Integration of ICT in Teaching and Learning

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• Towards a National Policy of ICT4E in India

  A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective

• A Review of the Rajasthan Education Initiative

  By GeSCI (November 2009)

• Evaluation of Evidence-Based practices in Online Learning

  by U.S. Department of Education
  A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies

• Implementing Data-Informed Decision Making in Schools—Teacher Access, Supports and Use
  

  by U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development

• Evaluation of the Enhancing education Through Technology Programme Final Report
  

  by U.S. Department of Education Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, Policy and Program Studies Service

• Main issues, possible solutions and opportunities for ICT

  by Patti Swarts, GESCI
  Main issues, possible solutions and the opportunities for using ICT to address the most frequent problems

• Perspectives on ICT4E in the developing world

  by Patti Swarts, GESCI
  The paper will attempt to present some practitioner perspectives, insights and experiences which the GeSCI gained from its work in and with partner countries in three continents.

• UNESCO m-Learning Session

  by Jyrki Pulkkinen, CEO of GESCI
  Building a Knowledge Society for all - Does personal connectivity matter? How about m-Learning?

• JRC report on Computer-based Skills Assessment
  

  CRELL has published a book on “The Transition to Computer-Based Assessment - New Approaches to Skills Assessment and Implications for Large-scale Testing”.

Inclusive education

• Concept note: Developing a model for inclusive education and assistive technology appropriate for teaching and learning contexts in developing countries

  by Mary Hooker, GeSCI (october 2007)
  The paper reflects on the gap between the model of IE that is being striven for and the current model of provision and the critical contribution that ICT or AT can make as a means for bridging that gap.

• Target of Inclusion - Reaching out to all Learners.

  Ghana Education Services Special Education Division, Ministry of Education Science and Sports  (PPT, 2007)

• GeSCI and the Inclusive Education Agenda in Ghana, A Question of ‘Diversification’ or ‘Leverage’?

  by Mary Hooker, GeSCI (2008)

• Inclusive Education and the role of Assistive Technology.
  

  Ghana Education Services Special Education Division, Ministry of Education Science and Sports, December 2007(PPT)

• Shift towards Inclusion: Global Trends, Planning and Implementing Strategies for IE.
  

  Ghana Education Services Special Education Division, Ministry of Education Science and Sports, December 2007 (PPT)

• Initiatives in Implementation of Inclusive Education:Descriptive Models.
  

  Ghana Education Services Special Education Division, Ministry of Education Science and Sports, December 2007 (PPT)

• Developing Inclusive Education Systems
  

  Mel Ainscrow 2003

• Making Education Inclusive for All: Where next?
  

  Ainscrow and Miles 2008

Policy

• ICT in Educaction Policies and Plans by country

  548 Kb (October 2009)
  A compilation of available worldwide ICT4E policies and plans, at both a national and Ministry of Education level (where available). This is a version containing 192 countries of which 162 have information

• Handbook on the Socialisation of Scientific and Technological Research NEW!!!
  

  2,329 Kb (July 2009)
  Edited by Wibe E.Bijker and Luciano D'Andrea

• ICT & the Third Revolution in Education Policy

  by Patti Swarts, GESCI
  This paper discusses why it is important to define and ICT4E policy, and some critical considerations

• India ’s National Policy on ICT in School Education

  Follow the current developments on India’s consultative process to develop its ICT4E Policy

• No More Islands - ICTs in Education Policy 72.92 Kb

  (2006)
  An analysis on ICTs & Education in Nambia

1:1 models

• 1:1 Technologies/Computing in the Developing World - Challenging the Digital Divide"

  by Mary Hooker, GeSCI (2008)
  This paper has been developed by GeSCI to spark a discussion on the issues and challenges related to introducing 1 to 1 devices (laptops, PDAs ) initiatives in educational systems in development contexts

• The Case of the Occasionally Cheap Computer: Low-cost Devices and Classrooms in the Developing World

  by Joyojeet Pal, Robin Patra, Sergiu Nedevschi, Madelaine Plauche, Udai Pawar (2009)
  The quest for the low-cost computer has been one of the most significant pursuits of ICTD since the 1990s. This article examines the experiences of low-cost
  computing projects in developing regions and looks at some of the common entrepreneurial and technical problems faced by past and current initiatives.

• OLPC Case Studies: Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America

  (2008)
  These case studies demonstrate how different countries in 4 continents set about preparing and implementing their 1:1 projects

Please feel free to download content and to post comments. You can also email one of our advisers with a question and we will get back to you with a response within 48 hours.

Or ask Patti our Africa Regional Manager and Education Specialist a question at patti.swarts[at]gesci.org