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Learning and Technology World Forum 2010
The Learning and Technology World Forum is an internationally recognised leadership forum for sharing best and debating future practice in education and skills. It attracts participation from across the world.The 2009 event was attended by over 750 leaders from 70 countries. A selection of the forum's key highlights are available to view.London, UK
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PanAf Phase II lead researchers' meeting, and writing workshop, scheduled to take place from the 7-9th of December in Dakar, Senegal
The PanAfrican
Research Agenda on the Pedagogical Integration of Information and Communication
Technologies (Phase 2, 2009-2011) lead researchers’ meeting is scheduled to
take place in Dakar, Senegal on the 8th of December
2009. This event will introduce lead researchers and the scientific committee
the project activities for the 2009-2011 period. Lead researchers will be from
the 12 participating countries (Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo Brazzaville, Côte D’Ivoire, Tunisia,
Ghana, Ke
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Réunion des chercheurs principaux du projet PanAf II et atelier de renforcement des capacités de recherche du 7 au 9 Décembre 2009, à Dakar, Sénégal
La réunion des chercheurs principaux de l’Agenda panafricain de
recherche sur l’intégration pédagogique des TIC (Phase II, 2009-2011) aura lieu
à Dakar, au Sénégal le 8 Décembre 2009. Cette rencontre sera l'occasion pour
réunir les chercheurs principaux et le comité scientifique pour discuter des
activités du projet pour la période 2009-2011. Les chercheurs principaux
proviendront de 12 pays (Cameroun, République centrafricaine, Congo
Brazzaville, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, S
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ALISON launches a new Face
ALISON, the
world’s leading free learning for the workplace website launched its new-look website
today. The website includes many new social networking features, faster
registration, a more intuitive study area and new free tools to make learning,
teaching or training on ALISON an even better experience than before.
Galway, Ireland – December 8th 2009
ALISON launched a new version of its website today that will enrich the
learning experience of learners in every country worldwide. Many of the
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What Have We Learned From One Laptop Per Child?
Four years ago, Nicholas Negroponte introduced the world to the “One Laptop Per Child” idea at WSIS by showing off a “$100 laptop” with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. The educational and technology fields haven’t been the same since.OLPC has impact deeper and farther than just XO’s passed out or netbooks snapped up. Its changing education, technology, even culture in ways beyond any one person’s understanding. So this month’s Educational Technology Debate will try to capture what we have learn
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Supporting your child's learning
This booklet has been developed to provide parents with information on how technology can help them keep in touch with their child's school. And most importantly, how this will help to support their child's learning.(Source:Becta,2009)
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Stop Wasting Children on ICT Assessments in Education
If all ICT evaluations in primary schools are by their very nature, biased and inaccurate, and we already know that computers have benefits,a nd therefore computers in classrooms can be advantageous for students, what are we waiting for? & nbsp; That's the opinion in the latest Educational Technology Debate, an initiative of the World Bank and Unesco. & nbsp; Read the detail here: & nbsp; & nbsp; Stop Wasting Children with ICT4E AssessmentsPersonally, I find the leap a little too far. & nbsp; No matter ho
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Integration of ICT in Teacher Education by Dr Gursharan Singh Kainth and Mrs. Gurinder Kaur
In this paper, the authors discuss the role of information and communication technologies for skill upgradation. They also discuss on integrating ICT education at various levels of learning.
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Advanced Immunization Management (AIM) e-Learning Website
The AIM e-Learning tool is designed to provide comprehensive information to support immunization program managers at all stages of country-level decision-making. This module & nbsp;supports use of the World Health Organization & #39;s computer-based Measles Strategic Planning tool. This tool helps program managers & nbsp;make informed decisions about & nbsp;measles vaccination strategies, estimate the current population immunity profile for measles, understand the probable impact of vaccination strategi
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Performance Standards for students learning with digital technologies
Performance Standards for students learning with digital technologies
(Available in Spanish: & ldquo;Est & aacute;ndares de desempe & ntilde;o de estudiantes en el aprendizaje con tecnolog & iacute;as digitales & rdquo;)
Omar Dengo Foundation and Costa Rica`s Ministry of Public Education
Authors: & nbsp; Magaly Zu & ntilde;iga C & eacute;spedes and Melania Brenes Monge
& nbsp;
In order to gradually progress towards the achievement of standards, from preschool to high school level, this public
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Web-Based GIS and the Future of Participatory GIS Applications within Local and Indigenous Communities
As resource managers search for strategies to meet the challenges posed by intense competition for scarce local resources, the implementation of Community-based GIS applications have become widespread. Besides mapping, the Participatory GIS (PGIS) projects create a peaceful medium for community groups and public officials to meet, exchange views and also learn to develop trust for each other. However, PGIS projects face many problems including the lack of basic supporting infrastructure and serv
Great choice of tools to share documents and develop content online
Sharing documents and texts is the daily task of knowledge workers. Did you know that there are numerous choices for online-document-sharing? This post gives an overview of document and text sharing tools for teams and projects, which help you save time by avoiding emails and attachments. They are also great backup and versioning tools.
The Green Jobs Training Site
The Green Jobs site is the knowledge sharing platform of the ITC ILO. It provides information about the link between climate and environmental change and transitions in the world of work. But it also gives you the opportunity to prepare for one of ILO's Green Jobs training courses. The platform and courses are being developed and regularly revised by the ITC ILO and ILO experts in order to best match training and learning needs of policy makers.
Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning (May 2009)
A systematic search of the research literature from 1996 through July 2008 identified more than a thousand empirical studies of online learning. Analysts screened these studies to find those that (a) contrasted an online to a face-to-face condition, (b) measured student learning outcomes, (c) used a rigorous research design, and (d) provided adequate information to calculate an effect size. As a result of this screening, 51 independent effects were identified that could be subjected to meta-anal
ACP-EU News service from Brussels
The CTA Brussels weblog provides daily online news on ACP-EU policy development cooperation issues. Users have access to policy documents and news, key events in Brussels relevant to agriculture and rural development for ACP countries and information on the Brussels development community. Every week a special guest is interviewed on topical development policy issues. Readers can access thematic content on policy issues (trade, fisheries, aid effectiveness, environment, migration, food security,
Live Webcast: Nobel Laureates on communication and human development/Diffusion en direct sur le Web :deux lauréats d'un prix Nobel discutent de la communication et du développement humain
(La version française suit) Communication and Human Development: The Freedom Connection?LIVE WEBCAST A public discussion withAmartya Sen, Michael Spence, Yochai Benkler, Clotilde Fonseca Co-sponsored by the International Development Research Centre and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University Nobel Laureates Amartya Sen and Michael Spence join Information and Communication Technology (ICT) experts Yochai Benkler and Clotilde Fonseca in a discussion of the role of commu
