Jayson Richardson

Dr. Jayson W. Richardson is an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. 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 Cambodia.

http://people.uncw.edu/richardsonj/

First Globals and Education 3.0

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5/29/2009

I just finished reading The Way We’ll Be: The Zogby Report on the Transformation of the American Dream by John Zogby of Zobgy International, a public opinion polling company. In addition to compiling lots of interesting findings about how the American dream has / is shifting, Zogby creates a pictures of the new generation of learners called the First Globals born [...]


Technology Savvy School Leaders?

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5/20/2009

I co-host a podcast on Blog Talk Radio called Four Guys Talking. In episode 5, we discussed the role of higher education institutions to create technology savvy leaders. To cut to the chase, we concluded that we are not doing nearly enough to ensure school leaders are able to handle the changes, or even capture the [...]


Rethinking Teacher Preparation

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5/4/2009

Let your mind wonder for just a moment. As yourself this question: If I could redesign an entire teacher education program, what would it look like? Here is my vision of a teacher education program. I imagine a teacher preparation program that: Challenges the individual. No one in this program would say “But I thought [...]


Building Global School Leaders

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10/17/2008

How do we convince professional development programs that leaders need a 21st century, global mindset? Are there models of higher education that are consistently, proactively, and effectively building school leaders who are prepared to compete in a knowledge economy? More accurately, are there higher education programs that are producing school leaders that create a school [...]


3D Simulations and Model Eliciting Activities

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10/15/2008

I am involved in an Institute of Educational Sciences project with Seward Incorporated out of Minneapolis. We are currently building a simulation to support a Model Eliciting Activity (MEA). MEAs are predominantly used in STEM areas (science, technology, engineering, and mathematic). Here is a good read on how MEAs have been used. In short, these are activities that force students to [...]


Simple + Streamlined + Slick = Chrome

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10/13/2008

I thought I would start my week of ‘guest blogging’ by introducing a new tech tool. Have you heard of Chrome? It is the new search engine by Google. Wired magazine had a great article titled “Inside Chrome: The Secret Project to Crush IE and Remake the Web“. I thought I would chime in and give [...]


Sustainable Tourism

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11/1/2007

For those of us who love travel and are interested in international development issues, perhaps the concept of sustainable tourism is of interest to you! I have a friend working in Cambodia on a sustainable tourism project. If you are looking for an adventure, perhaps consider looking into these types of projects. Sustainable Travel International is [...]


Some great ICT for Development (ICT4D) Resources

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10/31/2007

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. [...]


ICTs for Peace and Reconciliation

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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

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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 [...]


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