"Shall I feed my daughter, or Educate her?": Barriers to Girls' Education in Pakistan - HRW (Human Rights Watch, 2018)

A web-based peer-assessment approach to improving junior high school students' performance, self-efficacy and motivation in performing arts courses: Peer assessment for performing art courses - Hsia, Lu‐Ho; Huang, Iwen; Hwang, Gwo-Jen (British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015)
In this paper, a web-based peer-assessment approach is proposed for conducting performing arts activities. A peer-assessment system was implemented and applied to a junior high school performing arts course to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. A total of 163 junior high students were assigned to an experimental group and a control group. The students in the experimental group learned with the web-based peer-assessment approach, whereas those in the control group learned with a web-based streaming video-supported environment. The experimental results showed that, in comparison with the web-based streaming video-supported learning approach, the web-based peer assessment approach could significantly improve the students' performance, self-efficacy and motivation in the performing arts course. In the meantime, it was found that the peer assessment ratings were highly correlated with the teachers' ratings in every performance item; moreover, the performance ratings were highly related to the students' self-efficacy in evaluating peers' work and improving their own work based on peers' comments as well as their intrinsic motivation, showing the effectiveness of the performance scoring rubrics and the peer assessment approach. The satisfaction questionnaire results also revealed that the students who learned with the peer assessment approach were significantly more satisfied with the learning activity than those who learned with the web-based learning approach.

The Influence of Young Children's Use of Technology on Their Learning: A Review - Hsin, C.-T; Li, Ming-Chaun; Tsai, Chin-Chung (Educational Technology and Society, 2014)
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Reexamining the impact of self-determination theory on learning outcomes in the online learning environment - Hsu, Hui-Ching Kayla; Wang, Cong Vivi; Levesque-Bristol, Chantal (Education and information technologies, 2019)

Effects of gesture-based match-to-sample instruction via virtual reality technology for Chinese students with autism spectrum disorders - Hu, Xiaoyi; Han, Zhuo Rachel (International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2019)
Effective strategies to address academic performance are critical to students with disabilities in inclusive settings. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using gesture-based instruction via Leap Motion-aided virtual reality (VR) technology to teach matching skills to school-aged students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in China. Three participants with ASD from general education schools participated in this study. A multiple probe design across participants was used. The results indicated that all participants acquired the target match-to-sample skills and maintained the acquired skills at a high level for up to 12 weeks. Results of this study provide important implications to special education and general education teachers working with students with ASD.
Keywords: China; autism spectrum disorders; computer-assisted instruction; gesture-based; match-to-sample; virtual reality technology

Comparing Computer-Assisted and Teacher-Implemented Visual Matching Instruction for Children with ASD and/or Other DD - Hu, Xiaoyi; Lee, Gabrielle T.; Tsai, Yu-Ting; Yang, Yang; Cai, Su (Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020)
This paper compared the effectiveness and efficiency of using computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and teacher-implemented instruction (TII) to teach visual matching skills to students with autism spectrum disorder and/or other developmental disabilities. Four school-aged students participated in this study with an alternating treatment design. The CAI incorporated discrete trial instruction with the gesture-tracking application, while the TII involved traditional one-to-one instruction using flashcards. The results indicated that all students acquired the target matching skills with generalization to similar untaught skills and maintained acquired skills at a high level for up to 5 weeks under both CAI and TII. Both CAI and TII were effective. However, CAI was more efficient than TII in regards to the prompts provided and the duration of instructional sessions. CAI also resulted in more student engagement in independent learning.

Education Management Information System (EMIS): Integrated data and information systems and their Implications in educational management - Hua, Haiyan; Herstein, Jon (2003)
Successful management of today’s education systems requires effective policymaking and system monitoring through data and information. To this end, countries around the world have invested significant resources into collecting, processing, and managing more and better data through education management information systems (EMIS). However, all too often EMIS design and development has been limited to information technology enhancements, and/or data storage and maintenance, with insufficient attention paid to the management environment in which EMIS operates and data utilization for policy decisions. This paper will examine the technical, organizational, and institutional conditions that must be met in order to enable information-based decision-making for effective system management. It will highlight the fact that technical capacity building must be accompanied by the creation of the demand for information and the nurturing of a culture of open communication, information sharing, and information use.
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Education management information system (EMIS): integrated data and information systems and their implications in educational management - Hua, Haiyan; Herstein, Jon (Annual Conference of Comparative and International Education Society, 2003)
Successful management of today’s education systems requires effective policymaking and system monitoring through data and information. To this end, countries around the world have invested significant resources into collecting, processing, and managing more and better data through education management information systems (EMIS). However, all too often EMIS design and development has been limited to information technology enhancements, and/or data storage and maintenance, with insufficient attention paid to the management environment in which EMIS operates and data utilization for policy decisions. This paper will examine the technical, organizational, and institutional conditions that must be met in order to enable information-based decision-making for effective system management. It will highlight the fact that technical capacity building must be accompanied by the creation of the demand for information and the nurturing of a culture of open communication, information sharing, and information use.
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Disrupted classes, undisrupted learning during COVID-19 outbreak in China: Application of open educational practices and resources - Huang, Ronghuai; Tlili, Ahmed; Chang, Ting Wen; Zhang, Xiangling; Nascimbeni, Fabio; Burgos, Daniel (Smart Learning Environments, 2020)
With the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China, the Chinese government decided to ban any type of face-to-face teaching, disrupting classes and resulting in over 270 million students being unable to return to their universities/schools. Therefore, the Ministry of Education (MoE) launched an initiative titled ‘Ensuring learning undisrupted when classes are disrupted’ by reforming the entire educational system and including an online education component. However, this quick reform in this unexpected critical situation of widespread COVID-19 cases harbours several challenges, such as the lack of time and teacher/student isolation. This paper discusses the possibility of using open educational resources (OER) and open educational practices (OEP) as an effective educational solution to overcome these challenges. Particularly, this study presents a generic OEP framework built on existing open-practice definitions. It then presents, based on this framework and based on the challenges reported by several Chinese education specialists during two national online seminars, a set of guidelines for the effective use of OER and OEP for both teaching and learning. Finally, this study presents some recommendations for the better adoption of OER and OEP in the future. The findings of this study can help researchers and educators apply OER and OEP for better learning experiences and outcomes during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Keywords: Coronavirus (COVID-19); Distance education; Online education; Open education; Open educational practices (OEP); Open educational resources (OER)

Handbook on Facilitating Flexible Learning During Educational Disruption - Huang, Ronghuai; Tlili, Ahmed; Yang, Junfeng; Wang, Huanhuan; Zhang, Mahua; Gao, Bojun; Lu, Hang; Chang, Ting-Wen; Cheng, Qian; Yin, Xiayu; Cheng, Wei (2020)

A practitioner's guide to gamification of education - Huang, Wendy Hsin-Yuan; Soman, Dilip (2013)

Empowering personalized learning with an interactive e-book learning system for elementary school students - Huang, Yueh-Min; Liang, Tsung-Ho; Su, Yen-Ning; Chen, Nian-Shing (Educational Technology Research and Development, 2012)

Country Profile: Lebanon - Huawei (Global Connectivity Index, 2019)
Select and compare the status of your nation's digital transformation against up to 3 nations around the world

Curated Tools for Teacher Continuous Professional Development - Hub, EdTech (EdTech Hub)
EdTech Hub has created curated lists of teacher professional development (TPD) tools along with evidenced-based advice on how to effectively use them. Because, of course, it’s not only which tool you choose, but how you use it that will determine whether it will lead to better teaching and learning.

Explore EdData Tools - Hub, EdTech (EdTech Hub)
Crowdsourcing Data Technologies for Education in Emergencies

Verna Lalbeharie joins EdTech Hub as incoming Executive Director - Hub, EdTech (EdTech Hub, 2021)
We are excited to announce that Verna Lalbeharie is joining EdTech Hub as the incoming Executive Director. A native of South Africa, now living in North Carolina (USA), Lalbeharie brings not only 25 years of EdTech expertise to the role, but also a career-spanning commitment to evidence-building in education technology to create a more equitable future for all students. “When…
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Putting the Power of Transparency in Context: Information's Role in Reducing Corruption in Uganda's Education Sector - Working Paper 136 - Hubbard, Paul (Center for Global Development | Ideas to Action, 2007)
One story popular in development circles tells how Uganda slashed corruption simply by publicly disclosing the amount of monthly grants to schools--thus making it harder for officials to siphon off money for their own enrichment. This working paper finds that while the percentage of funds being diverted did indeed drop, the real value of funds diverted only fell by a modest 12 percent over six years. And the information campaign was no panacea; other policies and reforms also contributed to the improvement. Learn More
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Should Touch Screen Tablets Be Used to Improve Educational Outcomes in Primary School Children in Developing Countries? - Hubber, Paula J.; Outhwaite, Laura A.; Chigeda, Antonie; McGrath, Simon; Hodgen, Jeremy; Pitchford, Nicola J. (Frontiers in Psychology, 2016)

Republic of Yemen - Restoring and expanding energy access : power sector reengagement note - Huenteler, Joern Thorsten; Khanna, Ashish; Badiei, Sara; Matsuo, Tyeler Marissa; Maier, Elisabeth; Fernstrom, Erik Magnus (The World Bank, 2017)
Already before the conflict, much of Yemen’s population was deprived of basicelectricity services. Even before the conflict, Yemen was considered the least electrifiedcountry in the MENA region, with a pre-crisis access rate from all sources of only 55percent. The country’s per capita electricity consumption stood at 243 kWh in 2013,almost one-sixth of the regional average (The World Bank Group, 2016). There had been little progress in the electricity sector over the last decade. The sectormade little progress on improving operational efficiency and quality of service or inreducing high electricity losses, while costing the country over 10 percent of its GDPannually through direct and indirect subsidies (The World Bank, 2013). The ongoing conflict has significantly worsened the electricity supply situation from an already low level, with severe impact on health, education, water and sanitation, and the private sector, which all rely heavily on a functioning power supply.The top-down model of service delivery has been replaced by a combination of locally managed urban public services and a private-sector driven bottom-up model. The poor have limited access to solar so far, and there are concerns about the qualityof the installed technology.Because the limited functionality of the energy sector has severe consequences for other sectors and the overall Yemeni economy, restoring electricity supply will be a priority for any in-conflict or post-conflict engagement.A recent review of the World Bank’s interventions over the last 15 years in the energy sector concluded that alternative models for procurement and/or project implementation may be needed for in-conflict or post-conflict interventions.New, project-specific public sector institutions created for the purpose ofinfrastructure development were no panacea.Distributed infrastructure investments, while also not as successful as anticipated, tended to work better.The proposed priorities represent sequential steps the electricity system is re-built from the bottom up, both technically and institutionally.The proposed priorities and sequencing are underpinned by a vision for Yemen’spower sector that involves a stronger role for the private sector and moredecentralized service provision.

Automated Knowledge Extraction from IS Research Articles Combining Sentence Classification and Ontological Annotation - Huettemann, Sebastian (2023)
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Youth Transitions: Creating Pathways to Success - Hughes, Deirdre; Smith, Graeme (Education Development Trust, 2020)
Around the world, young people face considerable challenges. Even before the disruption of the Covid-19 crisis, policymakers were seeking to respond to rapid technological advances, climate change and -- in some countries -- an ageing population and workforce. While children and young people worldwide generally have high aspirations and ambitions for their futures, evidence shows that they often face problematic and protracted transitions into work. In this context, new pathways from school to employment are needed. In this paper, we review extensive evidence to provide guidance on how children and young people can be best prepared to succeed in their school-to-work transitions, both now and in the future.
Keywords: 21st Century Skills; COVID-19; Career Development; Career Education; Economic Climate; Education Work Relationship; Educational Policy; Employers; Foreign Countries; Job Skills; Labor Market; Pandemics; Public Policy; Social Change; Technology Uses in Education; Vocational Education; Youth Employment

Gender Inequality Index (GII): Human Development Reports - Human Development Report (2019)

Governments Harm Children’s Rights in Online Learning - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2022)
Governments of 49 of the world’s most populous countries harmed children’s rights by endorsing online learning products during Covid-19 school closures without adequately protecting children’s privacy.

World Report 2018 - Human Rights Watch (2017)
World Report 2018 summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide, drawing on events from late 2016 through November 2017.

Humanitarian Data Exchange - Humanitarian Data Exchange (OCHA Services: Humanitarian Data Exchange)

Global Humanitarian Overview 2020 - Humanitarian InSight (2020)

Guidance Note 1: Inclusive Digital Learning - Humanity and Inclusion (INEE, 2020)
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Guidance note 1, inclusive digital learning - Humanity and Inclusion (2020)
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A guide for planning and strategy development in the face of complexity - Hummelbrunner, Richard; Jones, Harry (Overseas Development Institute, 2013)

Dot Mini - Access anything. Anywhere. - HundrED (2020)
Dot Mini is the first smart media device for the visually impaired. It combines innovative technology, software and design, for experiencing content like never before. Access books, magazines, audio, and even movies. Dot Incorporation strives to be a pioneer in accessible and affordable innovations for the vision impaired and the deafblind to lead independent, fulfilling lives.

Kiwix - HundrED (2020)
Kiwix brings internet content to people without internet access. Wikipedia, MOOCs, books from the Gutenberg Library or even TED talks: these and a thousand more can be made available offline and accessed on smartphones, computers and hotspots, even where there is no connectivity. Kiwix is free to use and distribute, and has more than 3 million users in 200 countries and territories.

Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) - HundrED.org (2019)
Simple, scalable, effective and learner centered. We tailor instruction to a child with fun, level-targeted activities to enable them to learn basic numeracy. Our model is a 30-day intervention implemented one hour a day. The pillars; assess and group students by ability, use targeted instruction, employ fun and engaging learner appropriate materials and maintain strong implementation systems.

How can digital formative assessment help monitor student learning during and after the COVID-19 era? - Huong, Le Thu; Au, Yee Ki (UNESCO IIEP Learning Portal, 2020)

Supporting Head Start parents: impact of a text message intervention on parent–child activity engagement - Hurwitz, Lisa B.; Lauricella, Alexis R.; Hanson, Ann; Raden, Anthony; Wartella, Ellen (Early Child Development and Care, 2015)
Head Start emphasises parent engagement as a critical strategy in promoting children's long-term learning. Parents can support children's positive development by engaging them in stimulating activities. The following study assessed whether a service that delivered parenting tips via text message could prompt parents of children enrolled in Head Start programmes to engage in more learning activities with their children. Two hundred and fifty-six parents participated in the study with approximately half receiving text messages for six weeks. All participants completed a questionnaire about the types of learning activities in which they engaged their children. Parents who received the service engaged in more learning activities; this was particularly true of fathers and parents of boys. Parents reported high rates of satisfaction with service. These results suggest that text-based interventions as a supplement to other forms of family engagement may successfully communicate parenting information and support parental engagement with young children.
Keywords: Head Start; ___working_potential_duplicate; activities; early childhood; intervention; parenting; text messaging

Emerging Technologies: An Overview of Practices in Distance Education - Hussain, Irshad (Journal on School Educational Technology, 2007)
In contemporary society, information technologies and communication technologies (ICTs) are playing crucial role in dissemination of knowledge and information the world over. Universities/ higher education institutions, particularly distance education universities in developed countries are making best use of these technologies for effective and interactive teaching learning process. Developing countries are also trying to adopt the model of developed countries according to their resources and circumstances. Distance education universities in developed countries like United States of America and United Kingdom are using advanced (emerging) technologies such as computers, Internet (World Wide Web) satellite communication, teleconferencing (videoconferencing and audio conferencing) and virtual reality in education and training. In developing countries like India, Pakistan and Thailand, distance education universities are using Radio, Television and Internet for teaching learning purpose and students support services. They are using computers mostly for office work. They are trying to adopt advanced technologies like developed countries but they have some limitations of resources (human & material resources). In future it is hoped that developing countries will also be using emerging technologies for teaching learning purpose.
Keywords: Case Studies; Computer Mediated Communication; Distance Education; Educational Development; Educational Practices; Educational Technology; Educational Television; Foreign Countries; Influence of Technology; Information Networks; Online Systems; Open Universities; Technological Advancement; Technology Integration; Technology Uses in Education; Telecommunications; Virtual Universities

Effects of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Students' Academic Achievement and Retention in Chemistry at Secondary Level - Hussain, Ishtiaq; Suleman, Qaiser; ud Din, M. Naseer; Shafique, Farhan (Journal of Education and Educational Development, 2017)
The current paper investigated the effects of information and communication technology on the students' academic achievement and retention in chemistry. Fifty students of 9th grade were selected randomly from Kohsar Public School and College Latamber Karak. The students were grouped into equivalent groups based on pretest score. In order to collect data, pretest posttest equivalent groups design was used. Mean, standard deviation and independent samples t-test were applied through SPSS for data analysis. Based on statistical analysis, it came to light that information and communication technology positively affects students' academic achievement and retention and ICT was found more compelling, effective and valuable in teaching of chemistry when contrasted with conventional techniques of teaching. It is recommended that information and communication technology should be used in teaching chemistry for enhancing students' academic achievement at secondary level.
Keywords: Chemistry; Computer Uses in Education; Conventional Instruction; Foreign Countries; Influence of Technology; Pretests Posttests; Retention (Psychology); Science Achievement; Science Instruction; Secondary School Science; Secondary School Students; Statistical Analysis

Improving public school teachers in Pakistan: challenges and opportunities. Improving Schools - Hussain, Rana; Ali, Sajid (Improving Schools, 2010)
This article tries to respond to a basic question: ‘can in-service teachers of public sectors in Pakistan be reformed?’The authors ’ response to this question is: ‘yes, public teachers can be reformed, if contextual possibilities are exploited efficiently’. Although a straightforward and simplistic response to the question, this was felt necessary to counter an unfavourable bias against public sector teachers in Pakistan without recognizing the challenges that they face, and without recognizing the potential of many of the public teachers who continuously strive to change these negative perceptions. This article recognizes the potential of public teachers and shares a relatively successful example of improving competencies among public teachers to support the response – the Cluster-Based Mentoring Programme (CBMP). Important features of the programmes are described along with discussion on its effective-ness and sustainability.

A Study of the Association between Self-Directed Learning Readiness and Academic Achievement of Student-Teachers in Pakistan - Hussain, Tariq; Sabar, Ajia; Jabeen, Rafia (Bulletin of Education and Research, 2019)
Education at every level is typically future-oriented; it is imperative for the learners to keep pace with the unpredictable and fast changing world. The field of teacher-education is no exception. Student-centered approaches have started gaining popularity in today's day and age. Self-directed learning is becoming one of the most prominent phenomena for the 21st century learners. This study investigated whether any relationship exists between Self-Directed Learning readiness (SDLR) and academic achievement of student-teachers. For this purpose, quantitative approach was adopted and correlation research design was used. The population comprised all the master level students of the Institute of Education and Research, enrolled in the session 2017-2019. The total number was 510. The researchers used multistage sampling to draw a sample. A total of 300 students were included in the research. To determine the SDLR of student-teachers, a modified SDLI questionnaire, developed by Su-Fen Cheng, Chien-Lin Kuo, Kuan-Chia Lin, and Jane LeeHsieh in 2009, was used. The analysis of the data concluded that student-teachers' self-directed learning readiness is high. It was determined that a significant difference does not exist among the population on the basis of gender or marital status.
Keywords: Academic Achievement; Correlation; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Graduate Students; Independent Study; Learning Readiness; Marital Status; Masters Programs; Student Centered Learning; Student Teacher Attitudes; Student Teachers; Teacher Education; ⛔ No DOI found

Research trends in mobile and ubiquitous learning: A review of publications in selected journals from 2001 to 2010 - Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Tsai, Chin-Chung (British Journal of Educational Technology, 2011)

Bilingual Education in Latin America: Does Quechua-Medium Education Improve Peruvian Indigenous Children's Academic Achievement? - Hynsjö and Damon (2015)

Education Policy Brief Latin America and the Caribbean #2: Four Key Elements to Make Hybrid Education a Reality | Publications - IADB (2020)

Wiki Sign Dict: A Development of an Online Sharing Dictionary for Hearing Impaired. - Iam-Khong, N; Suksakulchai, S (Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2011)
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Remote eye-tracking for cognitive telerehabilitation and interactive school tasks in times of COVID-19 - Iannizzotto, Giancarlo; Nucita, Andrea; Fabio, Rosa Angela; Caprì, Tindara; Bello, Lucia Lo (Information (Switzerland), 2020)
In the attempt to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 lockdown, most countries have recently authorized and promoted the adoption of e-learning and remote teaching technologies, often with the support of teleconferencing platforms. Unfortunately, not all students can benefit from the adoption of such a surrogate of their usual school. We were asked to devise a way to allow a community of children affected by the Rett genetic syndrome, and thus unable to communicate verbally, in writing or by gestures, to actively participate in remote rehabilitation and special education sessions by exploiting eye-gaze tracking. As not all subjects can access commercial eye-tracking devices, we investigated new ways to facilitate the access to eye gaze-based interaction for this specific case. The adopted communication platform is a videoconferencing software, so all we had at our disposal was a live video stream of the child. As a solution to the problem, we developed a software (named SWYG) that only runs at the "operator" side of the communication, at the side of the videoconferencing software, and does not require to install other software in the child's computer. The preliminary results obtained are very promising and the software is ready to be deployed on a larger base. While this paper is being written, several children are finally able to communicate with their caregivers from home, without relying on expensive and cumbersome devices.
Keywords: COVID-19; Remote interactive education; Telerehabilitation; Video conferencing; Video-based eye-gaze tracking

Technology integration: Managing technological evolution in a complex environment - Iansiti, Marco (Research policy, 1995)

Safe Back to School: A Practitioner’s Guide - IASC Global Education Cluster; Child Protection Global Protection Cluster (INEE, 2020)

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Rwanda - ICDL (ICDL Africa)

Rwanda Revenue Authority becomes ICDL Accredited Test Centre - ICDL (ICDL Africa, 2018)
The Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) is a government revenue collection agency established by the Parliament of Rwanda. The RRA is charged with enforcing, assessing, collecting, and accounting for the various taxes imposed in Rwanda. As part of its work to support digitalisation and improve service delivery, the RRA is training and certifying its staff to …

The National Bank of Rwanda - ICDL (ICDL Africa, 2017)
The National Bank of Rwanda strives to be a world class Central Bank that contributes to economic growth & development, by using robust monetary policy tools to maintain stable market prices. The Bank ensures financial stability in a free market economy as it embraces innovations, diversity, inclusiveness, and economic integration. The Central Bank of Rwanda …

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DigiSchool – ICT Authority - ICT Authority

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Kenya Open Data - ICT Authority

Beyond Earthquakes: Leveraging GIS and Volunteered Geographic Information to Build Haitian Schools - ICTworks (2012)

What is the Matthew Effect on Khan Academy in India? - ICTworks (2016)

Measuring the impact of COVID-19 on education in Pakistan - Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (Islamabad, 2021)

Technology for Teacher Training - IDEAS (IDEAS | Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives, 2017)
The project will be introducing a new model of delivering in-service teacher training to government sector primary school teachers (PSTs), which builds upon the existing structure of cluster-based Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in Punjab.The Directorate of Staff Development (DSD) employs a cluster-based approach to in-service teacher training which constitutes a cascading model. Although the model […]

Design Kit - IDEO.org (Design Kit Methods for Human Centered Design, 2015)
Human-centered design is a practical, repeatable approach to arriving at innovative solutions. Think of these Methods as a step-by-step guide to unleashing your creativity, putting the people you serve at the center of your design process to come up with new answers to difficult problems.

Scaling Innovation - IDIA (2017)

Data quality check for hierarchical linear data with outliers - idinsight (2022)
How to implement a data quality check for pairs of variables displaying linear relationships.

IDRC in Pakistan - IDRC (IRDC, 2009)

Impact of COVID-19 on child labour in South Asia - Idris, Iffat (University of Birmingham, 2020)

Formation de formateurs au numérique éducatif de 4 pays (Burkina, Comores, Mali et Tchad) - IFADEM (Initiative francophone pour la formation à distance des maîtres, 2019)

The acceptance of Tablet-PCs in classroom instruction: The teachers’ perspectives - Ifenthaler, Dirk; Schweinbenz, Volker (Computers in Human Behavior, 2013)

(Mis)allocation of teachers and state capacity - IGC - International Growth Centre (IGC)
Cross-country differences in educational attainment are large. Despite a massive expansion of primary schooling in developing countries in the last decades, a substantial share of the population in low-income countries still does not complete primary education. Since teachers are a key input into the education process and teacher compensation constitutes a major part of public […]

At least 77 million rural inhabitants in Latin America and the Caribbean have no access to high-quality internet services - IICA (IICA.INT, 2020)
IICA-BID-MICROSOFT DOCUMENT “RURAL CONNECTIVITY IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN – A BRIDGE TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN TIMES OF THE PANDEMIC” The study focused on 24 countries throughout all of Latin America and the Caribbean. Average rural connectivity is approximately half of connectivity levels in urban areas. Limitations in available information about the status of rural connectivity and obsolete regulatory frameworks have hindered the implementation of policies to accelerate rural digital inclusion.

Les TIC au service de l'éducation : Impact et enseignements retenus des activités appuyées par IICD - IICD (2007)

Reopening schools: How to get education back on track after COVID-19 - IIEP UNESCO; Planning, International Institute for Educational (IIEP-UNESCO, 2020)
It is a ‘back to school’ season like no other: countries are beginning to reopen their school gates following weeks of e

Digital transformation of everyday life – how COVID-19 pandemic transformed the basic education of the young generation and why information management research should care? - Iivari, Netta; Sharma, Sumita; Ventä-Olkkonen, Leena (International Journal of Information Management, 2020)

The Effect of Teachers' Professional Development in Video Technology on Mathematics and the English Language Learning of Preschoolers in a Rural Primary School in Pakistan. - Ikram, Hamid (2016)
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the effect of teachers' professional development in video technology (PBS & Sesame Street videos) on mathematics and the English language learning among nursery students in the rural area of Pakistan where it was impossible for students to experience watching videos for learning purposes. This study showed teachers' motivation and frustration, before and after professional development, toward the use of video technology in the classroom. Also, this study showed the effect of learning videos assisted with games, coloring activities, and portfolios on student's English and mathematics' learning. The demographics of gender, socioeconomic status of the students, parents' education and occupation, learning resources at home for children, and the use of technology and media at home were contrasted to examine how they affect students learning of mathematics and English. The participants of the study were 80 nursery students and two English and math teachers in a rural primary school of Punjab province in Pakistan. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview protocol, biographical survey, and English and math tests. The demographic characteristics of the participants revealed that there were 55 percent female students and 45 percent male students ranging in age from 4 to 6 years. The demographics also revealed that 81 percent of the students belonged to households that had not more than $100 income per month. The findings supported that a majority of the students belonged to low socioeconomic status (SES), and fathers were the main source of household income. The findings showed that fathers' level of education was higher than that of the mothers' level of education. The effective delivery of the content with videos and students' engagement motivated teachers. The use of videos remarkably enhanced students' learning of math numbers and English alphabet in experimental classrooms. However, the lack of funds and technology training was the biggest frustration for teachers. The findings from this research contributed to the literature about teachers' professional development and use of learning media. The findings also identified the reasons behind teachers' frustration and motivation to bring technology in the classroom. Consequently, these study findings informed administrators, teachers, and parents to improve existing teaching and learning practices at early education level in Pakistan. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Keywords: Educational Media; Educational Technology; Elementary School Teachers; English Language Learners; Foreign Countries; Mathematics Education; Mathematics Instruction; Mixed Methods Research; Pakistan; Preschool Children; Professional Development; Rural Schools; Second Language Learning; Semi Structured Interviews; Surveys; Technology Uses in Education; Video Technology

The Impact of Teachers Professional Development in Video Technology on Mathematics and English Learning of Preschoolers in a Rural Primary School in Pakistan - Ikram, Hamid (International Journal for Digital Society, 2015)
Learning media technologies are common and affordable tools in preschools for teaching and learning purposes. Unfortunately, many young children from low socio-economic communities do not have challenging and stimulating learning environment as compared to their advantaged peers.

Revitalizing the Planning Commission: Some Recommendations - Ikram, Khalid (Working Papers, 2011)
This paper considers the key problems confronting the Pakistan Planning Commission; brieﬂy examines the essentials of planning for a mixed economy; draws lessons from the experience of countries, both developed and developing, that have formulated and implemented successful plans; and suggests measures to revitalize the Planning Commission. Some suggestions are put forward for continuous upgrading of the institutionâ€™s skills in the longer run. The paper also describes ways in which policymakers can learn from their counterparts in successful countries in the neighborhood. [IGC Rapid Response]. http://www.theigc.org/node/1300
Keywords: Pakistan; Pakistan Planning Commission

A snapshot of online learners: e-Readiness, e-Satisfaction and expectations - Ilgaz, Hale; Gülbahar, Yasemin (The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015)
The popularity of online programs that educational institutions offer is continuously increasing at varying degrees, with the major demand coming from adult learners who have no opportunity to access traditional education. These adult learners have to be sufficiently ready and competent for online learning, and have their own varied expectations from the online learning process. Hence, this mixed method study is conducted to explore the participants’ readiness and expectations at the beginning and their satisfaction levels at the end of an online learning experience. An ereadiness scale and an e-satisfaction scale was administered as quantitative measures, with openended questions gathering qualitative data. Participants of the research were registered to different e-learning programs at Ankara University Distance Education Center, Turkey, during the 2013-2014 academic year. Analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data revealed facts about online learners, which should prove useful to both e-instructors and e-program administrators.

Online Course Satisfaction in a Holistic Flipped Classroom Approach - Ilic, Ulaş (Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 2021)
The present study aimed to investigate the satisfaction of pre-service teachers with the completely online course instructed with the flipped classroom model. The study was conducted with the explanatory sequential mixed design. The participants included 117 pre-service teachers. Data were collected during the 2020-2021 academic year fall semester with the Online Course Satisfaction Scale and face-to-face interviews. The study findings demonstrated that the pre-service teachers were satisfied with the online course. The satisfaction level of female participants was higher, and the differences were not significant based on the student department. On the other hand, the participants stated that there were systemic and instructor-oriented problems. Furthermore, it was determined that ease of use was an important factor in predicting satisfaction. Ease of use varied based on PC ownership, but not based on tablet ownership. Satisfaction did not differ based on both PC and tablet ownership. It was found that the flipped classroom model exhibited interactional challenges. However, the model had advantages due to its structure that allowed flexibility. It could be suggested that the findings of the present study would contribute to future studies that would address flipped classroom method and satisfaction with online courses.

Who benefits from public spending on higher education in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa? - Ilie, Sonia; Rose, Pauline (Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2018)
Most countries are far from achieving the new sustainable development target of equal access to higher education by 2030, with those in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa furthest behind. This raises questions about the allocation of public resources across the education system to promote equity. We use data from Demographic and Health Surveys and UNESCO Institute for Statistics in 31 countries in these regions to assess who benefits from public spending on education. Our results reveal an overall pattern of pro-rich education spending, increasing with education level. We find that this pattern can be traced to an allocation of resources to higher education that is disproportionate to the subsector’s size: even when higher education spending overall represents a small proportion of total educational expenditure, per-capita expenditure is extremely high. Given that the richest predominantly gain access to higher education, the current spending patterns are likely to reinforce wealth-driven education inequalities.

Deschooling Society - Illich, Ivan (Marion Boyars, 1971)
Schools have failed our individual needs, supporting false and misleading notions of 'progress' and development fostered by the belief that ever-increasing production, consumption and profit are proper yardsticks for measuring the quality of human life. Our universities have become recruiting centers for the personnel of the consumer society, certifying citizens for service, while at the same time disposing of those judged unfit for the competitive rat race. In this bold and provocative book, Illich suggest some radical and exciting reforms for the education system.
Keywords: Social Science / Sociology / General

Building the pipeline for entrepreneurs who are 'wired to progress' - Ilm Ideas 2, Cambridge Education (2020)

Household Income Expenditure Surveys (HIES) - ILO

World Employment and Social Outlook | Trends 2022 - ILO (2022)

Child-directed Tablet-based Learning: Project Launch, Monitoring, and Improvement Toolkit - Imagine Worldwide (2020)

Child-directed Tablet-based Learning: Project Preparation Toolkit - Imagine Worldwide (2020)

Child-directed Tablet-based Learning: Toolkits for project design, preparation, and implementation - Imagine Worldwide (2020)

DRAFT Technical Report: Impacts of a 2-year EdTech program on early primary learning in Malawi amid disruptions due to COVID-19 - Imagine Worldwide (2022)

M-learn lessons learnt: Bangladesh perspective - Imam, Zaki (QScience Proceedings, 2013)
M-learning is a form of distance learning in that it provides a communication tool( the mobile phone) to bridge the distance between the providing institution and the learners and facilitates 2-way (synchronous and asynchronous) interactivity between teacher and the learner (McWilliams et al, 2007). M-learning allows the remote teachers to stay in frequent contact with teacher educators, to ask questions and discuss issues as they adapt new teaching practices. This programme has been initiated by Ministry of Education upon requested by ADB, Manila to implement technology based training programme for reaching remote and disadvantaged areas. M learning has been piloted by teacher educators of Government Teachers’ Training College in one district (Barisal, located in the southern part of Bangladesh) and later extended to four districts to train teachers of remote schools of Patuakhali, Sandwip, Hatya and Thakurgaon districts. Regular 14 day and 5 day follow-up face-to-face inservice Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training was adapted as a two day face-to-face orientation, followed by a 6 week programme with regular conference calls to support classroom practices. Findings of the programme are very promising for adapting new practices. The CPD training by using mobile phone became very successful for increasing teachers and student’s competence level. Government of Bangladesh and Development Partners are very keen to maximize the use of technology in CPD for teachers especially for addressing female teachers and reaching training facilities to remote areas.

Endline Evaluation Report - IMC Worldwide (Every Adolescent Girl Empowered and Resilient (EAGER) project within the Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC) - Leave No Girl Behind project (LNGB), 2022)

Midterm Evaluation Report - IMC Worldwide (Every Adolescent Girl Empowered and Resilient (EAGER) project within the Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC) - Leave No Girl Behind project (LNGB), 2021)

Baseline Evaluation Report - IMC Worldwide; International Rescue Committee (IRC) (Every Adolescent Girl Empowered and Resilient (EAGER) project within the Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC) - Leave No Girl Behind project (LNGB), 2020)

An evaluation of the effectiveness of computer assisted learning strategy and expository method of teaching biology: a case study of lumen Christi international high school, Uromi, Nigeria - Imhanlahimi, E. O.; Imhanlahimi, R. E. (Journal of Social Sciences, 2008)

Kenya's pioneering eLearning programme - iMlango (iMlango, 2022)
iMlango aims to improve education outcomes in maths, literacy & life skills for 180,000 children in 245 schools by delivering access to digital education services & content.

Statement of Action: Accelerate Equitable and Quality Inclusive Education for Children and Youth with Disabilities. - Impact Initiative (2018)

Pakistani Teacher-Educator Professional Learning through an International Blended Course - Impedovo, Maria Antonietta; Malik, Sufiana Khatoon (Open Praxis, 2019)
International teacher-educator learning supports a more complex vision of teacher professionalism for both developed and developing countries. The aim of this paper is the analysis of Pakistani teacher-educator professional learning after attending an international blended course, considering the impact of online and face-to-face participation and the main competencies involved in their professional learning. The blended learning course attended by the Pakistani Teacher-educators is part of an international project between Europe and Asia. The analysis is carried out using written traces in the online platform; 47 questionnaires at the end of the face-to-face training sessions in Pakistan and 10 deep-interviews with Pakistani educators; the written traces, open questions, and deep-interviews were qualitatively analyzed. Additionally, the educators' technological, pedagogical and instructional design and interpersonal and intercultural skills were also analysed. The paper considers how international learning could affect the professional learning of teacher-educators in Global South and the centrality of the design of innovative learning courses for today's environment of international globalization.
Keywords: Blended Learning; Cultural Awareness; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Instructional Design; International Education; Interpersonal Competence; Professionalism; Skill Development; Teacher Educator Education; Teacher Educators; Teaching Skills; Technological Literacy

Global South teacher educators in digital landscape: implications on professional learning - Impedovo, Maria Antonietta; Malik, Sufiana Khatoon; Kinley, Kinley (Research on Education and Media, 2019)
Abstract This article explores Pakistani and Bhutanese teacher educators’ digital competences about the use of social media, digital resources and professional online communities and implications of this on professional learning. The two countries, less discussed in international educational literature, are facing a growing use of the Internet in teaching and learning. Data include a survey completed by 67 teacher educators from Pakistan and 37 teachers from Bhutan, as well as semi-structured interviews from both countries. This study provides evidence of how teachers’ interaction on social networks and the use of digital resources play a central role in the introduction of innovative pedagogical practices of teacher educators, and teacher educators remain interested in knowledge sharing through social media for their professional learning.
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Basic Overview of how LTI ® Works - IMS Global (IMS Global, 2021)

Ethical Aspects of Faking Emotions in Chatbots and Social Robots - Indurkhya, Bipin (arXiv, 2023)
Telling lies and faking emotions is quite common in human-human interactions: though there are risks, in many situations such behaviours provide social benefits. In recent years, there have been many social robots and chatbots that fake emotions or behave deceptively with their users. In this paper, I present a few examples of such robots and chatbots, and analyze their ethical aspects. Three scenarios are presented where some kind of lying or deceptive behaviour might be justified. Then five approaches to deceptive behaviours - no deception, blatant deception, tactful deception, nudging, and self deception - are discussed and their implications are analyzed. I conclude by arguing that we need to develop localized and culture-specific solutions to incorporating deception in social robots and chatbots.
Keywords: Computer Science - Robotics; I.2.9

INEE Minimum Standards for Education: Preparedness, Response, Recovery - INEE (Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), 2010)
The Handbook is designed to give governments and humanitarian workers the tools that they need to address both local and global goals. It is the first step toward ensuring that education initiatives in emergency situations provide a solid and sound basis for post-conflict and disaster reconstruction. The INEE Minimum Standards express a commitment that all individuals – children, youth, and adults – have a right to education during emergencies and fragile contexts. They echo the core beliefs of the Sphere Project: that all possible steps should be taken to alleviate human suffering arising out of calamity and conflict, and that people affected by disaster have a right to life with dignity.

Encuesta para la Medición del Impacto COVID-19 en la Educación (ECOVID-ED) 2020 - INEGI (2021)

Education and Sustainable Development Challenges - Information and Decision Support Center (2021)
التعليم وتحديات التنمية المستدامة,الخميس. 09 سبتمبر., 2021,أ.د. سعيد المصري,

Age appropriate design: a code of practice for online services - Information Commissioner's Office (ICO, 2020)

An Analysis of Teacher Education Context, Structure, and Quality-Assurance Arrangements in TEDS-M Countries | IEA.nl - Ingvarson, L; Schwille, J; Tatto, M; Rowley, G; Peck, R; Senk, S (2013)

How to become an independent learner - InnerDrive
Independent learning is the holy grail of education. Here's what it looks like and how students can become independent learners.

Promising Practices for Equitable Remote Learning. Emerging lessons from COVID-19 education responses in 127 countries - Innocenti, UNICEF Office of Research- (UNICEF-IRC, 2020)
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on societies, globally. To help contain the spread of the disease, schools around the world have closed, affecting 1.6 billion learners – approximately 91 per cent of the world’s enrolled stud

RECOVR Ghana: Tracking the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Innovations for Poverty Action. - Innovations for Poverty Action (Poverty Action, 2020)

Impact du COVID-19: Sur les conditions de vie des ménages enquête à haute fréquence par téléphone auprès des ménages (EHTM) - instat: Madagascar (Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances, 2020)

Guide to measuring information and communication technologies (ICT) in education. - Institut de statistique de l'Unesco (UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2009)

Final Evaluation of the Project: Increasing Access, Retention and Performance in Primary Education: Implemented by Child to Child & the Pikin-To-Pikin Movement Kailahun District, Sierra Leone, 2011-2016 - Institute for Development (2016)

“Nudge Unit” - Institute for Government (Institute for Government, 2020)
The Behavioural Insights team, popularly known as the ‘Nudge Unit’, is playing a big role in helping the government formulate its response to coronavi

Developing a Shared Vision of Ethical AI in Education: An invitation to participate - Institute of Ethical AI in Education (The University of Buckingham, 2020)

Interim Report: Towards a Shared Vision of Ethical AI in Education - Institute of Ethical AI in Education (University of Buckingham, 2020)

Acelera Brasil - Instituto Ayrton Senna (Instituto Ayrton Senna, 2020)
Solução educacional desenvolvida para garantir que alunos com atraso escolar tenham a chance de recuperar o aprendizado e desenvolver suas competências.

Instructure | Educational Software Development - Instructure (2021)

ICTs for non-formal education in rural Thailand - Intarat, Sudarat; Chanchalor, Sumalee; Murphy, Elizabeth (Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2017)
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A Guidance Note for Teacher Wellbeing in Emergency Settings - Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE, 2022)

Distance Learning during COVID-19 - Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (2020)
The third webinar of the INEE COVID-19 webinar series focused on providing distance learning in low-resource and low tech environments. The webinar highlighted the challenges currently facing EiE practitioners in the face of the school closures and restricted movement associated with COVID-19. EiE actors shared guidance and recommendations for continuing learning along with practical examples. More information about this webinar and INEE's COVID-19 response can be found on the INEE website: https://inee.org/collections/coronavi...

Minimum Standards Handbook - Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (2012)

Promising Practices in Teacher Professional Development - Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (Teachers in Crisis Context, 2022)

Teacher Wellbeing Resources Mapping & Gap Analysis - Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (2021)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources | INEE - Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE). (2020)

Landscape Review: Education in Conflict and Crisis - How Can Technology Make a Difference? - Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE). (2016)

Rapid Evidence Summary on Mass Communication | - Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE). (2020)

Technical Note: Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic. - Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE). (2020)
We are thrilled to share a new INEE Technical Note on Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Situation Report No. 11 - Interagency Collaboration on Ebola (2015)

About IGWG | IGWG - Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG)

Dos anos despues salvando a una generacion - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; World Bank (2022)

Data Explorer | Open Budget Survey | International Budget Partnership - International Budget Partnership (2022)

Inclusive curriculum - International Bureau of Education

What is blockchain technology? - International Business Machines (2022)

ITU | 2017 Global ICT Development Index - International Communication Union (2017)

SDG7: Data and Projections - International Energy Agency (IEA, 2020)

Reopening schools: How to get education back on track after COVID-19 - International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO, 2020)
It is a ‘back to school’ season like no other: countries are beginning to reopen their school gates following weeks of e

Teacher career reforms: Learning from experience - International Institute for Educational Planning (International Institute for Educational Planning, 2019)

Digital Revolutions in Public Finance - International Monetary Fund (2017)
Digitization promises to reshape fiscal policy by transforming how governments collect, process, share, and act on information. More and higher-quality information can improve not only policy design for tax and spending, but also systems for their management, including tax administration and compliance, delivery of public services, administration of social programs, public financial management, and more. Countries must chart their own paths to effectively balance the potential benefits against the risks and challenges, including institutional and capacity constraints, privacy concerns, and new avenues for fraud and evasion. Support for this book and the conference on which it is based was provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation “Click Download on the top right corner for your free copy..."

Sierra Leone: Economic Development Documents-National Development Plan, 2019-23 - International Monetary Fund (IMF, African Department, 2019)

Sierra Leone : Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Progress Report (2005-2007) - International Monetary Fund (2008)
This report describes the progress made in implementing the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Sierra Leone covering the period 2005–07. Efforts to reform the public sector were not successful. Management and Functional Reviews were conducted for several ministries, departments, and agencies but the recommendations were not implemented. A Senior Executive Service program was also developed but government and development partners could not agree on an implementation strategy and therefore the funds required for implementation were not provided.

Sierra Leone : Economic Development Documents-National Development Plan, 2019-23 - International Monetary Fund. African Dept. (2019)
The Government of Sierra Leone’s new Medium-term National Development Plan (MTNDP) 2019–2023 has been founded on a strong political commitment to deliver devel-opment results that would improve the welfare of Sierra Leone’s citizens. The plan charts a clear path towards 2023 en route to the goal of achieving middle-income status by 2039 through inclusive growth that is sustainable and leaves no one behind. For the next five years, the Free Quality School Education Programme is the government’s flagship programme to provide a solid base to enhance human capital development and to facilitate the transformation of the economy.

World Migration Report 2010: The future of migration—Building capacities for change - International Organization for Migration (International Organization for Migration, 2010)

Rapid Evidence Summary on Mass Communication - International Rescue Committee (International Rescue Committee, 2020)

Every Adolescent Girl Empowered and Resilient (EAGER) - International Rescue Committee (IRC)
A project designed to create accessible and empowering learning opportunities for out-of-school adolescent girls in Sierra Leone, strengthening their knowledge, skills, and agency to shape their lives.

Safe Healing and Learning Spaces Toolkit - International Rescue Committee (IRC) (2016)

Closing the gap: Ensuring there are enough qualified and supported teachers in sub-Saharan Africa - International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 (2021)

The State of Broadband: Tackling digital inequalities A decade for action - International Telecommunication Union; UNESCO (2020)

"Digital Senegal 2025" Strategy - International Telecommunications Union

Liberia Profile - International Telecommunications Union (2018)

Measuring the Information Society Report 2018 – Volume 2: Country Profile_Senegal - International Telecommunications Union (2018)

Universal and Digital Inclusion for All - International Telecommunications Union (2013)

Basic e-Learning Library (BeLL) : Free Texts : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive - Internet Archive

Hamara Internet - Internet Society (Internet Society, 2015)
Project Organizer: Nighat Dad, Pakistan Islamabad Chapter

Internet access and education: key considerations for policy makers - Internet Society (2017)
The Internet has immense potential to improve the quality of education, which is one of the pillars of sustainable development. This Internet Society briefing outlines ways in which policymakers can unlock that potential through an enabling framework for access to the Internet. It sets out five priorities for policymakers: infrastructure and access, vision and policy, inclusion, capacity, and content and devices. Together these represent key considerations for unlocking access to the Internet in support of education.

Internet World Stats - Usage and Population Statistics - Internet World Stats (2020)

Africa Internet Users, 2020 Population and Facebook Statistics - Internet World Stats: Usage and Population Statistics

Key ICT Features in UNICEF’S Response to Fighting Ebola - Inveneo (Inveneo, 2014)
International organizations like UNICEF are no stranger to dealing with devastating medical outbreaks like the ongoing Ebola crisis happening in West Africa, which has already claimed almost 5,000 lives. To engage local supporters, UNICEF recently hosted a speaker luncheon in San Francisco to explain the powerful work they have been doing on the ground throughout ...

ICT Sector in Lebanon - 2018 Factbook - Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (2018)

Innovations for Poverty Action - IPA (2020)

Examination of Teacher Candidates' Views on Peer Learning Performed with Interactive Videos in the Blended Learning Process - Ipek, Jale; Kalay, Abdullah; Ertas, Sercan (Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021)
Today, the speed of the development of technology has various effects in many areas. In the field of education, some concepts, methods, techniques, theories and models come to the fore with the effect of technology and attract the attention of researchers. One of them is blended learning. Blended learning is a learning process in which both face-to-face learning processes and learning processes in online environments coexist. Today's learners are expected to be able to solve problems, work collaboratively, and have strong communication. It is thought that peer learning can be used in constructivist teaching processes in order to gain these features. Peer learning involves learners performing their learning by interacting with each other. In this study, it is aimed to determine the opinions of teacher candidates about peer learning realized with interactive videos in the blended learning process. The study group consists of 37 Computer and Instructional Technologies Education Department teacher candidates, 11 women (29.73%) and 26 men (70.27%) enrolled in the "Special Teaching Methods - II" course in the spring semester of 2018-2019 academic year. In the online part of the study, a web 2.0 tool (Edpuzzle) was used to prepare interactive video content. The videos prepared by the peers regarding the course content were expected to be watched online and before the face-to-face lessons. In the face-to-face learning process, students progressed the learning process interactively with their peers. At the end of the process, the data were collected with the data collection tool named "teacher candidate opinion form" developed by the researchers from the study group. The collected data were analyzed with content analysis and interpreted by the researchers. In the study results, the opinions of the teacher candidates about the process after their learning experiences were determined. It was found that a great majority of the teacher candidates had a positive opinion about the peer learning realized with interactive videos in the blended learning process.

Meet us on the phone: mobile phone programs for adolescent sexual and reproductive health in low-to-middle income countries - Ippoliti, Nicole B.; L’Engle, Kelly (Reproductive Health, 2017)
mHealth as a technical area has seen increasing interest and promise from both developed and developing countries. While published research from higher income countries on mHealth solutions for adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is growing, there is much less documentation of SRH mHealth interventions for youth living in resource-poor settings. We conducted a global landscape analysis to answer the following research question: How are programs using mHealth interventions to improve adolescent SRH in low to middle income countries (LMICs)?

EDUCATION-PAKISTAN: ALIF Spells Open Sesame For Pre-schoolers | Inter Press Service - Iqbal, Nadeem (Inter Press Service News Agency, 2020)

Factors affecting the teachers' intention to adopt audio-visual aids in education sector of Pakistan - Iqbal, Zeeshan; Malik, Maimoona; Iqbal, Farhan (International Journal of Innovation in Education, 2019)
An emergent body of research mainly from the developing countries indicated that behavioural and cultural factors have significant influence on the adoption of technology. Based on the theoretical ...
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Role of technology in science classrooms: an exploratory study of Pakistan - Iqbal, Zeeshan; Sami, Aisha (International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 2020)
Knowledge of science has its own demanding place in the current competitive world. Students have shown lack of interest and sufficient knowledge about the science subjects including Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Multimedia audio-visual aids play important role in enhancing the classroom learning. Even though, these multimedia audio-visual aids are not being fully utilised in Pakistani education system. This study was conducted to illustrate the importance of using multimedia audio-visual aids in the classrooms especially during teaching physics, chemistry and biology at secondary schools of Pakistan. The researchers employed purposive sampling technique for this study and the sample size was 240 students. Primary data was collected by using observation method and conducting interviews. Collected data were analysed by using both quantitative and qualitative data analyse methods and presented in a descriptive way. Findings revealed that using multimedia audio-visual aids in the classrooms is an effective strategy that makes students active, maintains a high level of interest in the lesson and encourages students to participate in the classrooms and thus leads towards better learning.
Keywords: Pakistan; audio-visual aids; education; secondary schools; technology

Meeting the Academic and Social-Emotional Needs of Nigeria’s Out-of-School Children What works and what doesn’t for an accelerated learning program - IRC (International Rescue Committee, 2019)

The Impact of IRC’s Healing Classrooms Tutoring on Children’s Learning and Social-Emotional Outcomes in Niger - IRC (Education in Emergencies: Evidence for Action, 2019)
During school year 2016-2017, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) delivered Healing Classrooms remedial tutoring programming and additional low-cost, targeted social-emotional learning (SEL) interventions to children in Diffa, a region in Niger affected by recurrent Boko Haram attacks. We found that, after twenty-two weeks of program implementation, access to Healing Classrooms tutoring significantly improved students’ reading and math skills, and adding targeted SEL interventions to Healing Classrooms tutoring improved children’s overall school grades. However, we found little evidence of direct impacts of the additional targeted SEL strategies on children’s social-emotional outcomes.

Locked out of school: Pakistan’s digital divide has students struggling - Irfan, Anmol (The Guardian, 2021)
Online lessons can’t reach children in many areas of Covid-hit country even though their parents still have to pay fees

Building a globalised research system – the case of Bangladesh - Irfanullah, H (2019)

Perceived Efficacy of e-Proctoring Software for Emergency Remote Online Based Assessment: Perceptions of Proctored Examinations - Ironsi, Chinaza (EDEN Conference Proceedings, 2021)
The switch from traditional teaching methods to emergency remote online learning as a result of the outbreak of COVID-19 necessitated a change in approaches to measurement and evaluation in our educational system. A lot of methods were adopted yet the need for credible, properly monitored, valid and reliable assessment continues to be an issue of debate. E-proctoring as a popular strategy for monitoring and administering online-based examinations has witnessed tremendous success over the years yet ethical issues and many more are yet to be extensively examined. While a teacher may embrace the use of this software for monitoring examination, the perception of preservice teachers has not been explored adequately, much more the opinions of the instructors and preservice teachers on the level of efficacy with regards to the use of e-proctoring strategy for monitoring online-based examinations in a hybrid/emergency remote online educational model has not been investigated. It is in this light that this study intends to examine the perceptions of instructors and preservice teachers on the use of e-proctoring devices during online-based assessments, two research questions were investigated through a quantitative research design. A structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from 40 participants comprising of 36 students and 4 teachers on their perceptions of the effectiveness and efficacy of the e-proctored software while administering and monitoring examinations. Findings from the study will be beneficial in drawing valid conclusions on the use of e-proctored devices in monitoring emergency remote online-based assessment. The conclusions will prepare school administrators and equip them with the possible approaches to adopt in ensuring that a credible valid and reliable evaluation process is conducted during the post-COVID 19 semesters.

What can we learn from EMIS diagnostics? | Blog | Global Partnership for Education - Irving, Margaret; Percier, Marc-Antoine (2019)
Millions of dollars are invested in strengthening education management information systems, but many countries still struggle with data-related issues. How can countries make their systems more effective? An EMIS diagnostic is the first step.

Baseline Situational Analysis on Open Distance Learning (ODL) in Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States - Isaacs, Shafika; Mohee, Romeela (2020)
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Learning basic life support (BLS) with tablet PCs in reciprocal learning at school: Are videos superior to pictures? A randomized controlled trial - Iserbyt, Peter; Charlier, Nathalie; Mols, Liesbet (Resuscitation, 2014)

Unbundling the 13 million out-of-school children in Nigeria - Ishaku, Joseph; Oraka, Onome (Southern Voice (Nigeria), 2019)

Education technology in the COVID-19 response in Nigeria - Isisi, Akogun; Olojede, Omolola; Adedoyin, Adesina; Akogun, Oladele (EdTech Hub, 2020)
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:v2; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH

After School Tutoring: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial - Islam, Asad; Ruthbah, Ummul (Monash Business School, 2020)

Delivering Remote Learning Using a Low-Tech Solution: Evidence from an RCT during the Covid-19 Pandemic - Islam, Asad; Wang, Liang Choon; Hassan, Hashibul (EdTech Hub, 2022)
During the prolonged school closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many children in rural Bangladesh were missing out on formal education. What is more these children had limited access to distance learning modalities such as the internet, television, and radio. To counteract this poor access, this study used the widely accessible modality of mobile phones to deliver a set of audio lessons to primary school students using Interactive Voice Response (IVR). These lessons were developed using the Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) method. An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Exploring the fundamental factors of digital inequality in Bangladesh - Islam, Muhammad Nazrul; Inan, Toki Tahmid (SAGE Open, 2021)

Use of Technology in Open and Distance Education: A Guideline for the Educational Institutions in Bangladesh - Islam, Saria; Mahmudul, A.S.M. (International Journal of Applied Information Systems, 2016)

Integration of Technology in Education for Marginalised Children in an Urban Slum of Dhaka City During the Covid-19 Pandemic - Islam, Touhidul; Hussain, Maria; Shimul, Shafiun Nahin; Rupok, Rifat Islam; Orthy, S.R.Khan (EdTech Hub, 2021)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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COVID-19 and the surge of absenteeism in SA schools - ISSAfrica (ISS Africa, 2021)
The impact of higher-than-expected absence rates is significant and will be compounded by a third wave.

COVID-19 a global crisis for teaching and learning | Teachers Task Force for Education 2030 - ITTE (2020)

2017 Global ICT Development Index - ITU (2017)

Guidelines for industry on Child Online Protection - ITU (2020)

Guidelines for parents and educators on Child Online Protection - ITU (2020)

How broadband, digitization and ICT regulation impact the global economy Global econometric modelling - ITU (2020)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

How low cost wireless broadband networks are connecting ‘last-mile’ communities in Djibouti - ITU (ITU News, 2019)
By ITU News Twenty per cent of Djibouti’s homes have access to a computer, while internet access is available to just under 10 per cent of households, according to ITU Data. Within the framework of the Djibouti Vision 2035, the country has embarked on a programme to strengthen its ICT sector with a view to providing quality telecommunication services at

ICT Country Profiles: Mongolia - ITU (Measuring the Information Society Report, 2018)

ICT Facts and Figures 2017 - ITU (International Telecommunication Union, 2017)

Measuring digital development: Facts and figures 2019 - ITU (2019)

The Kio Kit: a digital learning solution engineered in Africa for the world - ITU (ITU News, 2018)
To mark Mobile Learning Week 2018, ITU News caught up with Nivi Sharma, the Managing Director of BRCK (brck.com), whose mission is to connect Africa to the internet, through providing a WiFi infrastructure to allow anyone with a smartphone to have free and open access to the internet.

The Last-Mile Internet Connectivity Toolkit: Solutions to Connect the Unconnected in Developing Countries - ITU (2020)

Vodafone Instant Schools platform leverages technology to boost high quality education in Ghana - ITU Digital Inclusion Division (2018)

Press release: ITU Telecom World Awards 2016 winners announced... - ITU Telecom World (ITU, 2016)

Digital storytelling and reflection in higher education: a case of pre-service student teachers and their lecturers at a university of technology - Ivala, Eunice; Gachago, Daniela; Condy, Janet; Chigona, Agnes (Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2014)
Employers in South Africa are calling for students graduating from higher education institutions (HEIs) to exhibit the capacity for reflection. However, many tertiary institutions fall short in allowing opportunities for reflection. As a result, HEIs are grappling to find ways of fostering reflection amongst their students. This paper argues that digital storytelling if implemented properly is one of the ways which can be used to help HEIs in this accomplishment. It documents results of production of digital stories by 29 final-year pre-service student teachers at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), South Africa, as part of their assessment in their professional development course. The study was informed by structuration theory and levels of reflection and cognitive processing to help the researchers understand the potential of digital storytelling in enhancing reflection. Qualitative methods of collecting data were utilized. Focus group interviews were conducted with the students and their facilitators to elicit whether production of digital stories led to reflection. Findings showed that the production of digital stories promoted the three levels of reflection and thus deep learning and higher-order thinking skills.
Keywords: Case Studies; Cognitive Processes; College Faculty; ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Educational Technology; Focus Groups; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Personal Narratives; Postsecondary Education; Preservice Teachers; Professional Development; Qualitative Research; Reflection; Skill Development; South Africa; Story Telling; Teaching Methods; Technology Uses in Education; Video Technology; __:import:02; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2096367; __finaldtb

Mixed methods applications in action research - Ivankova, Nataliya V. (Sage, 2014)

Face the facts: Internet Watch Foundation Annual Report 2020 - IWF (2020)
The latest data and statistics on what the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) are doing globally to tackle child sexual abuse images and videos online.

La Scientificite En Langues Africaines: L’exemple Du Kalabari Et De L’ikwerre - Iyalla-Amadi, Priye; Odungweru, U. S. (AFRREV IJAH: An International Journal of Arts and Humanities, 2015)

The effectiveness of integrating interactive technology in reading comprehension: A case study of Jamaica's grade school - Iyare, Ngozi F.; James, Julia; Amonde, Tom M. (Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2018)
Aim/Purpose: There is growing number of countries embarking on large-scale, government-supported initiatives (e.g., Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Brazil, India, Iran, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates) to distribute tablet devices to students in the K-12 schooling sector. The review of the government-supported initiatives concluded that the majority of these initiatives have been driven not by educational frameworks or research-based evidence but by the tablet hype. The goal of this study is to provide research-based evidence by investigating if the learning experience for grade-three learners with interactive technology improves knowledge and skills in reading comprehension compared to learning in the traditional chalk and talk environment. Background: Prior studies provided limited evidence based mainly on data from developed countries about the influence of the use of interactive technology on reading comprehension at lower grade school level. Methodology: Employing a mixed-method case study research approach, this study aims to investigate the effects of integrating interactive technology in reading comprehension and examine the perspectives of students. This case study employed a sample of 30 public school third-grade students located in a relatively poor residential area in St Catherine, Jamaica as well as the two classroom teachers. Thirty students were divided into two groups -- an experimental group, which included 16 participants and a control group, which included 14 participants. The intervention program was carried out over a period of eight weeks. Contribution: This study has provided (a) additional data to show evidence for the effectiveness of interactive technology in reading comprehension and (b)research based evidence for the distribution of computer devices to students in the K-12 schooling sectors. Findings: We found empirical support for the positive effects of technology-based approaches for addressing reading comprehension and vocabulary skills. Our results were based on the pre-test and post-test assessments. Additional data was collected using a survey questionnaire which was given to the students before and after the intervention. The change from pretest to posttest was significantly different between the two groups as measured by the Mann Whitney U test. Recommendations for Practitioners: The empirical support for the effects of technology-based approaches for addressing reading comprehension and vocabulary skills identified in this study will assist teachers with strategies and programs that should improve students' motivation as well as their grades. Recommendation for Researchers: For future studies, we recommend focusing on a longer intervention period and using a larger sample size that would likely yield more definitive and generalizable results.
Keywords: Case Studies; Control Groups; Conventional Instruction; ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Elementary Education; Elementary School Students; Experimental Groups; Foreign Countries; Grade 3; Instructional Effectiveness; Jamaica; Mastery Learning; Outcomes of Education; Reading Comprehension; Reading Improvement; Reading Instruction; Teaching Methods; Technology Integration

Exercise B: How to do random assignment using MS Excel - J-PAL (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab)

Will Technology Transform Education for the Better? - J-PAL Evidence Review (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, 2019)

test - jac, nyili (EdTech Hub, 2021)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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The nature of soft systems thinking: The work of Churchman, Ackoff and Checkland - Jackson, Michael C. (Journal of applied systems analysis, 1982)
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Value for money and international development: Deconstructing myths to promote a more constructive discussion - Jackson, Penny (OECD Development Co-operation Directorate, 2012)

Rwandan ed-tech startup BAG Innovation raises $150k seed round - Disrupt Africa - Jackson, Tom (2019)

The Potential for School-Based Interventions That Target Executive Function to Improve Academic Achievement: A Review - Jacob, Robin; Parkinson, Julia (Review of Educational Research, 2015)
This article systematically reviews what is known empirically about the association between executive function and student achievement in both reading and math and critically assesses the evidence for a causal association between the two. Using meta-analytic techniques, the review finds that there is a moderate unconditional association between executive function and achievement that does not differ by executive function construct, age, or measurement type but finds no compelling evidence that a causal association between the two exists.

2020 EdTech Ecosystem: Ghana and Cote D'ivoire - Jacobs Foundation (Jacobs Foundation and Chrysalis, 2020)

Evidence needs to be at the heart of $300 billion global edtech industry - Jacobs Foundation (Jacobs Foundation, 2022)
The Jacobs Foundation calls for a “culture shift”. This follows the launch of a global CHF 40 million initiative for greater collaboration between investors, edtech companies, and premier research institutions to help bridge the gap between research and edtech.