In Focus
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Policy Forum for Asia and the Pacific: Policy and Practices in Open Educational Resources
21.05.12On 23-24 April 2012, UNESCO, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and the Thai Teachers TV (TTV) co-organized a Policy Forum for Asia and the Pacific on Open Educational Resources in Bangkok with 74 participants from 18 countries.
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News and Events
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Korean Science TV to share programme contents at no cost
Korean education broadcaster YTN Science expressed intentions to create and share free broadcast materials to public Education TV channels in Asia-Pacific...
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Learning in a book-poor, mobile-rich world
Mobile technologies are promoting collaborative learning in science classes in Chile; strengthening communication between principals and teachers in Kenya;...
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UN debate stresses need to break down barriers for girls in technology-related careers
At a United Nations-organized event in New York, education and technology experts from around the world today discussed the need to break down...
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eTwinning for cross-border learning: School projects of the year announced
The eTwinning annual conference was held in Berlin from 29 to 31 March. Over 500 teachers from 31 countries, actively participated in a very lively programme...
Innovative ICT Programmes & Projects
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Nenasa – Bridging education gap in Sri Lanka
By Seth Leighton, Educate Lanka Foundation
Dialog Axiata PLC, a telecommunications company from Sri Lanka, has developed a programme to enable access to high...
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Mobile Science Project: Engaging students in science through mobile learning
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Community Multimedia Centres: Empowering marginalized communities in Nepal
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Village teacher training via video conferencing
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OER reef and rainforest wiki in Marovo language
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Khan Academy – Redefining learning and forstering changes in education
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SchoolNet SA is learning from experience
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The knowledge society - GeSCI
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Interactive radio instruction – How cost effective ICT can have a remarkable impact
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Localised teachers’ portals in East Asia: Access English by British Council
Resources
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Developing and deploying OERs in sub-Saharan Africa: Building on the present
Open educational resources (OERs) have the potential to reduce costs, improve quality, and increase access to educational opportunities. OER development and...
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Open Access to scientific information: Policy guidelines released
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Open Educational Resources in the People’s Republic of China: Achievements, challenges and prospects for development
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Online courseware from Yale University
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Open Culture - high-quality cultural & educational media for the worldwide lifelong learning community
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Technology and child development: Evidence from the One Laptop per Child Program (OLPC)
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Beyond Textbooks – Report on findings from phase 1
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Graduate employability in Asia
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New challenges in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) teacher education
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Teaching with wikis: improving staff development through action research
