I think that has been the great, unfulfilled promise of the OLPC universe--the promise of an inexpensive laptop that could be used by children around the world to learn. The promise is right there in the name: One Laptop Per Child.
- See more at: http://www.olpcnews.com/tablets/xo_tablet/the_goals_of_olpc_have_not_bee.html
Even as they grow in popularity, massive open online courses prompt debates about their impact on students, business model and role in the future of education.
MOOCs, by definition, are free and open to all comers. A single course may include high schoolers, retirees, faculty, enrolled students and working professionals. Designing a course for this diverse student population is a challenge, as is making these courses "sticky" to the end. It comes as no surprise that while initial registrations for a MOOC can be enormous -- tens of thousands of sign-ups are common -- they tend to have much lower completion rates (typically in the high single digits) than credit-bearing, paid courses for enrolled college students.
Read more at: http://www.informationweek.com/education/online-learning/will-moocs-massively-disrupt-higher-educ/240160674
Has Africa's hi-tech revolution been over-hyped? If so, what can be done to solve it?
The aim of this research was to design a framework for integrating e-learning in Higher Education Institutions in developing countries.
Research article by: Geoffrey Mayoka Kituyi amd Irene Philper Tusubira, Makerere University Business School, Uganda.
Read more at: http://stewart-marshall.com/e-learning-higher-education-institutions-developing-countries/
This year, the World Economic Forum is pleased to present 36 leading start-ups selected as Technology Pioneers 2014. The class is particularly diverse, providing new solutions to a number of challenges, including technologies for a greener and more sustainable planet; the deployment of precise and targeted therapies in the treatment of cancer and other diseases; the rethinking and redesign of how we deliver education; a robotics renaissance; the creation of a more personalized Internet experience; and the initiation of a “sharing” economy, to name a few.
Read more at: http://zunia.org/post/technology-pioneers-2014
Mr. Paul Apanga, the Northern Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service, has called on parents to give their wards quality education including knowledge in Information Communication Technology (ICT) to ensure a brighter future.
See more at: http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2013/09/01/pupils-in-rural-schools-trained-in-ict/
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