I thought I would share some of the great ICT4D resources. Happy reading! International Journal of Education and Development using Communication Technology. An e-journal focusing on both research and practice in ICT, education, and technology. Information Technologies and International Development. An e-journal focusing on the intersection of ICT and international development. ICT for Development Platform. [...]
"The whole educational and professional training system is a very elaborate filter,
which just weeds out people whoare too independent, and who
think for themselves, and who don't know how to be submissive, and so on
-- because they're dysfunctional to the institutions."
-Noam Chomsky
which just weeds out people whoare too independent, and who
think for themselves, and who don't know how to be submissive, and so on
-- because they're dysfunctional to the institutions."
-Noam Chomsky
Archive for October, 2007
ICTs for Peace and Reconciliation
10/29/2007
While doing research with Dr. Edward Brantmeier, I ran across this interesting information from Cole and Crawford (2007) in an article called “Building peace through information and communication technologies.” The table below details some of the authors’ main points. Ways of Promoting Peace and Reconciliation through ICTs Examples of ICTs Provide information Internet connectivity Mobile [...]
2007 Midwest Comparative and International Education Conference
10/28/2007
This weekend I am preparing my presentation for the 2007 MidWest Comparative and International Education Conference in Chicago, Illinois. I will be presenting part of a book chapter Dr. Edward Brantmeier at Colorado State University and I recently wrote. The presentation and book chapter focus on how technology can be used to promote peace and [...]
Introducing Jayson Richardson, guest blogger
10/28/2007
Dr. Jayson W. Richardson is a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota with a focus on comparative and international development education. His research interests include information and communication technology for development and technology leadership in less developed nations. He conducted his dissertation research on an ICT in education project while working at UNESCO in [...]
Taking the co-seminar model to Quito
10/25/2007
On Saturday, I’m off to Quito, Ecuador, the home of Guayasamin! I will present at the FLACSO 50th Anniversary Congress and at the Universidad San Francisco. The University of Minnesota-FLACSO Mexico co-seminar I taught with Arthur Harkins and Cristobal Cobo will be the primary focus of my talks. Since I will travel without my laptop [...]
The second most dangerous “hate” organization
10/25/2007
News of the absurd: Conservative front group Family Security Matters (FSM) today released its list of “The Ten Most Dangerous Organizations in America.” Universities and colleges earned the #2 spot in the rankings. FSM writes that these 10 “hate” organizations are “growing powerful in the world of politics” and share a common “unwillingness to bend [...]
One month with the Nokia N800
10/24/2007
Last month, I wrote on my latest handheld acquisition: the Nokia N800. I wrote a little on my initial experiences, and pondered its use in education. Now that I’ve had this for a month, it’s time for an update. Unlike most electronics produced by Nokia, the N800 is not a phone. It is an Internet [...]
Online enrollments tapering
10/23/2007
Today’s Inside Higher Ed reports on a Sloan Foundation report, “Online Nation: Five Years of Growth in Online Learning,” that found that although more U.S. students are learning online, the growth trend is tapering off. Nearly 20% of post-secondary students have taken at least one course online. Four-year growth in students taking at least one [...]
Today’s students
10/19/2007
Read the background story… (Thanks to Darwin Hendel for passing this along.)
DML competition: Learning 2.0 is hot
10/18/2007
The application deadline for the Digital Media and Learning Competition closed this week with an unprecedented response — over 1000 applications. From the Spotlight on DML: People think you are all a little nuts. Digital learning? What on earth can you be meaning? A lot of head-banging. Digital learning? You wade in together. Run a [...]
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