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In Conversation
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Assumption University: Aspiring to be the seat of e-Learning in Thailand
Prof Srisakdi Charmonman is the Founder  and Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the College of Internet Distance Education (www.eLearning.au.edu) at the Assumption University in Bangkok. A visionary in true sense, Prof Srisakdi Charmonman speaks to Rumi Mallick from Digital Learning on his visions to lead Thailand in e-Learning. Read More...
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View Point
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How can ICT impact upon the development of thinking skills at Key Stage 3?
In the view point this week, Matt Buxton, Assistant Head of ICT Development, Djanogly City Academy, Nottingham has expressed his views deliberating on three main areas of computers being used to develop thinking within students: using the computer as a tutor, using the computer as a mindtool and using the computer as a stimulant for dialogue between students possessing a 'thinking vocabulary'. Djanogly City Academy, Nottingham where the author is involved in ICT Development project, is looking closely at how PCs can be used in conjunction with software to replicate the internal cognitive processes, as a mindtool.
Read his views here...
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Learning Community this Week
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Editorial
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Universities are the knowledge center for high learning. Universities can play a central role in studying and teaching about ICT for development and the broad societal changes that are accompanying the emergence of information societies around the world. The challenges and opportunities inherent in any socio-economic transition of this magnitude require the detached, analytical perspective that universities offer and also it can play a pivotal role in the process of knowledge generation and knowledge dissemination. ‘University as producer and disseminator of ICT4D knowledge’, the top article in this edition bears the same perspective. This week we introduce iTunes U that is a free, hosted service for colleges and universities that provides easy access to educational content. Also see a conversation happening with Srisakdi Charmonman, the CEO of the College of Internet Distance Education at the Assumption University in Bangkok who shares his thoughts on the role of Assumption University for e-Learning in Thailand.
We also have an important announcement this time for Digital Learning India 2006 conference.
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Top Article
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 University ICT4D
University as producer and disseminator of ICT4D knowledge
Christopher T Coward [ccoward@u.washington.edu], Centre for Internet studies, University of Washington,
Colin M. Maclay [cmaclay@cyber.law.harvard.edu], Berkman Centre for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School
As the knowledge society moves from buzzword to real world, with all the twists and turns that characterise any such transcendent idea, it is incumbent upon us to revisit the role and practice of the university, particularly in the developing world.
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Tools and Technology
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 iTunes U
iTunes U is a free, hosted service for colleges and universities that provides easy access to educational content, including lectures and interviews 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It's the only content management and distribution system that sets educational content free by delivering the best solution for the distribution of content that can be accessed by an iPod.
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Announcement
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Digital Learning India 2006 conference, to be held from 23-25 August at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi, India is organised by Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS). Digital Learning India 2006 is co-organised by Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Government of India and UNDP. Global e-Schools and Community Initiative (GeSCI), Dublin, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Switzerland, Telecentre.org, Canada, American India Foundation, and Navodaya Vidylaya Samiti are some of the key organizations, who have joined the conference as partners among others. Digital Learning India 2006 will also host an exhibition of latest e-solutions, services, initiatives and case studies from across Asia and beyond in which prominent e-Learning companies have confirmed their participation.
Key sessions of the conference are:
- International perspectives in ICT in Education
- Government perspectives in ICT in Education
- Technology in schools-Building partnerships for success
- Special session ICT for Children
- Special session on Government initiatives in ICT in ‘Education for All’
- Successful Technology integration in classroom
- e-learning: process, technology, capacity building
Get yourself registered at:
www.digitallearning.in/dlindia/del_registration.asp
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