|
Online Learning News and Research
|
Tuesday, February 04, 2003
Report: E-Learning breaking down barriers in Africa - Gail Repsher Emery
Public-private arrangements are bringing e-learning to thousands of Africans whose access to traditional education is hampered by poverty, political conflict and a lack of teachers and infrastructure, according to a new grant report from the IBM Endowment for the Business of Government, a unit of IBM Corp. of Armonk, N.Y. The report, The Promise of E-Learning in Africa: The Potential for Public-Private Partnerships, concludes that e-learning offers a flexible and cost-effective way to span Africa’s rural distances and make alternatives to regular classroom settings available through such technologies as satellite downlinks, interactive television, videoconferencing and virtual educational networks. http://www.businessofgovernment.org/pdfs/LaRocqueReport.pdf
Comments:
Post a Comment
Online Learning News Blog Archives OTEL - Ray's Home Page - Notebook - UIS Online - U of I Online - UIS Home Fair Use |
Online Learning Update 
