The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) is a unique programme. Since its establishment in 1959, it has provided opportunities for over 30,000 citizens of all Commonwealth countries to study in other member countries. Since the scholarships have traditionally been supported by host governments, the overwhelming majority have been hosted by developed Commonwealth countries. Now, […]
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Exploring cultural capital in the instructional design process: A case study Roxanne Russell, University of Phoenix, USA In this case study, we are able to take a close look at a situation not often encountered in the literature on ICTs in emerging economies: a private company from an emerging economy providing much-needed funding for […]
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Technology-supported classroom for collaborative learning: Blogging in the foreign language classroom Dorota Domalewska, Rangsit University, Thailand This study examined the phenomenon of blogging as a technologically enhanced support to develop interaction and interrelatedness among learners in a foreign language course. A corpus of 62 blog entries and 30 comments the bloggers left on […]
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http://ift.tt/eA8V8JThe Khan Academy had its birth when founder Salman Khan agreed to tutor a family member on math via YouTube. When strangers began viewing the videos to the tune of thousands each month, he founded a not-for-profit based on leveraging new technology to bring education to anybody who wanted it. Eight years, a TED Talk […]
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http://ift.tt/eA8V8JOne of the main problems preventing the widespread use of mobile phones for education is the need for longer interactions/communications than is typically available. So, will online education rise or fall based on our ability to reengineer learning for bursts? Ryan Craig, University Ventures, writing for VentureBeat: There certainly will be many smartphone educational applications like this. […]
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http://ift.tt/eA8V8JVolume 10 Issue 4 of the International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT) was published at the end of December, 2014. You can read, print and share all the articles free of charge. The articles in this issue This issue has articles on reflections, evaluation and design of ICT in education for development. The […]
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Volume 10 Issue 4 of the International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT) was published at the end of December, 2014. You can read, print and share all the articles free of charge.[qs_incontent kw=”EDUCATION-TECHNOLOGY”] The articles in this issue This issue has articles on reflections, evaluation and design of ICT in education for development. […]
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http://ift.tt/eA8V8JThe enormous financial inequalities in the United States are mirrored in education participation and completion rates: A child born into a poor family has only a 9 percent chance of getting a college degree, but the odds are 54 percent for a child in a high-income family. Whilst it may be difficult to change the financial […]
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http://ift.tt/eA8V8JHarvard Gazette: Harvard’s Online Learning gateway houses all of the University’s open online learning opportunities under one roof for the first time, and anyone can access the breadth and depth of Harvard’s learning content. Featuring both free courses and courses for credit, the platform also offers museum collections, lectures, podcasts, and popular programs such as […]
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http://ift.tt/eA8V8JThe year 2014 saw some impressive education technology disruptions, e.g., in the “crowd-sourcing” of education and the role of corporations in educational provision. So what will 2015 bring? Joe Mathewson, who cofounded the learning platform Firefly when he was 14, gave his predictions in TechCrunch: Technology Will Get Embedded – become an intrinsic part of the learning […]
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