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Digital natives: How do they learn? How to teach them?
Information and Communication technologies (ICTs) have changed our societies. Not only they provided us with new techniques and tools; they are also changing many core concepts and values. The relationship people have with technology is changing, ...
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Diversification of learning platforms
A learning platorm is an integrated set of resources, tools, and interactive online services for teachers, learners, and others involved in education to support and enhance educational delivery and management (Wikipedia, 2011). The term ‘lea...
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New-Generation Electronic Educational Resources
The importance of enhancing quality, effectiveness and accessibility of education has been discussed all over the world for many years. Fast-paced information production and the necessity of continuing upgrade of skills are no longer a subject of ...
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ICTs and Teacher Competencies
Technology is a critical component of education in the 21st century; today’s students live in a global world and need to compete intellectually with peers worldwide. Data suggest that digital tools and strong pedagogy may help schools employ...
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ICTs in TVET
Major research projects by different international organizations concentrate on the “21st century competencies” in our knowledge economy driven by technology. The efforts aim at finding indicators, criteria, and benchmarks for internat...
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ICTs and Indigenous People
Although worldwide there has been significant growth in access to computers and the Internet, the lack of access to such resources continues to be a major form of social and economic exclusion for many peoples across the globe. Among these are ind...
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Digital literacy in education
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have penetrated all areas of contemporary life. In this context, digital literacy has become much more than the ability to handle computers – just like traditional literacy and numeracy, it c...
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