What is Educational Technology?
Educational technology is the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to improve educational outcomes in developing countries. This includes hardware, software, content, curriculum, and pedagogy required for learning by students, teachers, and their surrounding communities.
ICT4Edu initiatives build on various disciplines such as communication, education, psychology, sociology, artificial intelligence, and computer science. EduTech solutions encompass several domains including learning theory, online learning, computer-based training, and distance education.
What Are Successful EduTech Projects?
We are constantly searching for new educational technology projects for review and analysis. Please find below a growing list of programmes that use information and communication technologies to increase educational outcomes in developing countries.
EFACAP School in Lascahobas, Haiti
Green Wifi partnered with teams from Illinois Institute of Technology and Inveneo to bring solar-powered Internet connectivity to the EFACAP school in Lascahobas,...
School Curriculum Should Drive Computer Use in Tanzanian Education Systems
Over the course of the past semester, I teamed up with fellow RPI IT student, Lorena Nicotra, to develop a project that would promote curriculum-driven technology...
Are Mobile Phones and mLearning Failing in Education?
Recently, Tim Unwin was featured in the lengthy article, “Are mobiles failing the world of education?” The reporter noted that specialists are having...
Are Robots the School Teachers of the Future?
Have you seen the 1990-film “Class of 1999?” In it, a Seattle school system is so ridden with gang violence and drug abuse that not even the police...
12 Challenges Facing Computer Education in Kenyan Schools
While ICT continues to advance in western and Asian countries, African countries still experience a lag in its implementation, and that continues to widen the...
Pop Quiz! What’s the Average Tenure of Ministers of Education in the Developing World?
Recently, I was standing in the lobby of the Ministry of Education in Jordan. On one wall was the photograph and name of every Minister of Education that served...
4 Reasons why Facebook is an Educational Tool for Schools
Recently I helped review the use of information and communication technologies in the Jordanian public school system and I was intrigued to find that Facebook was...
New Life International Children’s Home Computer Lab
In Ansaptu, Cape Coast, the Students Bridging the Information Gap organization has funded a new computer lab for New Life International Children’s Home, installed...
The 10 Worst Practices in ICT for Education Are…
Michael Trucano, a recognized expert on deploying ICT in education, recently blogged about Worst practice in ICT use in education:
Here’s a list of some of...
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