Browsing by Subject "Digital Divide"
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21st Century Skills for Sustainable Development
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-12-04)Presented by Dr Tony Mays, Education Specialist: Open Schooling at the Distance Education Association of Southern Africa (DEASA) 2020 Virtual Conference on 4 December 2020. -
Academic Silver Linings in a Philippine State University Amid the Early Stages of Pandemic Cases
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-07-20)The primary role of the academe is knowledge building, however, due to the prevailing digital divide, some institutions of higher learning were not able to offer even Emergency Online Teaching (EOT) for continuous formal ... -
Assessment of pre-service teachers’ information and communication technology literacy and use of open educational resources
(2013-11)The practice of education is changing globally in response to education for all (EFA) and the millennium development goals (MDG). Open educational resources (OER) offer viable opportunity as a tool to enable realistic ... -
Barefoot Women Wireless Engineers Creating Socially Viable Community Networks in India
(2019-09)‘Digital Divide' or ‘Digital Information Barrier’ refers to the substantial asymmetry in the distribution and effective use of information and communication resources. It is widely believed that the Internet is a global ... -
Barriers to the Quality of Emergency Online Pedagogies in Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study from the University of Namibia
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-11-19)Using the TIPEC framework, this study undertook a critical literature analysis, and student survey to explore challenges experienced by higher education institutions during emergency online pedagogies because of disruptions ... -
Basic Computer Literacy for Sierra Leone Police Officers
(2013-11)This project highlights training of Sierra Leone Police Officers in Makeni City, Sierra Leone. // Information communication and technologies in Sierra Leone is at 99% poor and it is accessible. The use of computers and ... -
Bridging Digital Divide: A Step Towards Excellence in Higher Education in Pakistan
(2013-11)The study focused upon a sea change of initiatives taken by HEC to address the knowledge gap or “digital divide” in the holy period of seven years. Swift and simultaneous promotion in research publication originated by ... -
Capacity building of agriculture extension officers and farmers in ICT skills to minimize the digital divide and construct a sustainable social learning capital capable of using ICT for knowledge acquisition and sharing
(2013-11)Traditionally majority of the rural farming community in Sri Lanka rely on agriculture extension officers for advice, guidance and training opportunities on crop cultivation, particularly due to government assistance schemes ... -
Combatting Partiality: Bridging Social, Cultural, and Economic Divides Through Higher Learning
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-09)We are facing a difficult time in society. Divisive and fear -based rhetoric fueled by populist and ideological viewpoints dominate numerous mediums , geopolitical relations, and community discussions. Anonymity ... -
Covid-19 School Closures in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Emergent Perspectives on the Role of Educational Technology
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-11-20)The Covid-19 pandemic ushered in school closures at an unprecedented scale and prompted educational systems to find alternative teaching models at short notice. The role for educational technology in low- and middle-income ... -
Data for Development: Shifting Research Methodologies for Covid-19
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-11-20)Successful and appropriate informal digital learning can help individuals and communities build sustainable and meaningful livelihoods, strengthen social cohesion and resilience, preserve and enhance cultural traditions ... -
Digital Transformation of Learning due to COVID 19
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-08-10)Digital Transformation of Learning due to COVID-19. Keynote address delivered by Dr Naveed Malik, COL Special Adviser: Technology & Innovation, at the International Conference on Digitalization and Cyber Security: Challenges, ... -
Hindrance to Technologically Guided Education in Kenya Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Embakasi Girls’ School
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-11-20)Covid-19 epidemic has forced education managers and teachers to begin or enhance e-learning mode of education across the world. Kenya have not been left behind. This article is geared towards identification of challenges ... -
ICT Training to Rural Schools: Bridging the Gap
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)Uganda developed its initial ICT national policy in 2003 in which the framework document recognized that the country needed to embrace the goal of lifelong education for all. The policy also addresses literacy improvement ... -
The Influence of Covid-19 on Students’ Learning: Access and Participation in Higher Education in Southern Africa
(2021-11-19)Recent experiences of institutions in COVID 19 have heightened the need for research on its impact on higher education institutions globally. This article’s authors are from higher learning institutions in Botswana, South ... -
Open Educational Resources and Bridging the Digital Divide: The Challenge of Developing Countries
(2013-11)There is no argument that there is digital divide in especially in developing countries. This paper examines the concept of the digital divide in developing countries and examines the use of open educational resources to ... -
Open Educational Resources and Driving Access to Knowledge: Action for Libraries in Nigeria
(2013-11)In the world of exponential growth of information and the influx of technologies in diverse formats, access to information and knowledge is a critical issue. Information and knowledge are worthless if access cannot be ... -
Technologies for Literacy
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-10-29)“Technologies for Literacy”: Presentation by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President and CEO at the General Meeting, Global Alliance for Literacy, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, October 29, 2020.
