Exploring the Role of ICTs in Addressing Educational Needs: Identifying the Myths and the Miracles

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dc.contributor.authorDaniel, John
dc.contributor.authorWest, Paul
dc.contributor.authorMackintosh, Wayne
dc.coverage.placeNameSouth Africaen_US
dc.coverage.spatialAfricaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-31T17:56:07Z
dc.date.available2015-08-31T17:56:07Z
dc.date.issued2006-08-23
dc.description.abstractOur title is Exploring the role of ICTs in addressing educational needs: identifying the myths and the miracles. Persistent myths have lessened the impact of ICTs on education. Fortunately they are balanced by miracles of theory and practice that are gradually gaining the upper hand. // We shall start by dismissing the pernicious myth that innovation in the application of ICTs is the preserve of industrialised countries by listing innovations from southern Africa that are global trendsetters. // We argue that developing countries have two advantages over industrialised countries in exploiting of the fundamental miracle of educational technology, which is its ability to provide higher quality learning to increasing numbers at lower costs. The power of this miracle increases with every new generation of technology. The current trends to social software and open educational resources will benefit more and more South Africans as connectivity steadily improves. In Africa you have the advantage of scale and the habit of leapfrogging into new technologies. // But things are not always what they seem. We warn you of a difficult, but important section later on in the talk when we shall explode the myth that all open content is truly open and show how to restore the miracle of a global intellectual commons that cannot suffer the tragedy of the commons.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11599/1393
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCommonwealth of Learning (COL)en_US
dc.subjectICT in Educationen_US
dc.subjectEducational Technologyen_US
dc.subjectDeveloping Worlden_US
dc.titleExploring the Role of ICTs in Addressing Educational Needs: Identifying the Myths and the Miraclesen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US
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