Technologies for Education:
Potential, Parameters and Prospects
Wadi D. Haddad and Alexandra Draxler, Editors
Prepared for UNESCO by
Knowledge Enterprise, Inc.

©2002 by UNESCO and Academy for Educational Development
ISBN: 0-89492-112-6
212 pages

To “tech” or not to “tech” education is not the question. The real question is how to harvest the power of technology to meet the challenges of the 21st century and make education relevant, responsive, and effective for anyone, anywhere, anytime. Drawing on the wealth of worldwide knowledge and experience, this book outlines the rationales and realities of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for education, examines the options and choices for applying them, and summarizes a series of case studies that illustrate modalities of integrating ICTs into learning systems in different settings.

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Front Matter (pg. i-x) 165 KB
Front page, Table of Contents, Contributing authors
Preface - John Daniel
Foreword – Stephen F. Moseley
Acronyms

INTRODUCTION

1 The Dynamics of Technologies for Education (pg. 2-17) 148 KB
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PART I RATIONALES AND REALITIES

2 Emerging Trends in ICT and Challenges to Educational Planning (pg. 20-26) 136 KB
Gudmund Hernes

3 ICT for Education: Potential and Potency (pg. 28-40) 176 KB
Wadi D. Haddad and Sonia Jurich

4 ICT for Education: Prerequisites and Constraints (pg. 42-56) 213 KB
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5 Objectives and Strategies for Effective Use of ICTs (pg.58-74) 188 KB
Gajarag Dhanarajan

PART II ICT APPLICATIONS: OPTIONS AND CHOICES

6 Infrastructure: Hardware, Networking, Software, and Connectivity (pg. 76-93) 220 KB
Eric Rusten and Heather E. Hudson

7 Development of Multimedia Materials (pg. 94-117) 235 KB
Cesar A. A. Nunes and Edmond Gaible

8 Teacher Professional Development in the Use of Technology (pg.118-132) 175 KB
Sam Carlson and Cheick Tidiane Gadio

PART III ICT INTEGRATION INTO LEARNING SYSTEMS

9 Interactive Radio Instruction: An Update from the Field (pg. 134-143) 209 KB
Andrea Bosch, Rebecca Rhodes, and Sera Kariuki

10 TV for Secondary Education: Experience of Mexico and Brazil (pg. 144-152) 180 KB
Laurence Wolff, Claudio de Moura Castro,
Juan Carlos Navarro and Norma García

11 Sesame Street Runs along the Nile (pg. 154-157) 135 KB
Michelle Ward-Brent

12 Community Telecenters: Enabling Lifelong Learning (pg. 158-163) 162 KB
Mary Fontaine

13 Open Universities: A Revolution in Lifelong Learning (pg. 164-168) 126 KB
Robert Savukinas, Gregg Jackson, and Xiao Caiwei

14 Virtual Universities: Challenging the Conventions of Education (pg. 170-175)134 KB
Ryan Watkins and Michael Corry

15 Teacher Training with Technology: Notes from the Field (pg. 176-179) 123 KB
Mary Fontaine

16 Honduras: Loading Technologies in Isolated Communities (pg. 180-185) 131 KB
Aimee Verdisco, Analyda Melara de Fanconi and Carlos Velásquez

17 ICT for Adult Training: The Victory of Spontaneous Action (pg. 186-191) 133 KB
Claudio de Moura Castro

18 E-Training for the Workplace (pg. 192-196) 139 KB
Sonia Jurich, Kurt D. Moses, Raymond L. Vigil, and John Y. Jones

CONCLUSION

19 Are We There Yet? (pg. 198-202) 130 KB
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