June 13, 2013: IJEDICT Weekly News is out

"IJEDICT Weekly News", by Stewart Marshall: A free online newspaper with a curated selection of articles, blog posts, videos and photos about ICT for education and development.

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How To Make Sure Professional Development Is Not An Oxymoron - Edudemic

Let’s face it, most people do not look forward to Professional Development (PD) Days in their school district due to the fact that most of these are created with someone else deciding what is most important for the learners.
From my standpoint, we could change PD dramatically for the better if we focused our professional learning efforts on just two qualities: choice and learning with others.

See more at: http://www.edudemic.com/2013/06/2-ways-to-make-sure-professional-development-is-not-an-oxymoron/

IJEDICT Weekly News

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Get your CE units with Online Nursing Continuing Education

With the rapid changes and increase in knowledge, continuing education (CE) is necessary for every profession.  Taking nursing continuing education online is a useful way for nurses to stay up-to-date in their profession whilst continuing with their employment.
Find out more about online nursing continuing education, what's involved in the programs, where you can take them, the improved career prospects, and more ...

Read more at: http://onlineanddistancelearning.com/online-nursing-continuing-education

May 7, 2013: Online And Distance Learning Weekly is out

"Online And Distance Learning Weekly", by Natalie Stewart: a free, online newspaper with a curated selection of articles, blog posts, videos and photos about online and distance learning - for teachers, researchers and students.

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May 2, 2013: IJEDICT Weekly News is out

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Integrating problem-based learning with ICT for developing student-teachers’ content knowledge and teaching skill

Authors:
Mehdi Karami, Shahid Madani University of Azerbaijan, Iran
Zohreh Karami, Farhangian University of Hamadan, Iran
Mohammad Attaran, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The aim of this research was studying the effect of integrating problem-based learning with Information and Communications Technology (ICT) on developing content knowledge and teaching skill of trainee teachers. The research design was a quasi-experimental one, and the participants were elementary education trainee teachers of Shahid Bahonar teacher training center of Hamadan, Iran. Two groups were given tests of theory and practice on teaching mathematical concepts at elementary school, and then a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was conducted to compare the pretest-posttest scores. There was a significant difference, in both multivariate and univariate analyses, in scores. The findings suggest that trainee teachers who integrate problem-based learning with ICT in solving a problem may develop more professional content knowledge and teaching skill than those who merely employ ICT.

Read more at:  http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu//viewarticle.php?id=1578

Are Massive Open Online Courses Massive Opportunity or Massive Hype?

Do MOOCs offer massive opportunity to move past the limited physical constrains of the developing world's universities?
Or are MOOCs just the latest fad in moving from the tried and true in-person relationship between professor and student? Do they replace in-depth analysis and learning with superficial glances at complex topics? Will MOOCs dilute the university degree even more, reducing higher education to just another certificate of perseverance instead of an indicator of intelligence?

Read more: http://www.ictworks.org/news/2013/04/19/are-massive-open-online-courses-massive-opportunity-or-massive-hype/

April 11, 2013: IJEDICT Weekly News is out

"IJEDICT Weekly News", by Stewart Marshall: a free, online newspaper with a curated selection of articles, blog posts, videos and photos about using ICT for education and development.

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March 21, 2013: IJEDICT Weekly News is out

IJEDICT Weekly News", by Stewart Marshall: A free, online newspaper with a curated selection of articles, blog posts, videos and photos about ICT for education and development.

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ICTs and Literacy (the old fashioned kind)

The Library of Congress recently announced a set of literacy awards to recognize and honor pioneering efforts in the United States and around the world. That's all well and good, you might say, literacy is certainly a worthy cause, but what does this have to do with ICT use in education in developing countries, the topic explored on the EduTech blog? Potentially a lot.

Read more: http://blogs.worldbank.org/edutech/ict-and-literacy2

March 14, 2013: IJEDICT Weekly News is out

IJEDICT Weekly News", by Stewart Marshall: A free, online newspaper with a curated selection of articles, blog posts, videos and photos about ICT for education and development.

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March 7, 2013: IJEDICT Weekly News is out

IJEDICT Weekly News, by Stewart Marshall: A free online newspaper with a curated selection of articles, blog posts, videos and photos about using ICT for education and development.

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January 31, 2013: IJEDICT Weekly News is out

IJEDICT Weekly News, by Stewart Marshall: updated automatically with a curated selection of articles, blog posts, videos and photos.

This free online newspaper brings together articles on innovations,developments, educational courses, and other useful resources about ICT for education and development.


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ICT integration and effective use in education

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Editorial: ICT integration and effective use in education

Welcome to Volume 8 Issue 2 of the International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT) – the second of three issues for 2012. IJEDICT concentrates on articles concerned with the adoption and evaluation of knowledge tools and resources, especially in developing contexts. This issue brings articles from or about Egypt, Greece, India, Malawi, Netherlands, South Africa, Switzerland, Uganda, USA and Zimbabwe.

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Ethiopian Agriculture Workers Discuss Digital Farming Solutions — IICD

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Agricultural workers in Ethiopia such as farmers and researchers came together in Addis Ababa to discuss a farmers market information system (FMIS).

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Smartboards and Tablets Help Students with Special Needs in Zambia — IICD

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The pupils of a special needs primary school in Kitwe, Zambia will receive tablets and smart boards to help them channel their creativity and stimulate them to work on activities together.

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Commonwealth of Learning - In Focus

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The theme of COL’s new Three-Year Plan remains “Learning for Development”. This plan extends to 2015, the target date set for the achievement of a number of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). COL uses the internationally agreed MDGs, the Education for All (EFA) goals and the Commonwealth priorities of peace, democracy, equality and the rule of law as its framework for action.

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Psychology and Human Development Degrees Online and On Campus

Want to learn about psychology and human development? This page will help you to find out more about studying developmental psychology online and to locate suitable university online degree programs.

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Psychology and Human Development Degrees Online and On Campus

Brain scans detect signs of autism by six months

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“Abnormal brain development in high-risk infants who develop autism may be detected as early as age 6 months — before the appearance of autism symptoms.

Autism is typically diagnosed around the age of 2 or 3. Research suggests that the symptoms of autism — problems with communication, social interaction and behavior — can improve with early intervention.”

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