Distance education for teacher training in Africa
Clayton R. Wright, formerly Director of Instructional Media and Development at Grant MacEwan University, Alberta, is currently working in Sierra Leone.
He kindly agreed...
National educational technology plan for the USA
U.S. Department of Education (2010) National Educational Technology Plan Washington DC: Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education published...
Competition in global higher education
Bradmore, D. and Smyrnios, K. (2009) ‘The writing on the wall: responses of Australian public universities to competition in global higher education’ Higher Education...
Eleven countries with ‘good practice’ in e-learning
Trucano, M. (2010) ICT & Education: Eleven Countries to Watch -- and Learn From EduTech, January 29
EduTech is a World Bank Blog on ICT...
National plans for ICTs in education for 193 countries
Bassi, R. (2009) ICTs in Education (ICT4E): Policies and Plans Worldwide Dublin Ireland: Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative
This document provides online access to the...
International conference on distance learning for developing countries: in Nigeria
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Distance Learning Centre
International Conference
(AGBELEKAWE 2010)
Pre-Conference Workshop —5th -7th September, 2010
Conference —7th - 11th September, 2010
CALL FOR PAPERS
SYNOPSIS
It has become evident...
An African perspective on the Tapscott and Williams article on University Reform
My review of the Tapscott and Williams article prompted this response from Ms Mandi Maodzwa-Taruvinga who is teaching in the School of Education, the...
Time to change teacher training in developing countries
Moon, B. (2010) Time for radical change in teacher education Connections February, Vol. 15, No. 1
In this opinion piece, Bob Moon, of the UK...
New educational software for mobile learning in developing countries
Commonwealth of Learning (2010) LIVES: Mobile phones for learning Connections February, Vol. 15, No. 1
In a blog posting in December (2009), I wrote that...
Lifelong learning for farmers in developing countries
Commonwealth of Learning (2010) Lifelong learning for farmers: Sri Lanka Connections, February, Vol. 15, No. 1
The Commonwealth of Learning has expanded its lifelong learning...