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DOT-COMments Articles by Intervention: Pre-service teacher training
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Title: ICT for Teacher Professional Development in Uganda Findings from an Impact and Scalability Assessment
Issue: September 2006, Issue 17
DOT: DOT: dot-EDU
Summary: At the request of the Ministry of Education and Sports of Uganda, USAID funded an impact and scalability assessment of ICT for teacher professional development under the dot-EDU Leader Award managed by the Education Development Center (EDC). This article synthesizes the findings.
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Title: Moving Beyond the Computer Lab: E-Schools.mk, Macedonia
Issue: July 2005, Issue 12
DOT: DOT: dot-EDU
Summary: E-School.mk is a project funded by the United States Agency for International Developments (USAID) dot-EDU initiative, which is using the computers donated by the Government of the People's Republic of China, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science (MoES) of the Republic of Macedonia, to introduce a new concept of information and communication technology (ICT) use in education. The goals of E-School.mk are to install computers in every primary school and high school in Macedonia and to train teachers to use technology to support innovative student- centered and project-based pedagogy.
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Title: Enlace Quiché: Metamorphosis from dot-EDU Project to Guatemalan NGO
Issue: January 2005, Issue 9
DOT: DOT: dot-EDU
Summary: If USAID, the Ministry of Education, and everyone else is so happy with the Enlace Quiché project, why is it ending so soon?
That was the topic of discussion in mid-2003 among local staff and key stakeholders who had watched the project grow over three years into a respected local player in educational development, pushing the envelope of educational technology as a cross- cutting tool for improving educational quality in Guatemala. Moreover, they asked what could be done to build on and scale up the pilot experiences. The answer was to create a local NGO . This article presents an overview of the transition, highlighting critical decisions and windows of opportunity.
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Title: Technology Centers in Ugandan Teacher Training Colleges Take Major Step toward Sustainability
Issue: January 2005, Issue 9
DOT: DOT: dot-EDU
Summary: The second phase of the Connect-ED project which started in October 2003 had a strong emphasis on ensuring the sustainability of computer labs. Until recent discussions and the decision of the Ministry of Education and Sports to allow the Primary Teachers Colleges (PTCs) to charge student fees for the labs, the PTCs alternative means for funding recurring costs once project funding ends were very limited.
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Title: E-school.Mk: Improving ICT Quality and Promoting Tolerance in Macedonia
Issue: Spring/Summer 2004, Issue 7
DOT: DOT: dot-EDU
Summary: The E-school.Mk activity is a product of the current focus by the Macedonian government to alleviate ethnic tensions and to create economic opportunities for young people. Using ICT-informed education programs, this USAID/Macedonia funded project is preparing Macedonian youth for employment and improving quality and relevance of instruction at the secondary level.
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Title: Media Production Studio Opens in India
Issue: Spring/Summer 2004, Issue 7
DOT: DOT: dot-EDU
Summary: On December 22, 2003, dot-EDU and the Government of Karnataka, India, inaugurated a new media production studio in Bangalore. The state-of-the-art studio, located in the Bangalore office of the Education Development Center (EDC), will provide digital editing suites for local producers to create educational materials for primary schools across the Indian state of Karnataka. The digital studios are located at the Directorate of State Educational Research and Training (DSERT) office in Bangalore.
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Title: Primary Teacher-Training gets Connect-ED in Uganda
Issue: Spring/Summer 2004, Issue 7
DOT: DOT: dot-EDU
Summary: Through the Connectivity for Educator Development (Connect-ED) project, USAID/Uganda is supporting the reform and expansion of the primary teacher-training program by providing computer access and training at eight core primary teacher colleges throughout Uganda.
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Title: Technology for the Little Ones: Enlace Quiché Busy in Guatemalan Primary Schools
Issue: Winter 2003, Issue 6
DOT: DOT: dot-EDU
Summary: As a part of the efforts in support of bilingual/intercultural education and educational technology, Project Enlace Quiché/USAID has installed eight (8) mini technology centers or as they are called in Spanish- CETEBITOS (Centros de Tecnología Educativa Bilingüe Intercultural para Niños) in the communities of Nebaj, Sacapulas, Ixcan, Santa Cruz del Quiché, and Joyabaj, all located in the department of El Quiché.
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Title: Launching the Enlace Quiché Bilingual Web Portal
Issue: Summer 2003, Issue 4
DOT: DOT: dot-EDU
Summary: March 26th, 2003 will see the launch of http://www.ebiguatemala.org, the bilingual, intercultural web portal, created by Director of Materials development, Mario Torres and the local Enlace Staff. A ceremony and presentation will take place on the official launch date at the Camino Real hotel, in Guatemala City, attended by project partners, students, teachers, as well as representatives from both USAID and dot-EDU.
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Title: ICTs to Strengthen Intercultural, Bilingual Educators in Quiché, Guatemala
Issue: Fall 2002, Issue 1
DOT: DOT: dot-EDU
Summary: USAID/Guatemala-Central American Programs (G-CAP) has signed an Associate Award with dot-EDU to expand the success of an existing activity in the Quiché region that is using ICTs to strengthen the training of intercultural, bilingual educators.
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