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DOT-COMments Articles by Intervention: ICT/Curriculum integration
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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: Producing Learning Gains in India with the Group Teaching and Learning (GTL) Multimedia Hybrid in One-Computer Classroom
Issue: June 2006, Issue 16
DOT: DOT: dot-EDU
Summary: In many countries around the world where computers are being introduced in the classroom or in computer labs, the ratio of students to computer remains very high. In such contexts, teachers often have to devise solutions that are less than optimal since most educational software is designed for a user-to-machine ratio of one-to-one or two-to-one. In response to this challenge, dot-EDU's Technology Tools for Teaching and Training (T4) project in India has created a method of using educational software that adresses many of the conditions typical of developing country classrooms. The result is called the Group Teaching and Learning (GLT) Multimedia Hybrid.
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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: Online Professional Development Changing Education Perceptions and Practices in Namibia
Issue: Spring/Summer 2004, Issue 7
DOT: DOT: dot-EDU
Summary: Through the USAID/Namibia-funded Initiative for Namibian Education Technology (iNET), dot-EDU is providing professional development to Namibian teachers using online education. Via access to the web-based Teaching to Standards with New Technologies (TSNT) course and asynchronous communication with instructors and peers, Namibian teachers in the National Institute for Educational Development (NIED) are learning how to use technology to improve their education abilities.
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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: Community Resource and Learning Center (CRLC) Inauguration in DR Congo
Issue: Winter 2003, Issue 6
DOT: DOT: dot-EDU
Summary: July 2003 -- "This is inauguration fever" commented one excited staff member of the newly-opened Community Resource and Learning enter (CRLC) in the Vanga Mission, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
After much anticipation, the Community Resource and Learning Center was inaugurated on July 12, 2003. This Center is located in Vanga, a rural community of approximately 3000 people on the banks of the Kwilu River in Bandundu Province.
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Title: Multiple Learning Channels to Attain Education For All in India
Issue: Winter 2003, Issue 6
DOT: DOT: dot-EDU
Summary: USAID/India, the Education Development Center and resource partners have developed a three year project to improve the reach and quality of primary school education in Chhattisgharh, Karnataka and eventually Jharkhand State. The Technology Tools for Teaching and Training (T4) in India project will provide teachers with in-service training to improve content and methods, and multichannel instruction in English, Math and Science using media ranging from interactive radio to a mobile video unit.
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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: Using ICT for Environmental Education and Youth Empowerment in Lebanon
Issue: Fall 2003, Issue 5
DOT: DOT: dot-EDU
Summary: The Youth CaN Med (Youth Communicating and Networking - Mediterranean) project is introducing sustainable, systematic technology into Lebanese schools to enhance student's understanding of environmental issues. This USAID/Lebanon dot-EDU project, awarded to the Education Development Center and implemented by iEARN (International Education and Resource Project), is setting the standard for youth empowerment projects through its focus on youth leadership and technical training of students and teachers.
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Title: Initiative for Namibian Educational Technology (iNET) Kicks Off
Issue: Summer 2003, Issue 4
DOT: DOT: dot-EDU
Summary: The Initiative for Namibian Educational Technology (iNET) USAID cooperative agreement, was recently signed and kicked off by dot-EDU Deputy Director, Steve Dorsey, and E-Learning Specialist, Kelly Morphy, in Windhoek in early March. iNET is part of Namibia's National Institute for Educational Development's Educational Development and Support Network. Designed to speed the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) within the Namibian education system, iNET will work both at the school and Ministerial level to foster the development of technology champions and improve ICT policies throughout Namibia
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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: Risk and Innovation for Improved Education in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC):
Issue: Summer 2003, Issue 4
DOT: DOT: dot-EDU
Summary: dot-EDU, via the Education Development Center (EDC) and the Academy for Educational Development (AED), is developing models of how to improve the quality and dissemination of education through information and broadcast technology in a country with limited infrastructure and resources.Small child writing on a blackboard at Kibu-Manza primary school. Photo by Jan Visser Working in the communities of Vanga and Luozi, this project is building the ability to break the cycle of rote learning, and help these areas develop creative ways to address the serious lack of educational materials and teacher training, in a low cost environment.
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Title: Building of Bilingual Virtual Learning Community Underway in Quiché Region, Guatemala
Issue: Winter 2002, Issue 2
DOT: DOT: DOT-COM
Summary: Expansion plans are off to a great start for former LearnLink project, Enlace Quiché in Guatemala. Under its new cooperative agreement, Proyecto Enlace Quiché is using ICTs to strengthen the training of intercultural, bilingual educators. New plans include the opening of seven additional technology centers, training of new technology center staff, and the creation of a web portal which will serve as a virtual bilingual learning community for Mayan language teachers, community members, and partners affiliated with the project.
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Title: All Three "dots" Work in Rwanda
Issue: Fall 2002, Issue 1
DOT: DOT: DOT-COM
Summary: All three DOT-COM Alliance members are working in Rwanda to help strengthen the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in government, education, and broad development through three different projects.
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