What is ICT4Edu?
ICT4Edu 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.
ICT4Education 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 ICT4Edu Projects?
We are constantly searching for new ICT4Edu 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.
Designing Effective Education Programs Using ICT: USAID ICT4E Report
I’m proud to announce the publication of USAID’s First Principles: Designing Effective Education Programs Using Information and Communication Technology...
Are Interactive Whiteboards an ICT4E Wonder or Waste?
At eLearning Africa 2012 there was a strong interactive white board (IWB) presence. Yet I wonder how effective they are for ICT for education interventions in...
Should Corporate Social Responsibility start or end at installing computers?
In Kyrgyzstan, the mobile phone company MegaCom is installing computers in 17 rural schools and training the school Information Science Teacher on ICT in the...
Teaching algorithms through kente cloth: a case for Culturally-Situated Educational Software
For the past year, I have been participating in research on how software, cultural design, and creative production can be used to teach kids mathematics. There’s...
Get an ICT4D Job! Africa, Europe, United States
Community Support Manager: FrontlineSMS is seeking a Community Support Manager to be based in Nairobi. The incumbent will help to develop and maintain the vibrant...
Get an ICT4D Job! Ghana, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Iraq
Director of Marketing and Communications: Computer Aid International is seeking an experienced communications and marketing director only to cover a 10-month maternity...
Giving Everyone a Laptop is Counterproductive for Learning
Here’s a quiz for you. Let’s say you are in the middle of a rural below-poverty-line area in a developing country. Let’s say you have 30 mobile phones, or...
Desktop vs Laptop? Bring LEARNING into the ICT4E discussion
It seems to be raining computing devices for development – with features that can (or will soon) address the need for ruggedness, security, use by multiple...
What Does OLPC Peru Teach Us About ICT in Education?
One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) has been a part of a larger ICT4E discussion, which has included ongoing debate over the effectiveness of the XO and its various...
Language as a Cultural Barrier in ICT4E Deployments
When I started working on my ICT4E project a few months back, I thought I had all of my bases covered. It’s easy to fall into that groove. I learned quickly,...
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