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The Mobile Learning Toolkit for ICT4D Trainers

The Mobile Learning Toolkit for ICT4D Trainers

Published on: Jul 27 2012 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on The Mobile Learning Toolkit for ICT4D Trainers
The Mobile Learning Toolkit is the result of research into mobile phone use and user needs within the African context, however it has been developed for use in all...
The ICT4D community must include people with disabilities.

The ICT4D community must include people with disabilities.

Published on: Jul 25 2012 by Guest Writer - 3 Comments
According to the WHO, over a billion people in the world, or 15% of the world’s population, live with disabilities. This number is higher in lower income countries,...
6 Simple Guidelines for ICT4D Project Success

6 Simple Guidelines for ICT4D Project Success

Published on: Jul 16 2012 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
I am Ajay Kumar and after reflecting on some of my past ICT4D projects, and trying to study the thought process of some of the projects that I have worked on,...
TechCamp Tel-Aviv: Increasing Women’s Empowerment with ICTs

TechCamp Tel-Aviv: Increasing Women’s Empowerment with ICTs

Published on: Jul 11 2012 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
For many years Israel has been considered a high-tech hub producing some of the worlds leading technologies. In fact, Israel has the largest concentration of...
Mobile Monday Fourth Annual Mobile Africa Research Report

Mobile Monday Fourth Annual Mobile Africa Research Report

Published on: May 07 2012 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Mobile Monday Fourth Annual Mobile Africa Research Report
The Mobile Monday Fourth Annual Mobile Africa Research Report, produced by MobileMonday and released at the annual Innovation Africa Digital Summit, addresses the...
We Need Affordable Broadband Internet for mLearning

We Need Affordable Broadband Internet for mLearning

Published on: May 04 2012 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on We Need Affordable Broadband Internet for mLearning
With all the talk of mEducation, USAID’s Grand Challenge, and the upcoming mEducation Alliance conference, there is something huge that is missing. It’s...
How to Use “How To” Videos to Change Practitioners Behaviors

How to Use “How To” Videos to Change Practitioners Behaviors

Published on: Apr 27 2012 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
I am Ann Jimerson, a behavior change specialist for Alive & Thrive at FHI 360. While working on a U.S.-based project on obesity, I’d had a gratifying...
Be Aware of Participant Response Bias in ICT4D Product Development

Be Aware of Participant Response Bias in ICT4D Product Development

Published on: Apr 25 2012 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Be Aware of Participant Response Bias in ICT4D Product Development
I am Nicki Dell, a PhD student at the University of Washington in Seattle. I’d like to tell you about a project that I did recently during an internship at Microsoft...
Giving Everyone a Laptop is Counterproductive for Learning

Giving Everyone a Laptop is Counterproductive for Learning

Published on: Apr 20 2012 by Guest Writer - 3 Comments
Here’s a quiz for you. Let’s say you are in the middle of a rural below-poverty-line area in a developing country. Let’s say you have 30 mobile phones, or...
Desktop vs Laptop? Bring LEARNING into the ICT4E discussion

Desktop vs Laptop? Bring LEARNING into the ICT4E discussion

Published on: Apr 18 2012 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Desktop vs Laptop? Bring LEARNING into the ICT4E discussion
It seems to be raining computing devices for development – with features that can (or will soon) address the need for ruggedness, security, use by multiple...
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