National educational technology plan for the USA

U.S. Department of Education (2010) National Educational Technology Plan Washington DC: Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education published its draft plan on educational technology on March 5 (it can be downloaded by clicking here). Secretary Arne Duncan invites comments on the draft National Educational Technology Plan. The [...]

Eleven countries with ‘good practice’ in e-learning

Trucano, M. (2010) ICT & Education: Eleven Countries to Watch — and Learn From EduTech, January 29

EduTech is a World Bank Blog on ICT use in education. Trucano excludes North America, Western Europe and Australia, as much is already known about these countries (see for instance the excellent Re.Vica wiki). Instead, he focuses [...]

National plans for ICTs in education for 193 countries

Bassi, R. (2009) ICTs in Education (ICT4E): Policies and Plans Worldwide Dublin Ireland: Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative

This document provides online access to the plans and policies for ICTs in education for 193 countries, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. It also includes an excellent list of references on national plans and policies for e-learning.

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Suggestions for a national ed tech plan for the USA

eSchool News (2009) Stakeholders advise on national ed-tech plan eSchool News, November 17

U.S. Department of Education (ED) is preparing a new National Education Technology Plan and is accepting public feedback as it develops the new plan. A department spokesman did not know how long the public comment period would remain open, saying only [...]

A personal view of e-learning in Saudi Arabia

A mosque in Arar, Northern Saudi Arabia. Arar is on the route for pilgrims from Iraq and Iran for the Haj in Mecca.

The purpose of my visit

I have just spent the last two weeks running workshops on planning academic programs using e-learning (for slides see Part [...]