Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

An e-Learning Africa report has been released, based on 447 survey results, and described the practical and economic factors driving e-learning, as well as the importance of connectivity. "This links to those for whom connectivity is the key defining factor, suggesting that ICT-enhanced learning is 'any kind of learning, training, knowledge-sharing, or knowledgecreation that we could not do if we did not have access to the Internet'." Unsurprisingly, "the large majority of people, 74%, make use of ICT within the classroom to aid teaching and learning. Some 58% make use of ICT in order to access online resources for teachers, 52% of respondents use ICT for collaboration and networking, and 52% use ICT for their data collection." perhaps more interestingly, the report includes fifteen opinion pieces from writers across Africa (for example, Critical content and communication capabilities: foundational for African education in a digitally-mediated age, by Laura Czerniewicz).

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