slug":"expanding-the-discussion-of-ict4e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edutechdebate.org\/educational-vision\/expanding-the-discussion-of-ict4e\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanding the Discussion of ICT4E"},"content":{"rendered":"
In my earlier post I wrote of peering through the clouds of uncertainty<\/a>; Tim, however, rightly points out that we do already know many of the challenges facing ICT4E. His larger point,\u00a0though, is the more important one:\u00a0\u00a0technology is not a panacea<\/a>. Although connectivity and lack of hardware durability are important hurdles, they are essentially solveable technological problems. Much more intractable will be problems arising as technology is integrated into global pedagogy and society at-large.\u00a0<\/p>\n Are rural teachers equipped to utilize ICT in the classroom? How will school administers adapt to unforeseen challenges arising from student-technology interaction? Are local and national governments committed to the necessary technology upgrades?\u00a0<\/p>\n