Kenya: ICT, AVUs Integral Teaching and Learning Approach

For Africa to compete in the global economies, 12 -15 percent of its workforce need to have access to technical tertiary education. This was the opening remark by Dr. Bakary Diallo, Rector of the African Virtual University (AVU) during the African Virtual University Computer Science and Teacher Education Curriculum Design workshop at the Intercontinental Hotel, in Nairobi.
At the end of this workshop, delegates will have reviewed the AVU continent wide math and science teacher education program, and develop a new applied computer science program. These reviews and reports are meant to cut down the continent's lags in training necessary human resources to much its rosy economic growth prospects.

Read more at: http://allafrica.com/stories/201305210953.html

Tips for learning online: Three things to do, two things not to do, and one "no-no" for learning online

Tips for learning online - Here are three things you should make sure you do, two things you shouldn't do, and one thing that is absolutely forbidden, if you are wanting to learn online.
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Tips for learning online: Three things to do, two things not to do, and one "no-no" for learning online

WSIS Forum 2013 - IICD & GKPF session - Neelie Kroes

WSIS Forum 2013 - Thematic Workshop: 'Speed up! Towards a Generation of e-Literacy for All' (organised by IICD and GKPF on May 15th).

Video message from European Commission VP, Mrs Neelie Kroes, talking about the role that digital skills play in Europe's twin challenges of restoring opportunities to all at a time of crisis, and to increase Europe's competitiveness on the world stage. Mrs Kroes discussed how the European Commission's Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs is addressing this important task in collaboration with many different European stakeholders.

See on YouTube: http://youtu.be/2g-8QeWf8Hk

Infographic: What Does an Educational Technologist Do?

See it on Scoop.it, via ICT for Education and Development

About Teaching Online

Find out about the range of Internet technologies available for teaching online and enabling exciting online classroom activities to be developed at all levels.

Read more at: http://onlineanddistancelearning.com/teaching-online

46 Education App Review Sites For Teachers And Students

Katie and I can't cover the entire education app industry by ourselves. Luckily, there are dozens of other sites specifically devoted to education app reviews for teachers and students.

Read more at: http://edudemic.com/2013/05/46-education-app-review-sites-for-teachers-and-students/

GPS solution provides three-minute tsunami alerts

Researchers have shown that, by using global positioning systems (GPS) to measure ground deformation caused by a large underwater earthquake, they can provide accurate warning of the resulting tsunami in just a few minutes after the earthquake onset. For the devastating Japan 2011 event, the team reveals that the analysis of the GPS data and issue of a detailed tsunami alert would have taken no more than three minutes.

Read more at: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130517085819.htm

New malaria test kit gives a boost to elimination efforts worldwide

A new, highly sensitive blood test that quickly detects even the lowest levels of malaria parasites in the body could make a dramatic difference in efforts to tackle the disease.

The simple test, which can be performed by a non-specialist health worker and does not need refrigerating like other tests, requires a sample of blood to be processed and placed in a test tube with a reactive powder then heated. If the malaria-causingPlasmodium parasites are present, the tube glows green. The whole process takes less than an hour.

Read more at: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130517102718.htm

Saudi Arabia Religious Police Say Twitter Is the Path to Hell

Hell is other Twitter users -- that's according to the head of Saudi Arabia's religious police force, anyway.

Saudi Arabia has a complicated relationship with social media as its usageskyrockets in the country. However, the Saudi government is worried social media could help the political opposition in the country organize in spread, similar to the ways it has been used throughout the Middle East and elsewhere.

Read more at: http://mashable.com/2013/05/16/saudi-arabia-twitter-hell/

IJEDICT Weekly News

"IJEDICT Weekly News", by Stewart Marshall: A free, online newspaper with a curated selection of articles, blog posts, videos and photos about education and development using ICT.

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