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… Read more ICTs and Indigenous People
The right to education for all is increasingly recognized as a basic human right, which is crucial to the development of all societies as well as individual people. Access to… Read more ICT in Education for People with Disabilities
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… Read more Digital literacy in education
Open learning provides flexible remote access to learning that enables people to study and achieve qualifications ‘any place, any time’. Information and communication technologies make this possible by providing online… Read more Cost-benefit Modelling for Open Learning
Social media enable human relationships through technology. In other words, social media are the media for social interaction. The two most visible applications of social media are the building and… Read more Social Media for Learning by Means of ICT
A new monograph “Media Literacy and New Humanism” has been printed in the IITE series “Theoretical Aspects of ICT in Education”. The authors – José Manuel Pérez Tornero and Tapio… Read more Media Literacy and New Humanism
The achievements of the Republic of Korea in e-Learning and ICT in education policy are the result of systematic efforts in implementation of a solid legal framework, supported by secured… Read more E-learning in the Republic of Korea
The severe shortage of qualified engineering work force is creating social and economical crisis on a global scale. Two of the observable factors are the shortage of engineering school enrolment… Read more ICTs for New Engineering Education
Open Educational Resources (OER) are starting to have impact in influencing those that are planning educational policy as governments look for ways to meet ambitious targets at lower costs and… Read more Open educational resources and intellectual property rights
Mobile learning is part of a new learning landscape created by the availability of technologies supporting flexible, accessible, personalized education. Learners’ everyday uses of mobile phones and other devices such… Read more Mobile learning for quality education and social inclusion
This policy brief examines the major trends in the development and use of open educational resources (OER). It notes the growing expansion in the quantity of OER and how that… Read more Global trends in the development and use of open educational resources to reform educational practices
Persons with disabilities have traditionally been excluded from receiving an equitable education as the result of attitudinal, physical and infrastructural barriers within educational systems and throughout wider society. Information and… Read more ICT for Inclusion: Reaching More Students More Effectively