Debate Underway on the Role of Technology in Education
Richard Rowe has submitted a requested article “Balancing Content, Technology and People for Quality Basic Education” in an online debate sponsored by InfoDev and UNESCO on the role of eBooks and other information and communications technologies as a way to increase universal access to quality basic education in the developing world.
Rowe warns against an over-reliance upon technology as a simple solution to improving education in developing countries and argues for a balanced strategy emphasizing the development and sharing of content, preparation of teachers and communities for innovations in learning and the introduction of scalable technologies appropriate for different age levels and settings. He predicts that paper-based learning resources will be needed throughout the world for many years and that technologies shuold be used to facilitate their development and distribution.
Here is the link to the article and the debate on this topic that is underway.
This debate will be ongoing through the month of August. Please read and participate. Share your reactions to the points being made and your thoughts on this important subject.
