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The Future of Learning and Technology in Deprived Contexts

Tim Unwin, Mark Weber, Meaghan Brugha, David Hollow

London: Save the Children (2017), 51 pp.

"This report has focused on predicting what basic education, the use of ICTs, and the ways that these technologies will contribute to education will look like by 2025, with a particular emphasis on the implication for those living in the most deprived locations. Three broad conclusions are appropria ... te. First, there is immense diversity, not only in education delivery but also in access to, and use of, ICTs. This will remain the case in 2025, and the resultant inequalities might well be very much worse than they are today. If current trends continue, then the use of technologies by the rich will be markedly different from the use of ICTs by the poor. The most deprived will continue not to have access to ICTs, will continue not to benefit from them, and will become relatively more disadvantaged. However, millions of slightly better off poor people will indeed be able to benefit from the potential that existing ICTs will be able to deliver over the next decade, especially in terms of access to educational content that may enable them to live more fulfilled lives. Second, for education systems to be improved, especially for the poorest and most marginalised children, there must be a fundamental rethinking of the vision for education in almost every country of the world. Educational change is slow, but some of those consulted for this report were optimistic, and thought that the pressure for change will soon become so high that governments will have to respond by instigating fundamental reforms. These, though, will be very expensive, and it still remains unclear how they will be funded and implemented. While the ICT sector is still likely to experience much rapid innovation, it is much more probable that the education sector will only evolve slowly. It is therefore also important that these technologies are used to enhance opportunities for learning everywhere, even where the education systems are slow to evolve. Third, there have indeed been many exciting and innovative uses of technology within education over the last two decades, and some of these are already being applied in contexts of both physical and socio-cultural deprivation. However, all too often those implementing ICTs initiatives in the education sector focus primarily on the technologies, rather than the education. If technology is indeed to be used to support learning, both in school and out of it, there needs to be a complete reversal of much current practice. The focus must be first on the education, and only then on the various technologies that can help deliver it." (Conclusions, page 20) more

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Engaged Learning Guidebook for Students: Using ICTs for Community Development

Royal D. Colle

Incheon: Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (APCICT-ESCAP) (2016), vii, 76 pp.

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Education in Conflict and Crisis: How Can Technology Make a Difference? A Landscape Review

Negin Dahya

Bonn; Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2016), 67 pp.

"ICT have a high potential for education system strengthening, despite the particular obstacles that exist in conflict and crisis settings. Enabling education systems, for example, involves the use of mobile money transfers to ensure teachers receive regular salaries. Two-way communication systems u ... more

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Terminaux et environnements numériques mobiles dans l'espace francophone

Alain Kiyindou, Étienne Damome (eds.)

Paris: L'Harmattan (2016), 240 pp.

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Harnessing the Potential of ICTs: Literacy and Numeracy Programmes Using Radio, TV, Mobile Phones, Tablets and Computers. Case Studies from the UNESCO Effective Literacy and Numeracy Practices Database (LitBase)
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Ulrike Hanemann, Cassandra Scarpino (eds.)

Hamburg: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2nd ed. (2016), 159 pp.

"This publication provides a selection of literacy programmes that use radio, TV, mobile phones, tablets and computers to support the development of literacy, numeracy and language skills. Due to continuous demand, the second edition of the publication has been updated with new case studies. All pro ... more

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Soluciones tecnológicas en educación intercultural bilingüe en escuelas y comunidades de los Andes peruanos

Emma Rotondo

International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) (2015), 44 pp.

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De l'éducation par les médias à l'éducation aux médias

Alain Kiyindou, Francis Barbey, Laurence Corroy-Labardens (eds.)

Paris: L'Harmattan (2015), 334 pp.

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ICT Leadership in Higher Education: Selected Readings

Sanjaya Mishra (ed.)

New Delhi: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) (2014), 106 pp.

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Spider Stories 2012

Katja Sarajeva (ed.)

Kista; Stockholm: Spider – The Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions; Stockholm University (2013), 99 pp.

"In Spider Stories 2012 you will get an overview of results from Spider projects initiated in 2011-2012 in collaboration with project partners in Cambodia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. In partnership with local organizations, we have supported innovative projects in democracy, education, and ... more

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Comunidad de aprendizaje online como medio de capacitación de agentes sociales y pastorales: Un estudio de caso con agentes pastorales en Bolivia y Guatemala

Ary Waldir Ramos Díaz

Rome: Pontificia Università Gregoriana (2013), 345 pp.

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Technology and Child Development: Evidence from the One Laptop Per Child Program

Julián P. Cristia, Pablo Ibarrarán, Santiago Cueto, Ana Santiago, Eugenio Severin

Washington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) (2012), 40 pp.

"Although many countries are aggressively implementing the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program, there is a lack of empirical evidence on its effects. This paper presents the impact of the first large-scale randomized evaluation of the OLPC program, using data collected after 15 months of implementat ... more

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Cultura digital en América Latina: Investigación interuniversitaria Educación y Evangelización

Bogotá: Centro de Comunicación Educativa Audiovisual (CEDAL); Conferencia Episcopal Latinoamericana (CELAM); RIIAL (2012), 356 pp.

"This sampler is the result of a common research project of 16 Latin American universities and the Informatics Network of the Catholic Church in Latin America (RIIAL) on "the impact of digital culture in the Latin American societies". The first part consists of seven contributions studying the use o ... more

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Informe sobre el uso de las tecnologías de información y comunicación (TIC) en la educación para personas con discapacidad

Pilar Samaniego, Sanna-Mari Laitamo, Estela Valerio, Cristina Francisco

Quito: UNESCO; Trust for the Americas (2012), 78 pp.

"Significant progress has been made in regional agreements, providing a suitable frame of reference for a social approach to the care model. Although adjustments are required to harmonize domestic norms with international referents, much remains to be done for educational norms in the regions to ado ... more

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Aplicación de la tecnología digital en la educación pública: Programa "One Laptop per Child" en el Perú

Ana María Cano

In: Cultura digital en América Latina: Investigación interuniversitaria Educación y Evangelización

Bogotá: Centro de Comunicación Educativa Audiovisual (CEDAL); Conferencia Episcopal Latinoamericana (CELAM); RIIAL (2012), pp. 218-249

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Report on Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Education for Persons with Disabilities

Pilar Samaniego, Sanna-Mari Laitamo, Estela Valerio, Cristina Francisco

Quito: UNESCO (2012), 77 pp.

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Communication Technology and Education

Paul A. Soukup

Communication Research Trends, volume 30, issue 3 (2011), pp. 3-36

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Project ABC: The Impact of CRS' Adult Education and ABC Program on Education, Agriculture and Migration

Jenny C. Aker, Christopher Ksoll

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) (2011), 20 pp.

"This report provides the results of an evaluation of a CRS adult education program and a mobile phone-based adult education pilot program in Niger. The study found that students in the villages where the pilot project was carried out used mobile phones more frequently and in more “active” ways, ... more

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Handbuch Medien in der politischen Bildung

Anja Besand, Wolfgang Sander (eds.)

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2010), 638 pp.

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La RD Congo dans la révolution numérique: Les enjeux actuels, les défis pour demain

Henri Mova Sakanyi (ed.)

Paris; Kinshasa: L'Harmattan; Centre d'Intelligence Stratégique et des Relations Internationales (2010), 177 pp.

"Cet ouvrage a pour ambition de poser les bases d'une réflexion globale sur les enjeux actuels de l'informatisation de la RDC : quels bénéfices et avantages la RDC tirera-t-elle d'une informatisation de toute la société ? A l'inverse, quels sont les effets pervers et autres manques qui résulte ... more

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Development Through Electronic Networks: Information and Communication Technologies in Africa
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Christopher Coenen, Ulrich Riehm

Berlin: German Bundestag, Office of Technology Assessment (2009), 268 pp.

"Following an initiative of the Committee on Economic Co-operation and Development, the Office of Technology Assessment (TAB) at the German Bundestag (i.e. the German parliament) has carried out a project on the relevance of the Internet and other new information and communication technologies (ICTs ... more

Harnessing the Potential of ICTs: Literacy and Numeracy Programmes Using Radio, TV, Mobile Phones, Tablets and Computers. Case Studies from the UNESCO Effective Literacy and Numeracy Practices Database (LitBase) Deep Insights

Development Through Electronic Networks: Information and Communication Technologies in Africa Deep Insights

Harnessing the Potential of ICTs: Literacy and Numeracy Programmes Using Radio, TV, Mobile Phones, Tablets and Computers. Case Studies from the UNESCO Effective Literacy and Numeracy Practices Database (LitBase)
Deep Insights

Development Through Electronic Networks: Information and Communication Technologies in Africa
Deep Insights