Should Indonesia be Teaching ICT in Schools?
Did you know that Indonesia launched a new curriculum last year that removed information technology, among other subjects, in favor of Bahasa Indonesia, nationalism...
ICT in Primary Schools are Learning Tools, Not Tools to be Learned
As teachers at a primary school in the Kisongo district of Arusha, Tanzania huddled into their computer lab, they quietly scoffed at me. What can a twenty-something...
The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for January 17-31, 2012
Made in Africa: Africa’s first handheld tablet, developed by Verone Mankou of the Republic of Congo, went on sale in Brazzaville and Pointe Noire yesterday...
Why India’s $35 Aakash Android Tablet is an EduTech Red Herring for ICT Deployments in Education
This week, India’s Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) announced the Aakash, a “$35” Android tablet computer they are boastfully claiming...
Pedagogical Integration of ICT: Successes and Challenges from 87 African Schools
Conclusions from Pedagogical Integration of ICT: Successes and Challenges from 87 African Schools
Analysis of the data collected by the 12 national research teams...