CEDICT: Communication, Education and Development using ICT

2013-06-12

MOOCs, Hype, and the Precarious State of Higher Ed: Futurist Bryan Alexander

Does it continue to make sense to go to college when the sticker price of a college education is soaring, the amount of debt college students are taking on – even for the non-elite universities and what were formerly affordable public universities – is severely constraining their choices post-graduation, and job prospects for new graduates are dismal?

Howard Rheingold's recent video interview and blog post at: http://dmlcentral.net/blog/howard-rheingold/moocs-hype-and-precarious-state-higher-ed-futurist-bryan-alexander

Digital divide widens in The Gambia

Expensive and inaccessible electricity is preventing poor children in Africa from joining in the digital revolution

Muhammed Jawara's lessons never last more than half an hour. Teaching ICT at a secondary school in the Gambian village of Sohm, where there is no mains power source, means when the battery of the clapped-out donated laptop he uses to teach with dies, class is over.
To charge this laptop for his next class, Jawara must cycle to a nearby village where an NGO with electricity lets him plug in. He makes this trip up to ten times a day.

Read more at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development-professionals-network/2013/jun/06/gambia-digital-divide-widens

2013-06-11

Eight Ways of Looking at Intelligence

The science of learning can offer some surprising and useful perspectives on how we guide and educate young people.

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

2013-06-10

What Is Web 3.0 And How Will It Change Education? - Edudemic

We'll reach a new state of web skills when we reinvent technology tools to better enhance our personal learning. We'll be at 3.0 when schools are everywhere and not viewed as daycare.

So what is Web 3.0 and how will it change education? What does that even mean?

Read more at: http://www.edudemic.com/2013/06/what-is-web-3-0-and-how-will-it-change-education/

2013-06-09

Take a Dental Assistant Degree or Diploma to start a remarkable career

If you are interested in having a career in dental assisting then you need to get a dental assistant degree or diploma. This page provides information about these programs and helps you to find a school and training that suits you.

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Take a Dental Assistant Degree or Diploma to start a remarkable career

Studying a Special Education Doctoral program online

Special education can mean: teaching students who are learning disabled, developmentally challenged, gifted or talented; working as a leader to advocate and change systems; or working as a researcher in special education.
Find out about special education doctoral programs online and how they can prepare you for a most rewarding career. This page provides more detail about the programs and where you can take them.

Read more at: http://onlineanddistancelearning.com/special-education-doctoral

2013-06-08

Can Drones Save African Wildlife From Poachers?

A Kenyan reserve plans to use an unarmed drone to monitor the area for illegal hunters.

Robert Breare, who works in strategy and innovation at Ol Pejeta, toldMashable the decision came during a brainstorming session on technology and its role in conservation. "What this does is put an 'eye in the sky' to monitor things we just can't see from the ground."

Read more at: http://mashable.com/2013/06/05/poachers-drone/

Chinese Farmer Turns His Homemade Bionic Arms Into Business

After Chinese farmer Sun Jifa lost both of his arms in an accident, he invented his own bionic arms and turned that into a business.

20 Important African Startups to Watch

Kenya's huge success with mobile money and the M-Pesa platform has launched Africa into the startup spotlight.
Whether ecommerce in Nigera, price comparison in South Africa or mobile advertising in Tanzania, African startups are changing the continent.

Read more at: http://mashable.com/2013/06/06/african-startups/