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Can Facebook’s Massive Courses Improve Education For Developing Nations?

Can Facebook’s Massive Courses Improve Education For Developing Nations? | The 21st Century | Scoop.it
Facebook is on a mission to prove that social media-empowered education can help some of the poorest nations on Earth. It recently announced a big industry..
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Cloud Computing for rural ICT development: Opportunities and challenges | e-Agriculture

Cloud Computing for rural ICT development: Opportunities and challenges | e-Agriculture | The 21st Century | Scoop.it
Cloud Computing for rural ICT development: Opportunities and challenges http://t.co/quG7mXwZJF #eagri #ict4ag
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Ten trends in technology use in education in developing countries that you may not have heard about | A World Bank Blog on ICT use in Education

Ten trends in technology use in education in developing countries that you may not have heard about | A World Bank Blog on ICT use in Education | The 21st Century | Scoop.it
Ten educational technology trends in developing countries you may not have heard about.
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There Are No Technology Shortcuts to Good Education « Educational Technology Debate

There Are No Technology Shortcuts to Good Education « Educational Technology Debate | The 21st Century | Scoop.it

Technology at best only amplifies the pedagogical capacity of educational systems; it can make good schools better, but it makes bad schools worse.

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Strategies for Deploying eLearning in Developing Countries « Educational Technology Debate

Strategies for Deploying eLearning in Developing Countries « Educational Technology Debate | The 21st Century | Scoop.it
More than 60% of students who qualify for University or tertiary education in the developing countries are not able to join due to limited physical infrastructure
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Learning with Mobile Devices Somewhere Near the Bottom of the Pyramid « Educational Technology Debate

Learning with Mobile Devices Somewhere Near the Bottom of the Pyramid « Educational Technology Debate | The 21st Century | Scoop.it

A continuing academic debate on mLearning in developing countries.

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Wikipedia pilots articles via SMS

Wikipedia pilots articles via SMS | The 21st Century | Scoop.it
Wikipedia begins piloting a service that sends articles via text message, primarily aimed at users in Africa.
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Ethical Disruptions in the Developing World

Ethical Disruptions in the Developing World | The 21st Century | Scoop.it
It can be tempting to treat technology as the Band-Aid of choice for problems that need solving in the developing world. That eagerness could contribute to the explosion of mobile and ICT initiatives.
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Four Obvious Yet Completely Wrong Assumptions About Technology Use in the Developing World | ICTWorks

Four Obvious Yet Completely Wrong Assumptions About Technology Use in the Developing World | ICTWorks | The 21st Century | Scoop.it
I am Patrick Meier and I’ve spent the past week at the iLab in Liberia and got what I came for: an updated reality check on the limitations of technology adoption in developing countries. Below are some of the assumptions that I took for granted.
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eReaders will transform the developing world – in and outside the classroom « Educational Technology Debate

eReaders will transform the developing world – in and outside the classroom « Educational Technology Debate | The 21st Century | Scoop.it

If Worldreader’s experience so far is any guide, e-readers are set to transform the developing world, both in – and outside the classroom. But this change won’t be driven by e-readers by themselves – it will be driven by human curiosity, ever-increasing connectivity, enlightened self-interest, and a gentle push from organizations like ours.

 

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Hole-in-the-Wall

Hole-in-the-Wall | The 21st Century | Scoop.it

HiWEL, since 2001, has facilitated learning and education through unconditional public access to computers.

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What Makes Educational Technology Successful in the Developing World?

What Makes Educational Technology Successful in the Developing World? | The 21st Century | Scoop.it
What makes some technology so compelling and transformational that it thrives in a school setting and others languish?
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