Design Principles for Systematic Search Systems: A Holistic Synthesis of a Rigorous Multi-cycle Design Science Research Journey - Sturm, Benjamin; Sunyaev, Ali (Business & Information Systems Engineering, 2019)
Rigorous systematic literature searches are often described as complex, error-prone and time-consuming because of a prevailing lack of adequate technological assistance. Nonetheless, one of the first steps when conducting a rigorous literature review is finding an appropriate literature sample. The quality of this literature sample is an important factor for the overall quality of the literature review. This article investigates how to design innovative IT systems that effectively facilitate systematic literature searches. Applying the design science research paradigm, the research method consists of multiple design cycles of artifact development, evaluation, and refinement. In doing so, six design principles are derived that intend to increase the comprehensiveness, precision, and reproducibility of systematic literature searches. The results could be helpful for research and practice. The derived design knowledge builds a foundation for future research on systematic search systems and enables new methodological contributions. The results could also guide the development of innovative search systems and features that, eventually, increase the quality and efficiency of information accumulation in different contexts.
Keywords: Design principles; Design science research; Information retrieval; Literature review; Systematic literature searches; Systematic search systems; _Added-ailr-2024

Design Research in Education: A Practical Guide for Early Career Researchers - Bakker, Arthur (Routledge, 2018)
Design Research in Education is a practical guide containing all the information required to begin a design research project. Providing an accessible background to the methodological approaches used in design research as well as addressing all the potential issues that early career researchers will encounter, the book uniquely helps the early career researcher to gain a full overview of design research and the practical skills needed to get their project off the ground. Based on extensive experience, the book also contains multiple examples of design research from both undergraduate and postgraduate students, to demonstrate possible projects to the reader. With easy to follow chapters and accessible question and response sections, Design Research in Education contains practical advice on a wide range of topics related to design research projects including: The theory of design research, what it entails, and when it is suitable The formulation of research questions How to structure a research project The quality of research and the methodological issues of validity and reliability How to write up your research The supervision of design research. Through its theoretical grounding and practical advice, Design Research in Education is the ideal introduction into the field of design based research and is essential reading for bachelor's, master's and PhD students new to the field, as well as to supervisors overseeing projects that use design research.

Design Thinking for Educators - Schurr, Michael (2013)

Designing a program of teacher professional development to support beginning reading acquisition in coastal Kenya - Dubeck, Margaret M.; Jukes, Matthew C.H.; Brooker, Simon J.; Drake, Tom L.; Inyega, Hellen N. (International Journal of Educational Development, 2015)
What should be considered when developing a literacy intervention that asks teachers to implement new instructional methods? How can this be achieved with minimal support within existing policy? We argue that two broad sets of considerations must be made in designing such an intervention. First, the intervention must be effective by bridging the gap between current teacher practice and the scientiﬁc literature on effective instruction. This broad consideration is detailed with 10 design recommendations. Second, the intervention must be amenable to being scaled-up and mainstreamed as part of government policy. This involves being (i) simple and replicable; (ii) well received by teachers; and (iii) cost effective. The paper describes how these factors were considered in the design of a literacy intervention in government primary schools in coastal Kenya. It also includes reactions from teachers about the intervention and their change in knowledge.
Keywords: ADULTS; BEST practices; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL innovations; EDUCATIONAL intervention; ELEMENTARY education; KENYA; Kenya; LITERACY; Literacy; Perception; Reading instruction; TEACHER development; TEACHING methods; Teacher education; Text messages; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2099920; ___working_potential_duplicate; __finaldtb

Designing a program of teacher professional development to support beginning reading acquisition in coastal Kenya - Dubeck, Margaret M.; Jukes, Matthew C.H.; Brooker, Simon J.; Drake, Tom L.; Inyega, Hellen N. (International Journal of Educational Development, 2015)
What should be considered when developing a literacy intervention that asks teachers to implement new instructional methods? How can this be achieved with minimal support within existing policy? We argue that two broad sets of considerations must be made in designing such an intervention. First, the intervention must be effective by bridging the gap between current teacher practice and the scientific literature on effective instruction. This broad consideration is detailed with 10 design recommendations. Second, the intervention must be amenable to being scaled-up and mainstreamed as part of government policy. This involves being (i) simple and replicable; (ii) well received by teachers; and (iii) cost effective. The paper describes how these factors were considered in the design of a literacy intervention in government primary schools in coastal Kenya. It also includes reactions from teachers about the intervention and their change in knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Keywords: ADULTS; BEST practices; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL innovations; EDUCATIONAL intervention; ELEMENTARY education; KENYA; Kenya; LITERACY; Literacy; Perception; Reading instruction; TEACHER development; TEACHING methods; Teacher education; Text messages; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2099920; __finaldtb

Designing a research project: randomised controlled trials and their principles - Kendall, J. M. (Emergency Medicine Journal, 2003)
The sixth paper in this series discusses the design and principles of randomised controlled trials.
Keywords: randomised controlled trials; research

Designing an Educational Innovation to Achieve Scale: Five Critical Concepts - Dede, Chris (The EvoLLLution, 2016)
Research has documented that in education, unlike other sectors of society, the scaling of successful instructional programs from a few settings to widespread use across a range of contexts is very difficult (Dede, Honan, & Peters, 2005). In fact, research typically shows a huge influence of setting (e.g., the teacher’s content preparation, students’ self-efficacy, prior […]

Designing and conducting mixed methods research - Creswell, John W.; Plano Clark, Vicki L. (SAGE Publications, 2010)
PREFACE; Chapter 1. The Nature of Mixed Methods Research; Chapter 2. The Foundations of Mixed Methods Research; Chapter 3. Choosing a Mixed Methods Research Design; Chapter 4. Examples of Mixed Methods Designs; Chapter 5. Introducing a Mixed Methods Study; Chapter 6. Collecting Data in Mixed Methods Research; Chapter 7. Analyzing and Interpreting Data in Mixed Methods Research; Chapter 8. Writing and Evaluating Mixed Methods Research; Chapter 9. Summary and Recommendations; Appendix A: An Example of the Convergent Parallel Design; Appendix B: An Example of the Explanatory Sequential Design; Appendix C: An Example of the Exploratory Sequential Design; Appendix D: An Example of the Embedded Design; Appendix E: An Example of the Transformative Design; Appendix F: An Example of the Multiphase Design; Appendix G. Glossary; References; Subject Index; Author Index; About the Authors; List of Tables; List of Figures;
Keywords: Evaluation; Methodology; Research; Social sciences

Designing and conducting mixed methods research - Creswell, John W.; Plano Clark, Vicki L. (SAGE Publications, 2010)
PREFACE; Chapter 1. The Nature of Mixed Methods Research; Chapter 2. The Foundations of Mixed Methods Research; Chapter 3. Choosing a Mixed Methods Research Design; Chapter 4. Examples of Mixed Methods Designs; Chapter 5. Introducing a Mixed Methods Study; Chapter 6. Collecting Data in Mixed Methods Research; Chapter 7. Analyzing and Interpreting Data in Mixed Methods Research; Chapter 8. Writing and Evaluating Mixed Methods Research; Chapter 9. Summary and Recommendations; Appendix A: An Example of the Convergent Parallel Design; Appendix B: An Example of the Explanatory Sequential Design; Appendix C: An Example of the Exploratory Sequential Design; Appendix D: An Example of the Embedded Design; Appendix E: An Example of the Transformative Design; Appendix F: An Example of the Multiphase Design; Appendix G. Glossary; References; Subject Index; Author Index; About the Authors; List of Tables; List of Figures;
Keywords: Evaluation; Methodology; Research; Social sciences

Designing and conducting mixed methods research - Creswell, John; Plano Clark, Vicki (SAGE, 2011)

Designing and monitoring distance teaching and learning interventions: A guide for projects and implementers - Girls' Education Challenge; Fund Manager; EdTech Hub (2021)

Designing appropriate learning technologies for school vs home settings in Tanzanian rural villages - Uchidiuno, Judith; Yarzebinski, Evelyn; Madaio, Michael; Maheshwari, Nupur; Koedinger, Ken; Ogan, Amy (Association for Computing Machinery, 2018)
Smartphone- and tablet-based learning systems are often posited as solutions for closing early literacy gaps between rural and urban regions in emerging economies. These systems are often developed based on experiences with students in urban contexts, limiting their success rates with children from rural areas who have had little to no prior exposure to technology. To explore how such technologies are used in different learning contexts, we deployed an early literacy learning application in school and home settings in a rural village in Tanzania. We use Rogoff's theory of instructional models to understand and describe the interaction between learners, adults, and peers. We found that in the presence of a school teacher, the instructional model was primarily "adult-run" where information was almost entirely disseminated by the teacher, while in home settings, the instructional model was similar to a "community-of-learners" model where children collaborate with other peers and adults to achieve their learning goals. We use these instructional models to surface six themes of support and scaffolding that were expressed differently across settings, and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of the instructional models observed in providing support across these themes.
Keywords: Early Literacy; Educational Technology; Sub-Saharan Africa

Designing for complex ICT-based learning: understanding teacher thinking to help improve educational design - Markauskaite, Lina; Goodyear, Peter (2009)
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Designing for development: Understanding One Laptop Per Child in its historical context - Ananny, Mike; Winters, Niall (2007 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, 2007)
We argue that the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) can be better understood by examining the general history of development communication and, specifically, through a historical debate between communication scholars Ithiel de Sola Pool and Herbert Schiller. Although originally conducted around broadcast media, the Pool-Schiller conversation identifies questions still relevant to contemporary information and communication for development (ICT4D) projects like the OLPC. Our analysis of their debate identifies five key questions we can apply to the OLPC or any given ICTD4D project: where does change happen? How does change happen? What obligations do designers and researchers have as change agents? What is the role of technology in change? What is the relationship between change, technology and international development? Equipped with this framework, we argue that one place to see OLPC's answers to these Pool-Schiller questions - and, thus, an understanding of OLPC development ideologies - can be found in a textual analysis of the OLPC software design guidelines. This preliminary analysis suggests that OLPC sees the child as the agent of change and the network as the mechanism of change.
Keywords: Broadcasting; Computer science education; Computer vision; Context; Educational technology; Guidelines; History; Information analysis; Materials science and technology; Pool-Schiller questions; Portable computers; one laptop per child; public domain software; software design; software development management; systems analysis; textual analysis

Designing for scale: Learnings from a design-based research study of a technology-based personalised learning mathematics platform - Bapna, Akanksha; Myers, Christina; Sharma, Namrata (2022)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Designing for Scale: Reflections on Rolling Out Reading Improvement in Kenya and Liberia - Gove, Amber; Poole, Medina Korda; Piper, Benjamin (New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2017)
Since 2008, the Ministries of Education in Liberia and Kenya have undertaken transitions from small-scale pilot programs to improve reading outcomes among primary learners to the large-scale implementation of reading interventions. The effects of the pilots on learning outcomes were significant, but questions remained regarding whether such large gains could be sustained at scale. In this article, the authors dissect the Liberian and Kenyan experiences with implementing large-scale reading programs, documenting the critical components and conditions of the program designs that affected the likelihood of successfully transitioning from pilot to scale. They also review the design, deployment, and effectiveness of each pilot program and the scale, design, duration, enabling conditions, and initial effectiveness results of the scaled programs in each country. The implications of these results for the design of both pilot and large-scale reading programs are discussed in light of the experiences of both the Liberian and Kenyan programs.

Designing for Scale: Understanding design principles and learning process for a personalised learning platform in Kenya - EdTech Hub (EdTech Hub, 2022)

Designing for Social Justice: A Decolonial Exploration of How to Develop EdTech for Refugees - Barnes, Katrina; Emerusenge, Aime Parfait; Rabi, Asma; Ullah, Noor; Mazari, Haani; Moustafa, Nariman; Thakrar, Jayshree; Zhao, Annette; Koomar, Saalim (Education Sciences, 2024)
This paper reflects on the lived experiences of young refugees located in Pakistan and Rwanda when interacting with education technology (EdTech) during and following displacement. We offer a broad decolonial commentary on issues related to the design and development of EdTech initiatives for refugees, noting some of the historical trends prevalent in the education and emergencies sector. We are guided by questions such as: Why EdTech to start with? Who designs the products? Where are they designed? How are they designed? And, which power dynamics are at play during the design process? From this, we draw on qualitative data generated through three focus groups, where we explore young refugees’ experiences of EdTech. The focus group included a creative element inviting participants to imagine what a liberatory EdTech practice would look like. We aim to illustrate the practical implications of design choices taken by EdTech developers and, from this, recommend a set of justice-centred design principles for developers of EdTech in refugee contexts. These insights relate specifically to the experiences of refugees in Rwanda and Pakistan, though we also discuss the implications of these learnings for other contexts.

Designing learning opportunities for the hardest to reach - Game-based mathematics learning for out-of-school children in Sudan - Stubbé, Hester (2018)
Worldwide, 61 million children are not in school. Despite many campaigns and initiatives, this number has not decreased over the last 10 years. There is a growing recognition that especially the most marginalised children will not be reached by simply expanding the current education system. Innovative education technology, coupled with a context specific approach, could provide opportunities. This thesis describes a project that attempts to provide education for hard to reach children. To support children to learn, without additional instruction from teachers, it was decided to design and develop a mathematics game, targeting children in Sudan with no ready access to education (in remote areas, nomadic or Internally Displaced People). The overall question of this thesis is: How can children in remote villages in Sudan learn mathematics from playing a mathematics game without additional instruction from teachers? As there was no existing curriculum-based, Arabic mathematics game, a new game had to be designed. Following a research-based approach, a set of requirements for a mathematics game that could reach these children was identified. Then the mathematics game was designed, developed and evaluated. To study whether children in remote villages in Sudan can learn mathematics from playing the game autonomously, two pilots were carried out. Pilot I focused on the question whether out-of-school children in remote villages in Sudan can learn mathematics from playing the game at all. Following positive results, sustained learning was studied in pilot II; a longer pilot, including more children and more, diverse, learning objectives. The question whether children can learn can be answered with a wholehearted ’yes’. Children who played the game have learned as much as, and probably more than, children in the control groups (no education in the same period; informal education in the same period). The set of requirements that was identified and the careful game design have resulted in a mathematics game that is engaging and motivating for the target population, leading to significant learning results. Unintentionally, even the flexibility of the game-based learning approach was proven: children only played an average 2-3 days a week instead of the planned five days a week and still increased their test scores significantly. This shows that skipping a few days a week, or even a whole week once in a while, does not get in the way of learning. Finally, the influence of child-related and context factors on learning effect was studied. The distance to the nearest primary school, self-esteem and self-efficacy showed positive correlations with test results, with a medium effect. At the same time, self-esteem has increased during the pilot. For the Sudan game, this does not mean immediate changes are necessary. When taking the game to a school context, changes should be made. At the same time, the design process and the game components can and have been used to adapt the game. The mathematics game has been adapted for Lebanon and Jordan, with Syrian refugees in mind. In addition, a literacy game for Sudan and Jordan was designed and developed.

Designing OLPC learning environments: A case on 1:1 pedagogy in rural Tanzania - Pakarinen, S.; Apiola, M.; Moisseinen, N.; Tedre, M. (2013 Africon, 2013)
In the past two decades computers have become a standard educational tool in the industrialized countries. Recently, equipping each student with a personal device (one-to-one computing, OLPC) has been enthusiastically advocated for developing countries, too. However, despite a number of pioneering research studies, broader analyses of pedagogical, technical, and organizational aspects of one-to-one computing in developing countries are largely missing. In this participatory action research in a rural Tanzanian primary school, we identified a number of pedagogical elements that were beneficial for teaching and utilizing ICT in the classroom. We pinpointed exploratory and self-regulated learning, group problem solving, and constructive principles as facilitators of learning within the one-to-one computing paradigm in this context. Our results show that the introduction of children's computers also triggered a number of changes in dynamics both within the school but also outside the school.
Keywords: Context; Educational institutions; ICT utilization; Interviews; Materials; OLPC learning environment; Portable computers; Tanzania; computer aided instruction; constructive principles; educational institutions; educational tool; exploratory learning; group problem solving; information and communications technology; learning facilitators; one-to-one computing; organizational aspect; participatory action research; pedagogical aspect; pedagogical elements; pedagogy; rural primary school; self-regulated learning; teaching; technical aspect

Designing Open and Distance Learning for Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: A toolkit for educators and planners - Moon, Bob; Leach, Jenny; Stevens, Mary-Priscilla (World Bank, 2005)

Designing the Education Workforce - Lee, Ju-Ho; Steer, Liesbet; Jimenez, Emmanuel; King, Elizabeth M.; Erikson, Eliza (Social Science Research Network, 2020)
There is rising evidence that traditional ways of teaching are failing to provide adequate learning opportunities and breadth of skills for the 21st century, likely to leave millions of children and young adults behind. The challenge of meeting the demands of each student with vastly different backgrounds and abilities within today’s models of education has limited the capacity of teachers and education systems to provide the personalized learning that students need. A new approach is required. The Education Commission is partnering with select countries, higher education institutions, schools and tech thought leaders to test the applicability and adaptability of “High-Touch High-Tech (HTHT)” learning in diverse contexts. The first pilot - currently in Vietnam - will incrementally expand to other select countries in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. HTHT learning is an opportunity for new collaborators to become part of a transformative effort to personalize learning for enhanced learner success through the application of Artificial Intelligence. Based on the report, “Transforming the Education Workforce: Learning Teams for a Learning Generation” that the Education Workforce Initiative (EWI) released during 2019 UN General Assembly, we propose new approaches for harnessing the potential of teachers and the broader education workforce to ensure HTHT learning and, more broadly, quality education for all students.
Keywords: Designing the Education Workforce; Eliza Erikson; Elizabeth M. King; Emmanuel Jimenez; Ju-Ho Lee; Liesbet Steer; SSRN

Desk Review of Technology-Facilitated Learning in Pakistan: A review to guide future development of the technology-facilitated learning space in Pakistan - Wilson, Sam; Khalayleh, Abdullah; Baloch, Imdad; Kaye, Tom (EdTech Hub, 2022)
During the Covid-19 pandemic, EdTech has been used in many different ways to keep children learning in Pakistan. This has ranged from educational radio broadcasting to children in remote mountains, to TV channels being used to deliver classes nationwide. Yet, as the pandemic has developed, this picture has become more complex. Optimism in EdTech’s promise has given way to fears that the most marginalised children — particularly those who cannot access technological solutions — are falling further behind. Even those children who are able to use EdTech may not be learning. In short, a pre-existing digital divide has become more pronounced now that education delivery has had to increasingly rely on technology. This divide must be addressed if EdTech is to support effective learning for all children in all contexts in Pakistan. This desk review argues that the only way to realise EdTech’s potential is to recognise its shortcomings. Technology alone will not help children learn. EdTech’s role is as one part of a wider education system. Technology facilitates learning with support from key actors such as parents, teachers, and school leaders and with sustained political support and supporting infrastructure. This review provides an overview of Pakistan’s technology-facilitated learning landscape that caters to the learning needs of children aged 6–16. It sets out key EdTech-related features, challenges and trends, in addition to highlighting prominent EdTech organisations and tools in Pakistan. Keywords: infrastructure; low tech; policy; out-of-school children; marginalised learners; Pakistan; MoFEPT; UNICEF An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Despite the Odds - Grindle, Merilee (2004)

Determinants of ICT Usage among Low-Income Groups in Colombia, Mexico, and Peru - Gutiérrez, Luis H.; Gamboa, Luis F. (The Information Society, 2010)
The authors examine the determinants of information and communications technology (ICT) usage among low-income people in three developing countries: Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. Using two composite indicators, they focus on cross-country differences and similarities in ICT usage across gender, age, education, and income levels. The authors’ analysis indicates that the single most important factor limiting the digitalization of low-income people in all three countries was lack of education. The impact of income itself was low although positive. Their ﬁndings also suggest that comprehensive measures that mix standard ICTs with very advanced ones can be misleading.

Determinants of Implementation of Public Sector Projects in Kenya: A Case of Laptop Project in Public Primary Schools in Kangundo Sub-County, Machakos County - Muinde, Samuel Mutisya; Mbataru, Patrick (2019)
In One-to-one laptop programs are becoming popular across the globe. However available evidence suggests that their implementations in schools are often faced with challenges. For example, even though the government of Kenya began supplying laptops to public primary schools in 2016; reports indicate that the gadgets have not fully been put into use in many schools. Most of the empirical studies done in this area have majorly focused on the level of success and factors influencing implementation of the project and not the extent to which specific variables determine implementation of the project, thus resulting to a research gap. In order to fill this gap, study focused on the determinants of implementation of the laptop project in public primary schools in Kangundo Sub-county. The study was guided by 4 research objectives: i.) To assess the extent to which teachers’ perception determine implementation of the laptop project; ii) To establish the extent to which teachers’ capacity in ICT determine implementation of the laptop project; iii) To establish the extent to which availability of facilities determine the implementation of the laptop project; and iv) To establish the extent to which availability of digital subject content determine implementation of the laptop project. The study was premised on three (3) theories; Technology Acceptance Model, Constructivist Learning Theory and Resource Based Theory. The study adopted descriptive survey design. It targeted all the public primary schools, all teachers in lower primary and all the Ministry of Education officials heading the four zones that constitute Kangundo Sub-county. The study targeted all the 74 public primary schools which have 222 lower primary teachers, 74 head teachers and 4 MOEST officials making a total target population of 300. It adopted stratified random sampling in stratifying the schools into four zones and randomly selected 22 schools. All 22 school heads and all 66 lower primary school teachers of the participating schools were purposively sampled. Additionally, the 4 MOEST officials heading the four zones were included, making a sample of 92 participants. Tools of data collection included questionnaires for teachers and school heads, an interview guide for MOEST officials and an observation checklist. The data analysis was conducted using SPSS. Content analysis was adopted in analyzing qualitative data whereas descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages were used in analyzing quantitative data. Tables and figures were used to present the study results. The inferential analysis conducted shows that there was a significant relationship between independent and dependent variables. Both teachers’ capacity on ICT and availability of facilities were found to have significant effect on implementation of the laptop project while teachers’ perception and availability of digital subject content were found to have insignificant effect on the project in public primary schools in Kangundo Sub-County.
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Determinants of social desirability bias in sensitive surveys: a literature review - Krumpal, Ivar (Quality & Quantity, 2013)
Survey questions asking about taboo topics such as sexual activities, illegal behaviour such as social fraud, or unsocial attitudes such as racism, often generate inaccurate survey estimates which are distorted by social desirability bias. Due to self-presentation concerns, survey respondents underreport socially undesirable activities and overreport socially desirable ones. This article reviews theoretical explanations of socially motivated misreporting in sensitive surveys and provides an overview of the empirical evidence on the effectiveness of specific survey methods designed to encourage the respondents to answer more honestly. Besides psychological aspects, like a stable need for social approval and the preference for not getting involved into embarrassing social interactions, aspects of the survey design, the interviewer’s characteristics and the survey situation determine the occurrence and the degree of social desirability bias. The review shows that survey designers could generate more valid data by selecting appropriate data collection strategies that reduce respondents’ discomfort when answering to a sensitive question.

Determining the feasibility of an e-portfolio application in a distance education teaching practice course - Kecik, Ilknur; Aydin, Belgin; Sakar, Nurhan; Dikdere, Mine; Aydin, Sinan; Yuksel, Ilknur; Caner, Mustafa (International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012)
[...]teacher education programs have begun embracing various web-based distance learning models to allow teachers to pursue additional education and professional growth experiences (Frey, 2008; Aldridge, Fraser, & Ntuli, 2009; Ludlow & Brannan, 1999; Beattie, Spooner, Jordan, Algozzine, & Spooner, 2002). [...]e-portfolios enable students' personal and professional growth and lifelong learning in distance education (Genç-Kumtepe, 2009; Lin, 2008; Frey, 2008).
Keywords: Collaboration; Cooperating teachers; Distance education; Distance learning; Education--Adult Education; Feedback; Independent study; Interactive learning; Supervisors; Teacher education; Teaching; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2096507; __finaldtb; adult learning; interactive learning environments; teaching practice

Determining the feasibility of an e-portfolio application in a distance education teaching practice course - Kecik, Ilknur; Aydin, Belgin; Sakar, Nurhan; Dikdere, Mine; Aydin, Sinan; Yuksel, Ilknur; Caner, Mustafa (The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2012)
In this study we aim to conduct a complete evaluation of the e-portfolio application in the distance teaching practice course that is part of the Distance English Language Teacher (DELT) program at Anadolu University from the perspective of three groups: university supervisors, preservice teachers, and cooperating teachers. Using a survey on the needs of preservice teachers and how well these were met according to the three groups’ perspectives, we gathered qualitative and quantitative data on the feasibility of the e-portfolio application. Our analysis of the findings revealed that all three groups agreed about the needs of preservice teachers. And despite some minor variance in the perspectives of each group, we determined that e-portfolio applications can meet the majority of the planning, teaching, and reflection needs in the teaching process. We offer suggestions to improve eportfolio applications so they will better meet preservice teachers’ needs.

Determining the suitability of Whatsapp for Jusoor Azima Project - Khalayleh, Abdullah (EdTech Hub, 2021)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Developing a national EdTech strategy - Coflan, Caitlin; Wyss, Natalie; Thinley, Sangay; Roland, Mark (EdTech Hub, 2022)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Developing a Proof of Concept for a Regional Learning Hub for Eastern and Southern Africa Part 1: Inception Report - Groeneveld, Caspar; Michels, Guillaume; Kaye, Tom (EdTech Hub, 2022)
In 2021 the UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO), UNESCO, UNHCR, the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) and EdTech Hub began collaborating to develop a Regional Learning Hub (RLH). The aim of the RLH is to create a platform to provide teaching and learning content aligned to the curricula of different countries in the region that is appropriate to local contexts. The RLH is envisaged as a platform where digital learning content has been pre-aligned with national curricula to enable use by governments and education stakeholders to facilitate quick selection of content for educational use in their regions. This document is the first of five reports on the development of a proof of concept for the Hub. It provides a background and overview of the project. We recommend beginning with the Final report and then moving to any of the remaining four reports, depending on your interest: Inception report User research Skills taxonomy Content curation An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Developing a Proof of Concept for a Regional Learning Hub for Eastern and Southern Africa Part 2: Insights from user research - Rahman, Asad; Groeneveld, Caspar (EdTech Hub, 2022)
In 2021 the UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO), UNESCO, UNHCR, the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) and EdTech Hub began collaborating to develop a Regional Learning Hub (RLH). The aim of the RLH is to create a platform to provide teaching and learning content aligned to the curricula of different countries in the region that is appropriate to local contexts. The RLH is envisaged as a platform where digital learning content has been pre-aligned with national curricula to enable use by governments and education stakeholders to facilitate quick selection of content for educational use in their regions. This document is the second of five reports on the development of a proof of concept for the Hub. It provides a summary of user research undertaken for the project. We recommend beginning with the Final report and then moving to any of the remaining four reports, depending on your interest. Inception report User research Skills taxonomy Content curation An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Developing a Proof of Concept for a Regional Learning Hub for Eastern and Southern Africa Part 3: Skills taxonomy - Groeneveld, Caspar (EdTech Hub, 2022)
In 2021 the UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO), UNESCO, UNHCR, the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) and EdTech Hub began collaborating to develop a Regional Learning Hub (RLH). The aim of the RLH is to create a platform to provide teaching and learning content aligned to the curricula of different countries in the region that is appropriate to local contexts. The RLH is envisaged as a platform where digital learning content has been pre-aligned with national curricula to enable use by governments and education stakeholders to facilitate quick selection of content for educational use in their regions. This document is the third of five reports on the development of a proof of concept for the Hub and describes our observations during the creation of a skills taxonomy. We recommend beginning with the Final report and then moving to any of the remaining four reports, depending on your interest: Inception report User research Skills taxonomy Content curation An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Developing a Proof of Concept for a Regional Learning Hub for Eastern and Southern Africa Part 4: Content curation - Groeneveld, Caspar (EdTech Hub, 2022)
In 2021 the UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO), UNESCO, UNHCR, the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) and EdTech Hub began collaborating to develop a Regional Learning Hub (RLH). The aim of the RLH is to create a platform to provide teaching and learning content aligned to the curricula of different countries in the region that is appropriate to local contexts. The RLH is envisaged as a platform where digital learning content has been pre-aligned with national curricula to enable use by governments and education stakeholders to facilitate quick selection of content for educational use in their regions. This document is the fourth of five reports on the development of a proof of concept for the Hub and describes our observations during content curation. We recommend beginning with the Final report and then moving to any of the remaining four reports, depending on your interest: Inception report User research Skills taxonomy Content curation An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Developing a Proof of Concept for a Regional Learning Hub for Eastern and Southern Africa Part 5: Final report - Groeneveld, Caspar; Michels, Guillaume; Kaye, Tom (EdTech Hub, 2022)
In 2021, the UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO), UNESCO, UNHCR, the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), and EdTech Hub began collaborating to develop a Regional Learning Hub (RLH). The aim of the RLH is to create a platform to provide teaching and learning content aligned to the curricula of different countries in the region that is appropriate to local contexts. The RLH is envisaged as a platform where digital learning content has been pre-aligned with national curricula to enable use by governments and education stakeholders to facilitate quick selection of content for educational use in their regions. This document is the fifth and final report on the development of a proof of concept for the Regional Learning Hub. We recommend beginning with this document and then moving to any of the remaining four reports, depending on your interest: Inception report; User research; Skills taxonomy; Content curation An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Developing a Proof-of-Concept Selection Test for Entry into Primary Teacher Education Programs - Klassen, Robert; Durksen, Tracy L.; Kim, Lisa; Patterson, Fiona; Rowett, Emma; Warwick, Jane; Warwick, Paul; Wolpert, Mary (International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2016)
The purpose of this article is to report on the development of a proof-ofconcept situational judgment test (SJT) to assist in the selection of candidates for primary teacher education (ITE) programs. Nine development steps involving practising teachers, teacher educators, and applicants to ITE programs were carried out to establish target attributes and to develop content for the test. The results from administering the test to 124 primary ITE candidates showed a near-normal distribution, high levels of reliability, and significant positive correlations with a range of concurrently administered interview scores. We conclude with a description of the necessary next steps needed to implement evidencesupported teacher education selection processes in a range of international settings.

Developing a Quantitative Data Analysis Plan - Banks, Emily; Paige, Ellie; Mather, Tanya (Australian National University, 2013)

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

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

Developing a situational judment test for adminission into initial teacher education in Oman: An exploratory study - Al Hashmi, WaleedTalib Abdullah (University of York, 2018)

Developing a systemic approach to teacher education in sub-Saharan Africa: emerging lessons from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda - Hardman, Frank; Ackers, Jim; Abrishamian, Niki; O’Sullivan, Margo (Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2011)
While many countries in Eastern and Southern Africa are on track for meeting the Education for All targets, there is a growing recognition of the need to improve the quality of basic education and that a focus on pedagogy and its training implications needs to be at the heart of this commitment. By drawing on three East African countries, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, which are at different stages of development with regard to the reforming of teacher education, this paper explores the challenges and the lessons learned from each of the countries with regard to the development and strengthening of pre- and in-service training. The tension between quality, breadth and cost-effectiveness is explored together with a broader discussion of key principles to be taken into account when enhancing teacher education in the region as a whole.
Keywords: C:Kenya / Uganda / Tanzania; Education; Education for All; Education reform; Kenya; Pedagogy; Principles; Quality of education; Tanzania; Teacher education; Uganda; ___working_potential_duplicate; basic education; pre-service and in-service training; quality education; sub-Saharan Africa; teacher education reform

Developing a teacher-focused theory of change for technology-enhanced teaching and learning - EdTech Hub Team (2021)
Internal Brief

Developing Adaptive E-Learning Environment Using Cognitive and Noncognitive Parameters: - Siddique, Ansar; Durrani, Qaiser S.; Naqvi, Husnain A. (Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2018)
The falling learning outcome is one of the major challenges faced by most of the educational systems. Adaptive educational systems (AESs) are viewed as catalyst...

Developing an HIV/AIDS Education Curriculum for Takalani Sesame, South Africa's Sesame Street - Segal, Lauren; Cole, Charlotte Frances; Fuld, Janice (Early Education and Development, 2002)
The HIV/AIDS pandemic in South Africa has prompted a need for extensive efforts to educate citizens of all ages about the disease and ways of coping with its impact. This paper describes the process of developing an HIV/AIDS education curriculum for Takalani Sesame, an educational media project for young South African children. The process began with formative research with adults and children, and extensive discussions with HIV/AIDS health specialists. Guided by the research and advice from specialists, a team of educators developed a comprehensive curriculum that the Takalani Sesame production team will use to create HIV/AIDS education messages for television, radio and outreach materials for children ages 3-7 and the adults who care for them.

Developing and evaluating complex interventions: new guidance - Craig, Peter; Dieppe, Paul; Macintyre, Sally; Michie, Susan; Nazareth, Irwin; Petticrew, Mark (Medical Research Council, 2008)

Developing and piloting interactive physics experiments for secondary schools in Tanzania - Msoka, Vidate C; Mtebe, Joel S; Kissaka, Mussa M; Kalinga, Ellen C (Journal of Learning for Development, 2015)
Students in secondary schools in Tanzania have been facing difficulties in conducting laboratory experiments. This has been due to the acute shortage of laboratory facilities and poor teaching methodologies. Consequently, students perceive science subjects as unattractive, difficult and irrelevant to understanding the world around them. An interactive physics experiment was developed and piloted in two schools with 157 students to investigate whether interactive experiments can be used as an alternative to physical experiments. Results show that students found the interactive experiment was easier and more efficient, and, therefore, can be used as an alternative to physical experiments.
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Developing and validating the International Development and Early Learning Assessment (IDELA) - Pisani, Lauren; Borisova, Ivelina; Dowd, Amy Jo (International Journal of Educational Research, 2018)
Evidence about the importance of stimulation and learning in childhood has been mounting in recent years, culminating with the inclusion of early childhood development in the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals. In following, there is a need for reliable measurement of early learning and development at local, national, and global levels. None of the existing tools designed to measure learning and development at the pre-primary level have been proven to be appropriate and feasible in diverse national contexts, as well as psychometrically rigorous. Therefore, Save the Children developed the International Development and Early Learning Assessment (IDELA) from 2011–2015. This paper presents evidence from the IDELA validation process including internal consistency, inter-rater reliability, test-retest reliability and concurrent validity.
Keywords: Assessment; Early childhood development; Early childhood education; Learning

Developing BacaBicara: An Indonesian Lipreading System as an Independent Communication Learning for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing - Muljono, Muljono; Saraswati, Galuh Wilujeng; Winarsih, Nurul Anisa Sri; Rokhman, Nur; Supriyanto, Catur; Pujiono, Pujiono (International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 2019)
Deaf and hard-of-hearing people have limitations in communication, espe-cially on aspects of language, intelligence, and social adjustment. To com-municate, deaf people use sign language or lipreading. For normal people, it is very difficult to use sign language. They have to memorize many hand signs. Therefore, lipreading is a necessary for communication between nor-mal and deaf people. In Indonesia, there is still few education media for deaf people to learn lipreading. To overcome this challenge, we develop a lipread-ing educational media to help deaf and hard-of-hearing to learn Bahasa In-donesia, called BacaBicara. User-Centered Design (UCD) is implemented to design the application and to analyze the constraints and conceptual models for the needs of users. This conceptual model uses the picture, lipreading video, text, and sign language to help the users understand the contents. The High fidelity prototype was implemented for evaluating usability testing. Based on the evaluation of the application, the results show that the proto-type matches the usability goals and the user experience.
Keywords: Deaf and hard of hearing; Interaction; lipreading; user-centered design prototype

Developing critical and theoretical approaches to educational technology research and practice - Jameson, Jill (British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019)

Developing dialogic classroom practices through supporting professional agency: Teachers’ experiences of using the T-SEDA practitioner-led inquiry approach - Calcagni, Elisa; Ahmed, Farah; Trigo-Clapés, Ana Laura; Kershner, Ruth; Hennessy, Sara (Teaching and Teacher Education, 2023)
Classroom dialogue is considered productive for learning but rarely observed, and practitioner professional development is needed. This study investigated how 67 teachers across educational phases in six countries contextualised the T-SEDA inquiry toolkit to conduct classroom inquiries and develop new practices. Surveys and inquiry reports yielded insights into how practitioner agency was further developed, with implications for sustainability. Change was evident in self-reported enhanced awareness and understanding of dialogue and use of dialogic strategies. Increases in students’ dialogic participation and plans for dissemination to colleagues were reported.
Keywords: Classroom dialogue; Dialogic teaching; Professional development; Professional learning; Reflective inquiry; Teacher agency

Developing great teaching: lessons from the international reviews into effective professional development - Cordingley, P; Higgins, S; Greany, T; Buckler, N; Coles-Jordan, D; Crisp, B; Saunders, L; Coe, R (Teacher Development Trust, 2015)

Developing Great Teaching: Lessons from the international reviews into effective professional development - Cordingley, Philippa; Higgins, Steve; Coe, Rob; Greany, Toby; Buckler, N.; Coles-Jordan, D.; Crisp, B.; Saunders, L. (Teacher Development Trust, 2015)
Keywords: C:England / International; ___working_potential_duplicate

Developing Inclusive Education Policy in Sierra Leone: A Research Informed Approach - Rose, R.; Garner, P.; Farrow, B. (Inclusion, Equity and Access for Individuals with Disabilities., 2019)

Developing Pedagogical Abilities in Students through Introducing Modern Forms and Methods of Education in the Mother Tongue Teaching Process - Kochkorbaevna, Kurbanova Bakhtikhon; Hilola, Isaqova (International Journal of Culture and Modernity, 2022)
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Developing Quality Teacher Professionals: a Reflective Inquiry on the Practices and Challenges in Tanzania - Anangisye, William A.L. (Papers in Education and Development, 2011)
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Developing Teacher Leadership and Teaching Practice for the Use of Formative Assessment to Improve Students’ Learning - Campbell, Carol; DeLuca, Christopher; LaPointe-McEwan, Danielle (2022)
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Developing teachers’ pedagogical practice in teaching science lessons with mobile phones: Vol 23, No 2 - Ekanayake, T.M.S.S.K.Y.; Wishart, J. (Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2014)
Keywords: CELL phones; Curriculum Implementation; ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Educational Practices; Foreign Countries; Handheld Devices; Higher Education; Instructional Development; LESSON planning; Lesson Plans; MOBILE learning; Observation; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Postsecondary Education; Protocol Materials; SCIENCE teachers; Science Course Improvement Projects; Science Instruction; Sri Lanka; Student Evaluation; TEACHER development; TEACHING aids; Teacher Workshops; Teaching Methods; Teaching Skills; Technological Literacy; Technology Integration; Technology Uses in Education; Transcripts (Written Records); __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2099925; ___working_potential_duplicate; __finaldtb; mobile phones; pedagogy; science; teaching and learning

Developing Theory Through Integrating Human and Machine Pattern Recognition - Lindberg, Aron (Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 2020)
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Developing TPACK in science and mathematics teacher education in Tanzania: A proof of concept study - Kafyulilo, Ayoub; Fisser, Petra (Collaborative Curriculum Design for Sustainable Innovation and Teacher Learning, 2019)
Since 1997, the government of Tanzania has made several attempts at introducing technology into education. However, despite these efforts technology has not become integrated into educational practice. A main reason is that teachers do not embrace the use of technology in their teaching. This study was initiated to design, implement and evaluate a professional development arrangement aimed at promoting teachers’ use of technology in their teaching practice. The study started with a ‘proof of concept’ study. Based on experiences in Ghana and Kuwait, a professional development arrangement was developed that incorporated ‘learning technology by design’ to prepare pre-service science and math teachers for using technology in their teaching. The experiences from this study informed the design of a professional development arrangement for practicing science teachers. The iterative design, implementation and evaluation of the professional development arrangements will be presented and discussed.

Developing use of ICT to enhance teaching and learning in East African schools: a review of the literature - Hennessy, S.; Onguko, B.; Ang'ondi, E.K.; Harrison, D.; Namalefe, S.; Naseem, A.; Wamakote, L. (Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge and Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development - Eastern Africa., 2010)

Development and evaluation of Ning social network for teaching training online surveillance - Mohd Nawi, Mohd Aliff; Jamsari, Ezad Azraai; Sulaiman, Adibah; Hamzah, Mohd Isa (Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2013)
Supervision of teaching practice is an important aspect of training teachers in improving their teaching skills. Barriers such as distance and time factor are the constraints faced by the lecturers at the National University of Malaysia to communicate with the teacher trainees under their supervision. Therefore, this study aims to develop and evaluate a social-networking site Ning's platform for the supervision of lecturers to teach on-line training. This study used the case design where a total of nine teacher trainees involved in this study. It found that overall, acceptance of the use of the social-networking site Ning mean score at the highest level of 3.91. In addition, all student teachers have positive attitudes towards the use of the social-networking site Ning social-networking site and agree a suitable approach to the supervision of one of the online teaching practices. While the "blog" is the most active facility used by student teachers in which they do self-reflection. In conclusion, the social-networking site Ning has the potential to assist lecturers to carry out supervision on-line teaching practice. (Contains 5 figures and 1 table.)
Keywords: Courseware; ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Interviews; Malaysia; Observation; Online Courses; Social Networks; Student Teachers; Supervisory Methods; Teacher Education Programs; Teacher Supervision; Teaching Methods; Trainees; Web 2.0 Technologies; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2098097; __finaldtb; ⛔ No DOI found

Development as Freedom - Sen, Amartya (OUP Oxford, 2001)
In Development as Freedom Amartya Sen explains how in a world of unprecedented increase in overall opulence millions of people living in the Third World are still unfree. Even if they are not technically slaves, they are denied elementary freedoms and remain imprisoned in one way or another by economic poverty, social deprivation, political tyranny or cultural authoritarianism. The main purpose of development is to spread freedom and its 'thousand charms' to the unfree citizens. Freedom, Sen persuasively argues, is at once the ultimate goal of social and economic arrangements and the most efficient means of realizing general welfare. Social institutions like markets, political parties, legislatures, the judiciary, and the media contribute to development by enhancing individual freedom and are in turn sustained by social values. Values, institutions, development, and freedom are all closely interrelated, and Sen links them together in an elegant analytical framework. By asking 'What is the relation between our collective economic wealth and our individual ability to live as we would like?' and by incorporating individual freedom as a social commitment into his analysis Sen allows economics once again, as it did in the time of Adam Smith, to address the social basis of individual well-being and freedom.
Keywords: Business & Economics / Economics / General; Political Science / General

Development assessment of leisure agriculture in Henan province of China based on SWOT-AHP method - Zhang, Yichuan; Feng, Lei (Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, 2013)

Development entrepreneurship - Faustino, J; Fabella, V.R (Built on dreams, grounded in reality: Economic policy reform in the Philippines, 2011)

Development Impact and You (DIY) Toolkit - NESTA UK (2014)
Practical tools to trigger & support social innovation

Development of a cadre of teacher educators: some lessons from Pakistan - Khamis, Anil; Sammons, Pamela (International Journal of Educational Development, 2004)
This article is based on an educational innovation, the creation of a cadre of teacher educators, in the developing world. Professional development teachers (PDT) were trained in an in-service two-year teacher education programme leading to a Masters of Education (M.Ed.) degree. The PDTs were expected to play three roles in their home schools upon completion of the degree programme: (a) exemplary teachers; (b) teacher educators; and (c) change agents within their home schools to effect improvement. This article reviews education in Pakistan and the innovations that have come to inform the need to focus on teacher education as a primary area of investment and presents findings of a three-year longitudinal study of a selection of PDTs trained at the Aga Khan University’s Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED). The main findings of the study indicate that teachers benefited significantly as individuals with enhanced career prospects, identified themselves more and preferred the role of teacher educators as opposed to classroom-based teachers, and sought opportunities outside their own schools but their role as change agents was more limited. Those teachers who maintained links with their schools beyond the three-year bonding period (a condition of being admitted to study for the M.Ed.) varied in the extent to which they managed to initiate and sustain school improvement efforts as indicated by changes in the structures and relationships within schools affecting the teaching–learning offered to pupils.
Keywords: Development; Educational policy; International education; Pakistan; School improvement; Teacher education

Development of digital diary for enhanced parental school involvement in Tanzania - Jeremiah, Sekione R.; Mtebe, Joel S. (The African Journal of Information Systems, 2018)
The study examined the use of digital diary as a tool for enhancing parental school involvement in Tanzania. The development of the digital diary followed eXtreme Programming agile method where 87 parents and 6 teachers from St. Florence school were involved. Parents and teachers were given six months to use the tool before testing for its effectiveness using data from 7 teachers and 156 parents through semi-structured interviews and questionnaires respectively. The study found that the majority of respondents (84.4% of parents and 96.7% of teachers) indicated that the digital diary was useful tool as enabled them to track children’s progress via their smartphones. Moreover, computer generated reports showed that messages to/from parents were delivered with approximately 90% success rate. This research argues for schools to adopt and use digital diaries for easy, engaging, and effective for better parental school involvement.
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Development of early mathematical skills with a tablet intervention: a randomized control trial in Malawi - Pitchford, Nicola J. (Frontiers in Psychology, 2015)
Evaluation of educational interventions is necessary prior to wide-scale rollout. Yet very few rigorous studies have been conducted on the effectiveness of tablet-based interventions, especially in the early years and in developing countries. This study reports a randomized control trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a tablet intervention for supporting the development of early mathematical skills in primary school children in Malawi. A total sample of 318 children, spanning Standards 1–3, attending a medium-sized urban primary school, were randomized to one of three groups: maths tablet intervention, non-maths tablet control, and standard face-to-face practice. Children were pre-tested using tablets at the start of the school year on two tests of mathematical knowledge and a range of basic skills related to scholastic progression. Class teachers then delivered the intervention over an 8-weeks period, for the equivalent of 30-min per day. Technical support was provided from the local Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO). Children were then post-tested on the same assessments as given at pre-test. A final sample of 283 children, from Standards 1–3, present at both pre- and post-test, was analyzed to investigate the effectiveness of the maths tablet intervention. Significant effects of the maths tablet intervention over and above standard face-to-face practice or using tablets without the maths software were found in Standards 2 and 3. In Standard 3 the greater learning gains shown by the maths tablet intervention group compared to both of the control groups on the tablet-based assessments transferred to paper and pencil format, illustrating generalization of knowledge gained. Thus, tablet technology can effectively support early years mathematical skills in developing countries if the software is carefully designed to engage the child in the learning process and the content is grounded in a solid well-constructed curriculum appropriate for the child’s developmental stage.
Keywords: Evaluation; Mathematics; Tablets; Technology; ___working_potential_duplicate; intervention; primary school; randomized control trial

Developments in Literacy (2020)

Devising New Models for School Improvement in Developing Nations: Sierra Leone, a case study - Mason, Miriam Theresa (Durham University, 2019)

Dewey goes digital: Scaling up constructivist pedagogies and the promise of new technologies - Wiske, M. S.; Perkins, D. (Scaling up success: Lessons learned from technology-based educational innovation. New York: Jossey-Bass, 2005)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

DFID Digital Strategy - DFID (2018)

DFID Education Policy 2018: Get Children Learning - GOV.UK - DFID (2008)
DFID calls for action to tackle the learning crisis; prioritising effective teaching and education systems, and renewed focus on poor and marginalised children.
Keywords: IMPORT_FROM_DFID_RITE

DFID Education Policy: Get Children Learning - DFID (2018)
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DFID Education policy: get children learning - DFID (2018)

DFID ethical guidance for research, evaluation and monitoring activities - DFID (2019)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

DFID Ethics Principles for Research and Evaluation - DFID (2011)

DFID Research Open and Enhanced Access - Implementation Guide (v1.1) - DFID (2013)

DFID Research Open and Enhanced Access Policy - DFID (2013)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

DFID Research Open and Enhanced Access Policy (v1.1) - DFID (2013)

DFID’s Approach to Value for Money (VfM) - DFID (Department for International Development, 2011)

DFID's evaluation framework for payment by results - DFID (2014)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Dhaka: improving living conditions for the urban poor - World Bank (Bangladesh Development Series, 2007)

Dhaka slums: where Covid is curiously quiet - Mollah, Shaheen; Islam, Zyma (The Daily Star, 2020)

DHIS2 - DHIS2 (2021)

DHIS2 for Education - DHIS (DHIS2, 2022)
Leverage DHIS2 tools and regional HISP capacity to facilitate data use for improvement in learning outcomes and equitable access to education

Di Website Resmi TV Edukasi - TVEdukasi (2022)

Dialling up Learning: Testing the Impact of Delivering Educational Content via Interactive Voice Response to Students and Teachers in Ghana - Afoakwah, Edmund; Carballo, Francisco; Caro, Alex; D’Cunha, Samantha; Dobrowolski, Stephanie; Fallon, Alexandra (EdTech Hub, 2021)
This study explores the potential impact of interactive audio content for students and teachers delivered via Interactive Voice Response (IVR) in Ghana following the reopening of schools. The content for the lessons was drawn from the Rising On Air (ROA) audio library, a 20-week programme developed by Rising Academies to support student learning over the radio during Covid-19 pandemic-related school closures. Rising Academies’ 30 low-cost private primary schools, known as Omega schools, were included in a randomised controlled trial. Half of the schools were randomised to receive the student intervention and the other half to receive the teacher intervention. Of the total sample of 1,359 students, 719 students in Grades 4, 5 and 6 received daily audio lessons that focused on foundational numeracy skills. Of the total sample of 333 teachers, 160 teachers received weekly professional development sessions focused on the instruction of foundational reading. In the student intervention, no significant effect was found on students’ math skills and although the majority of students reported liking the intervention and wanting it to continue, engagement was a significant challenge. Results from the teacher intervention indicated an improvement in teachers’ understanding of phonemic awareness, phonics, and morphology. Teachers’ beliefs about their ability to improve student learning in the areas of reading and engagement also increased, but the potential impact on student outcomes was not measured. Differences between the student and teacher interventions suggest some important considerations for future interventions delivered via IVR and highlight some of the challenges as well as potential opportunities for more effective low-tech solutions. An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Dialling up Learning: Testing the Impact of Delivering Educational Content via Interactive Voice Response to Students and Teachers in Ghana - Afoakwah, Edmund; Carballo, Francisco; Caro, Alex; D’Cunha, Samantha; Dobrowolski, Stephanie; Fallon, Alexandra (EdTech Hub, 2021)
This study explores the potential impact of interactive audio content for students and teachers delivered via Interactive Voice Response (IVR) in Ghana following the reopening of schools. The content for the lessons was drawn from the Rising On Air (ROA) audio library, a 20-week programme developed by Rising Academies to support student learning over the radio during Covid-19 pandemic-related school closures. Rising Academies’ 30 low-cost private primary schools, known as Omega schools, were included in a randomised controlled trial. Half of the schools were randomised to receive the student intervention and the other half to receive the teacher intervention. Of the total sample of 1,359 students, 719 students in Grades 4, 5 and 6 received daily audio lessons that focused on foundational numeracy skills. Of the total sample of 333 teachers, 160 teachers received weekly professional development sessions focused on the instruction of foundational reading. In the student intervention, no significant effect was found on students’ math skills and although the majority of students reported liking the intervention and wanting it to continue, engagement was a significant challenge. Results from the teacher intervention indicated an improvement in teachers’ understanding of phonemic awareness, phonics, and morphology. Teachers’ beliefs about their ability to improve student learning in the areas of reading and engagement also increased, but the potential impact on student outcomes was not measured. Differences between the student and teacher interventions suggest some important considerations for future interventions delivered via IVR and highlight some of the challenges as well as potential opportunities for more effective low-tech solutions. An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
Keywords: _r:AddedByZotZen

Dialogic education and technology: Expanding the space of learning - Wegerif, Rupert (Springer Science & Business Media, 2007)

Dialogue: A theoretical framework for distance education instructional systems - Gorsky, Paul; Caspi, Avner (British Journal of Educational Technology, 2005)
This paper presents a theoretical framework for viewing elements that comprise distance education instructional systems in terms of dialogue. It is assumed that learning is mediated by intrapersonal dialogue and facilitated by interpersonal dialogue. Every resource in a distance education instructional system (eg, instructor availability, asynchronous communication networks, self-instruction texts, etc) is analysed in terms of the dialogue mode it supports. The framework offers three advantages: (1) a unified, simple, and coherent description of the mechanisms at play in distance education systems, (2) clear-cut operational definitions, and (3) hypotheses that may be investigated empirically.

Diffusion of innovations - Rogers, Everett M. (Free Press, 2003)

DigEuLit: Concepts and Tools for Digital Literacy Development - Martin, Allan; Grudziecki, Jan (Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Information and Computer Sciences, 2006)
In the e-permeated society, a society also increasingly unpredictable and uncertain, “digital literacy” becomes not only a key factor in enabling participation in education, as well as employment and other aspects of social life, but also a means of gaining some understanding of the world. The DigEuLit project, funded by the EC eLearning Initiative, has a task of defining digital literacy and developing a framework and tools for digital literacy development in European educational settings. We have observed converging literacies which have gained new relevance in digital environments, and proposed a definition of digital literacy which focuses on the processes of using digital tools to support the achievement of goals in the individual’s life-situation. A suite of online tools is being developed to enable digital literacy progress to be tracked by teachers and learners, and evolution of these tools will continue beyond the life of the project.

DigiMap – Digital Malawi Project - Public Private Partnership Commission (2021)

Digistem | Home - Digistem (2020)

Digital 2020: Global Digital Overview - Kemp, Simon (Datareportal, 2020)

Digital 2020: Kenya - DataReportal (2020)
All the data, statistics, and trends you need to understand digital use in Kenya in 2020, including the latest reported figures for the number of internet users, social media users, and mobile connections, and key indicators for ecommerce use.
Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate

Digital 2020: Kenya – DataReportal – Global Digital Insights - DataReportal (2020)

Digital Badges for Professional Development - Diaz, Veronica (EDUCAUSE, 2013)
Brent Herbert-Copley, Ditch the resume and pick up a badge, they're not just for Boy Scouts, Globe and Mail, May 1, 2013.

Digital Citizenship in Pakistan - Jeffrey, Roger; Oberlander, Jon; MacDonald, Stuart; Bhatti, Feyza (British Council, 2016)

Digital collaborative learning in elementary and middle schools as a function of individualistic and collectivistic culture: The role of ICT coordinators’ leadership experience, students’ collaboration skills, and sustainability - Blau, I.; Shamir-Inbal, T.; Hadad, S. (Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2020)

Digital degrowth: toward radically sustainable education technology - Selwyn, Neil (Learning, Media and Technology, 2023)
This paper outlines how ideas of ‘degrowth’ might be used to reimagine sustainable forms of education technology. In essence, degrowth calls for a proactive renewal of technology use around goals of voluntary simplicity and slowing-down, community-based coproduction and sharing, alongside conscious minimalization of resource consumption. The paper considers how core degrowth principles of conviviality, commoning, autonomy and care have been used to develop various forms of ‘radically sustainable computing’. The paper then suggests four ways in which degrowth principles might frame future thinking around education technology in terms of: (i) curtailing current manipulative forms of education technology, (ii) bolstering existing convivial forms of education technology; (iii) stimulating the development of new convivial education technologies; and (iv) developing digital technologies to achieve the eventual de-schooling of society. It is concluded that mobilisation of these ideas might support a much-needed reorientation of digital technology in education along low-impact, equitable lines.
Keywords: Degrowth; Illich; digital; education; sustainability

Digital Divide in Developing Countries - Lu, Ming-te (Journal of Global Information Technology Management, 2001)

Digital Divide or Digital Provide? Technology, Time Use, and Learning Loss during COVID-19 - Asadullah, M. Niaz; Bhattacharjee, Anindita (The Journal of Development Studies, 2022)
COVID-19 school closure has caused a worldwide shift towards technology-aided home schooling. Given widespread poverty in developing countries, this has raised concerns over new forms of learning inequalities. Using nationwide data on primary and secondary school children in slum and rural households in Bangladesh, we examine how learning time at home during the early months of school closure varies by access to technology at home. Data confirms a significant socio-economic and gender divide in access to TV, smartphone, computer, and internet among rural households. However, the analysis of daily time use data shows only a modest return to a technology in terms of boosting learning time at home. The learning-grade gradient is shallow and insensitive to TV, smartphone, and computer access at home. We also find no evidence that technology access per se helps learning by boosting time spent in online schooling and private supplementary coaching/tutoring. While technology access matters in households where parents act as home tutors, the magnitude of such a complementary effect are not large. The results imply a loss of out-of-school learning time during school closure even in households with technology access. We consider additional hypotheses relating to institutional and socio-economic barriers to home-based learning in developing countries.
Keywords: COVID-19; D10; I21; J22; Q50; home-based education; learning crisis; school closure

Digital Economy Blueprint - Kenya Digital Economy (2019)

Digital Foundations Project - Projects - The Public Private Partnership Commission - Public Private Partnership Commission (2019)

Digital game-based education for Syrian refugee children: Project Hope - Sirin, Selcuk; Plass, Jan L; Homer, Bruce D; Vatanartiran, Sinem; Tsai, Tzuchi (Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 2018)
Turkey is the top refugee-hosting country in the world, with more than three million registered Syrian refugees. An international research team was the first to document the educational and mental health needs of Syrian refugee children, finding that an overwhelming majority are not enrolled in school in Turkey, partly as a result of language barriers, and that about half suffer from Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or depression. The present study was designed as an innovative intervention using an online, game-based learning intervention for refugee children, named Project Hope. Data gathered from a controlled field experiment show significant improvements in Turkish language acquisition, coding, executive functioning and overall sense of hopefulness. Implications for policy, practice and research are discussed.
Keywords: Digital games; Executive functions; Game-based curriculum; Mental health; Refugee children; Syrian Refugees

Digital Gender Divide or Technologically Empowered Women in Developing Countries? A Typical Case of Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics - Hilbert, Martin (Social Science Research Network, 2011)
The discussion about women’s access to and use of digital Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in developing countries has been inconclusive so far. Some claim that women are rather technophobic and that men are much better users of digital tools, while others argue that women enthusiastically embrace digital communication. This article puts this question to an empirical test. We analyze data sets from 12 Latin American and 13 African countries from 2005-08. This is believed to be the most extensive empirical study in this field so far. The results are surprisingly consistent and revealing: the reason why fewer women access and use ICT is a direct result of their unfavorable conditions with respect to employment, education and income. When controlling for these variables, women turn out to be more active users of digital tools than men. This turns the alleged digital gender divide into an opportunity: given women’s affinity for ICT, and given that digital technologies are tools that can improve living conditions, ICT represent a concrete and tangible opportunity to tackle longstanding challenges of gender inequalities in developing countries, including access to employment, income, education and health services.
Keywords: Damned Lies; Digital Gender Divide or Technologically Empowered Women in Developing Countries? A Typical Case of Lies; Martin Hilbert; SSRN; and Statistics

Digital in Bangladesh: All the Statistics You Need in 2021 - DataReportal (DataReportal – Global Digital Insights, 2021)
Our huge new collection of statistics and insights into how people in Bangladesh use the internet, social media, mobile, and ecommerce in 2021.
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Digital & Innovative Learning in Pakistan: The domestic K12 products and services industry overview and enterprise directory - Qazilbash, Zulfiqar; Javeed, Khadija (2020)

Digital learning for developing Asian countries - Lim, Cher Ping; Tinio, Victoria; Smith, Matthew; Bhowmik, Miron Kumar (Routledge International Handbook of Schools and Schooling in Asia, 2018)

DIGITAL LEARNING FOR EVERY CHILD: CLOSING THE GAPS FOR AN INCLUSIVE AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE - Brossard, Matt; Carnelli, Marta; Chaudron, Stephane; Di-Gioia, Rosanna; Dreesen, Thomas; Kardefelt-Winther, Daniel; Little, Céline; Yameogo, Jean Luc (UNICEF, 2021)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Digital Learning Initiative - Ministry of Education and Higher Education (Lebanon); Center for Educational Research and Development (2020)

DIGITAL LEARNING INNOVATIONS FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITIES EXTERNAL EVALUATION REPORT .pdf - Tawileh (2018)
This report presents the key findings of the Digital Learning Innovations project implemented by the International Education Association (IEA) to test the potential of technological and pedagogical innovations to improve the quality and accessibility of learning in and outside the classroom for Syrian refugee children and host communities in Lebanon and Jordan, with a primary focus on children ages 14 to 18. The project had two components, the first was implemented in Lebanon at 41 schools and led by IEA, and the second was implemented in Jordan at 14 UNICEF-affiliated Makani centres and led by Birzeit University.
Keywords: Google Scholar/ "refugee education" ICT; RER theme_pedagogies and modalities

Digital Learning Innovations for Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Lebanon - Metni, Eliane (2019)

Digital learning management systems in Africa: myths and realities - Unwin, Tim; Kleessen, Beate; Hollow, David; Williams, James B.; Oloo, Leonard Mware; Alwala, John; Mutimucuio, Inocente; Eduardo, Feliciana; Muianga, Xavier (Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 2010)
This paper reports on a survey of 358 respondents across 25 African countries into their usage of learning management systems. It concludes that while there are some enthusiastic advocates of such systems, the reality is that most African educators as yet have little knowledge about, or interest in, their usage. There remain very considerable infrastructural constraints to be overcome before they can be widely adopted for open and distance learning across the continent, and there is still reluctance in many institutions to develop systems that can enable learning resources to be made available in this way. This does not mean that the potential of high‐quality digital learning management systems should be ignored in Africa, but rather that much more sustained work needs to be done in human capacity development and infrastructural provision if African learners are truly to benefit from the interactive learning experiences that such systems can deliver.
Keywords: Africa; ICT; LMS; OER; universities

Digital Learning Programme - Ministry of Education, Kenya (2016)

Digital Learning Solutions | Digital Learning For Every Child - Giraldo, Juan Pablo; Tungatarova, Auken; Cooper, Rachel (EdTech Hub, 2021)
UNICEF and EdTech Hub are partnering together to improve learning outcomes through effective uses of EdTech and digital learning. Read this guest post from UNICEF team members which focuses on the first pillar of UNICEF’s Reimagine Education initiative, world-class digital learning solutions.

Digital Library Appropriation in the Context of SubSaharan Countries: The Case of eGranary Digital Library Implementation - Gafinowitz, Nicci CL (2016)

Digital Literacies: Concepts, Policies and Practices - Lankshear, Colin; Knobel, Michele (Peter Lang, 2008)
This book brings together a group of internationally-reputed authors in the field of digital literacy. Their essays explore a diverse range of the concepts, policies and practices of digital literacy, and discuss how digital literacy is related to similar ideas: information literacy, computer literacy, media literacy, functional literacy and digital competence. It is argued that in light of this diversity and complexity, it is useful to think of digital literacies - the plural as well the singular. The first part of the book presents a rich mix of conceptual and policy perspectives; in the second part contributors explore social practices of digital remixing, blogging, online trading and social networking, and consider some legal issues associated with digital media.
Keywords: Computers / Interactive & Multimedia; Computers / Social Aspects

Digital Literacies for International Teacher Education: a Ghanaian perspective - Taner, Lisa (The Open University, 2018)
Teacher education in Sub Saharan Africa has been highlighted as key in helping to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education across the continent. Digital technologies that support new modes of teacher education can improve access and quality in developing regions (Moon and Villet, 2017a, b; Moon, 2007; Power, 2013), however little is known about how teachers develop digital literacies to enable them to effectively use these new resources, nor the ways in which student teachers are introduced to the technologies they need to support their professional development. Given the scarcity of research in this area and with teacher support and preparation having been the least examined topics in mobile learning research, this project investigated the ways in which student teachers in one College of Education in Ghana participate in learning experiences that develop their digital literacies to support their professional development throughout the college course, both on campus and in school placements. Using ethnographic approaches within a sociocultural theoretical rationale, the aim of this research was to address the gap in literature by examining the ways in which student teachers participate in learning experiences that develop their digital literacies during their training at a College of Education in Ghana. In view of the slow pace of ICT infrastructure advancement in Ghanaian schools, tutors at one college of education are encouraging the use of student teachers’ personal devices such as mobile phones to support their professional learning, both on campus and in the absence of other equipment in school placements. Smartphone use was found to be an enabling tool for students, whose formal and informal use of communication tools such as WhatsApp supported their developing professionalism and gave them access to new ways to locate and use materials for teaching and their wider professional development, including the academic requirements of their courses.
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Digital literacies for international teacher education: a Ghanaian perspective - Taner, Lisa (The Open University, 2018)
Teacher education in Sub Saharan Africa has been highlighted as key in helping to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education across the continent. Digital technologies that support new modes of teacher education can improve access and quality in developing regions (Moon and Villet, 2017a, b; Moon, 2007; Power, 2013), however little is known about how teachers develop digital literacies to enable them to effectively use these new resources, nor the ways in which student teachers are introduced to the technologies they need to support their professional development. Given the scarcity of research in this area and with teacher support and preparation having been the least examined topics in mobile learning research, this project investigated the ways in which student teachers in one College of Education in Ghana participate in learning experiences that develop their digital literacies to support their professional development throughout the college course, both on campus and in school placements. Using ethnographic approaches within a sociocultural theoretical rationale, the aim of this research was to address the gap in literature by examining the ways in which student teachers participate in learning experiences that develop their digital literacies during their training at a College of Education in Ghana. In view of the slow pace of ICT infrastructure advancement in Ghanaian schools, tutors at one college of education are encouraging the use of student teachers’ personal devices such as mobile phones to support their professional learning, both on campus and in the absence of other equipment in school placements. Smartphone use was found to be an enabling tool for students, whose formal and informal use of communication tools such as WhatsApp supported their developing professionalism and gave them access to new ways to locate and use materials for teaching and their wider professional development, including the academic requirements of their courses.
Keywords: _Source:Intuitive; _THEME: Curriculum and resources; _THEME: Education management; _THEME: Open systems; _THEME: School management; _THEME: Teacher Professional Development; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2426091; ___working_potential_duplicate; __finaldtb

Digital literacies for international teacher education: a Ghanaian perspective - Taner, Lisa (The Open University, 2018)

Digital Literacies for International Teacher Education: a Ghanaian perspective - Taner, Lisa (The Open University, 2018)
Teacher education in Sub Saharan Africa has been highlighted as key in helping to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education across the continent. Digital technologies that support new modes of teacher education can improve access and quality in developing regions (Moon and Villet, 2017a, b; Moon, 2007; Power, 2013), however little is known about how teachers develop digital literacies to enable them to effectively use these new resources, nor the ways in which student teachers are introduced to the technologies they need to support their professional development. Given the scarcity of research in this area and with teacher support and preparation having been the least examined topics in mobile learning research, this project investigated the ways in which student teachers in one College of Education in Ghana participate in learning experiences that develop their digital literacies to support their professional development throughout the college course, both on campus and in school placements. Using ethnographic approaches within a sociocultural theoretical rationale, the aim of this research was to address the gap in literature by examining the ways in which student teachers participate in learning experiences that develop their digital literacies during their training at a College of Education in Ghana. In view of the slow pace of ICT infrastructure advancement in Ghanaian schools, tutors at one college of education are encouraging the use of student teachers’ personal devices such as mobile phones to support their professional learning, both on campus and in the absence of other equipment in school placements. Smartphone use was found to be an enabling tool for students, whose formal and informal use of communication tools such as WhatsApp supported their developing professionalism and gave them access to new ways to locate and use materials for teaching and their wider professional development, including the academic requirements of their courses.
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Digital literacies for international teacher education: a Ghanaian perspective - Taner, Lisa (The Open University, 2018)
Teacher education in Sub Saharan Africa has been highlighted as key in helping to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education across the continent. Digital technologies that support new modes of teacher education can improve access and quality in developing regions (Moon and Villet, 2017a, b; Moon, 2007; Power, 2013), however little is known about how teachers develop digital literacies to enable them to effectively use these new resources, nor the ways in which student teachers are introduced to the technologies they need to support their professional development. Given the scarcity of research in this area and with teacher support and preparation having been the least examined topics in mobile learning research, this project investigated the ways in which student teachers in one College of Education in Ghana participate in learning experiences that develop their digital literacies to support their professional development throughout the college course, both on campus and in school placements. Using ethnographic approaches within a sociocultural theoretical rationale, the aim of this research was to address the gap in literature by examining the ways in which student teachers participate in learning experiences that develop their digital literacies during their training at a College of Education in Ghana. In view of the slow pace of ICT infrastructure advancement in Ghanaian schools, tutors at one college of education are encouraging the use of student teachers’ personal devices such as mobile phones to support their professional learning, both on campus and in the absence of other equipment in school placements. Smartphone use was found to be an enabling tool for students, whose formal and informal use of communication tools such as WhatsApp supported their developing professionalism and gave them access to new ways to locate and use materials for teaching and their wider professional development, including the academic requirements of their courses.
Keywords: THEME: Curriculum and resources; THEME: Education management; THEME: Open systems; THEME: School management; THEME: Teacher Professional Development; _Source:Intuitive; ___working_potential_duplicate

Digital literacies for international teacher education: a Ghanaian perspective - Taner, Lisa (The Open University, 2018)
Teacher education in Sub Saharan Africa has been highlighted as key in helping to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education across the continent. Digital technologies that support new modes of teacher education can improve access and quality in developing regions (Moon and Villet, 2017a, b; Moon, 2007; Power, 2013), however little is known about how teachers develop digital literacies to enable them to effectively use these new resources, nor the ways in which student teachers are introduced to the technologies they need to support their professional development. Given the scarcity of research in this area and with teacher support and preparation having been the least examined topics in mobile learning research, this project investigated the ways in which student teachers in one College of Education in Ghana participate in learning experiences that develop their digital literacies to support their professional development throughout the college course, both on campus and in school placements. Using ethnographic approaches within a sociocultural theoretical rationale, the aim of this research was to address the gap in literature by examining the ways in which student teachers participate in learning experiences that develop their digital literacies during their training at a College of Education in Ghana. In view of the slow pace of ICT infrastructure advancement in Ghanaian schools, tutors at one college of education are encouraging the use of student teachers’ personal devices such as mobile phones to support their professional learning, both on campus and in the absence of other equipment in school placements. Smartphone use was found to be an enabling tool for students, whose formal and informal use of communication tools such as WhatsApp supported their developing professionalism and gave them access to new ways to locate and use materials for teaching and their wider professional development, including the academic requirements of their courses.
Keywords: THEME: Curriculum and resources; THEME: Education management; THEME: Open systems; THEME: School management; THEME: Teacher Professional Development; _Source:Intuitive; ___working_potential_duplicate

Digital Literacy: Definition, Theoretical Framework, and Competencies - Osterman, Mark D (2012)
This paper offers an overview of existing definitions and theoretical frameworks for digital literacy. The researcher makes recommendations for an agreed upon definition and theoretical framework and discusses implications for a relationship between digital and visual literacy skills.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Digital literacy for children — 10 things to know - UNICEF (2019)
Digital literacy goes beyond technical know-how. It refers to the knowledge, skills and attitudes that allow children to be both safe and empowered in an increasingly digital world. This encompasses their play,  participation, socializing, searching and learning through digital technologies. What constitutes digital literacy will vary according to children’s age, local culture and context.   Children need to be digitally literate even when they are not online. Facial scanning and artificial intelligence-based profiling increasingly affect children’s lives. Children’s schooling, social welfare and future job opportunities may depend on how well they understand the digital world around them.   Digital literacy is a growing part of any approach to skills development. It features in UNICEF’s framework which seeks to prepare children and adolescents for school, work and life. In addition to digital literacy, other interconnected skills for UNICEF are: foundational skills (literacy and numeracy); transferable skills (also known as life skills, 21st-century skills or soft skills); and job-specific skills (technical and vocational skills).   Tools to develop and assess digital literacy are proliferating. A number of digital competence frameworks have been developed by both international agencies and companies. Frameworks are a necessary starting point as they define the boundaries of what constitutes digital literacy and inform curricula and assessments. Despite using a range of labels (e.g. digital literacy, skills, citizenship), they broadly converge around the idea of a set of competencies that include technical as well as transferable skills, such as communication and problem solving.   Yet most existing tools place little emphasis on children. Digital literacy definitions usually focus on citizens of all ages and not on children specifically. UNICEF believes there is a need to focus more on digital literacy for children, who have unique needs. In this area, there is a slow change from a risk and safety paradigm towards rights-based approaches that favour expression, play and development.   Few programmes operate at scale or have been evaluated for impact. One contributing factor is the lack of global consensus and standards that makes it difficult for governments and other stakeholders to design and implement comparative and cost-effective initiatives, especially within developing countries.   Similarly, UNICEF programmes would benefit from greater coordination. While UNICEF has delivered a range of digital literacy programmes at the request of governments, a survey of 40 initiatives carried out by 37 Country Offices shows they are not well coordinated with each other, and knowledge is not systematically generated or shared about efficacy and impact.   Implementing digital literacy is not easy. According to the Country Offices surveyed, key barriers to digital literacy programming are: lack of teachers’ and trainers’ capacity; lack of ICT infrastructure; low connectivity (especially for remote areas); and a lack of understanding from decision-makers. The Country Offices are asking for policy development support, digital literacy frameworks, curriculum guidelines and practical tools, such as training manuals and toolkits.   Some existing digital literacy frameworks or tools suit UNICEF well. These include the DigComp framework of the European Commission and the Digital Kids Asia-Pacific framework developed by the UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Office in Bangkok. If using existing digital literacy frameworks, UNICEF can add value by focusing on children.   Digital literacy programmes should be context-driven. Implementing digital literacy programmes effectively requires more than simply importing a good programme from elsewhere. Beyond choosing a framework, an integrated approach to digital literacy involves undertaking a preliminary diagnostic review of the local context, developing operationalization guidelines and conducting impact assessments.

Digital literacy for children: exploring definitions and frameworks - Nascimbeni, Fabio; Vosloo, Steven (UNICEF Office of Global Insight and Policy, 2019)

Digital literacy in Ugandan teacher education: Insights from a case study - Andema, Samuel; Kendrick, Maureen; Norton, Bonny (Reading & Writing-Journal of the Reading Association of South Africa, 2013)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Digital literacy, libraries, and public policy: Report of the Office for Information Technology Policy's Digital Literacy Task Force - American Library Association (American Library Association (ALA), 2013)

Digital mismatch: Expectations and realities of digital competency amongst pre-service education students - Duncan-Howell, Jennifer (Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2012)
Pre-service education students entering university can be categorised broadly into two distinct groups, those who are coming directly from secondary school and those who are not. The second group can be quite diverse, ranging in age, academic and/or work experience. However, what both of these groups share is a digital expectation and they expect upon completion of their studies to be more digitally fluent than when they entered university, they expect to be taught via a range of digital technologies and they expect to use their digital skills throughout their personal and professional lives. These expectations have been either largely ignored or have failed to be understood by universities, resulting in a mismatch between student expectations and their experiences. However, the teaching staff within universities may be ill-prepared to meet these demands, either due to being non-users or exhibiting the same or lower levels of digital fluency as their students. The mismatch between student expectations and the reality is highlighted by an empirical case study involving undergraduate students enrolled in pre-service education degrees at an Australian university. The study will present clear evidence that students' digital expectancy should be considered when planning and improving learning environments.

Digital Pakistan Policy - Ministry of IT & Telecom (Government of Pakistan, 2018)
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Digital Pakistan Policy - Ministry of IT & Telecom (Pakistan) (2018)

Digital Pakistan Policy - MoITT (Ministry of IT & Telecom, 2018)

Digital Pakistan Policy - MoITT (Ministry of IT & Telecom, 2018)

Digital Personalised Learning to Improve Literacy and Numeracy Outcomes in Kenyan Classrooms - Daltry, Rebecca; Major, Louis; Sun, Chen; Otieno, Mary; Otieno, Kevin; Otieno, Rebecca Daltry, Louis Major, Chen Sun, Mary Otieno and Kevin (EdTech Hub, 2023)
This blog forms part of a wider research study on digital personalised learning to improve literacy and numeracy outcomes in Kenyan classrooms, and outlines emergent findings from a randomised controlled trial following the first two rounds of assessment (baseline and midline). The preliminary findings will be strengthened after further analyses and endline assessment.

Digital Personalised Learning to Improve Numeracy Outcomes in Kenyan Primary School Classrooms - EdTech Hub (EdTech Hub, 2021)

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..."

Digital School Census in 10 Weeks? How it was done in Sierra Leone - Namit, Kariba; Mai, Thanh Thi (World Bank Blogs, 2019)
Note: This blog is specifically about Sierra Leone’s successful transition to a digital school census but has broader implications for other countries who plan to adopt digital tools at a wider scale to collect data and monitor education and healthcare facilities in their countries. In April of last year, the new Minister of Finance of Sierra Leone approached the World Bank with a strong commitment to prioritize education and an intriguing request.

Digital School Census in 10 Weeks? How it was done in Sierra Leone - Namit, Kariba; Mai, Thanh Thi (World Bank Blogs, 2019)
Note: This blog is specifically about Sierra Leone’s successful transition to a digital school census but has broader implications for other countries who plan to adopt digital tools at a wider scale to collect data and monitor education and healthcare facilities in their countries. In April of last year, the new Minister of Finance of Sierra Leone approached the World Bank with a strong commitment to prioritize education and an intriguing request.

Digital Skills Ecosystem and Gap Assessment in Malawi: Final Report - EY (2021)

Digital Skills in Latin American Teachers - Estrada, Ricardo (Development Bank of Latin America, 2020)
We are a development bank with 20 shareholder countries - in Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal- as well as 13 private banks

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

Digital Study Hall Biannual report 2012 - DHS (Digital Study Hall, 2012)

Digital Study Hall: Lighthouse Case Study - Dover, Mark (Global Solution Networks, 2013)

Digital technologies in education - World Bank (2021)

Digital technologies in the COVID-19 responses in sub-Saharan Africa: policies, problems and promises - Bakibinga-Gaswaga, Elizabeth; Bakibinga, Stella; Bakibinga, David Baxter Mutekanga; Bakibinga, Pauline (The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020)
The gains made five years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will be lost if the threats presented by the COVID-19 pandemic are not countered in a timely manner. The threat is worse in sub Saharan Africa where poverty and poor health and limited access to services present challenges to even the most robust of health systems on the continent. In light of the requisite public-private collaboration and multi-sectoral approach, digital technologies offer opportunities to support the COVID-19 responses. This commentary reviews the policy environment and the challenges presented by digital illiteracy, poor infrastructure, the high cost of installing ICT infrastructure, the volatile political environment and limited electricity supply as well as the opportunities that digital technologies provide to ensure that people and communities are still able to access goods and services. It highlights how digital technologies are being used by the governments, parliaments, judiciaries, schools, health service providers, transport authorities and marketers to reach their targeted audiences. The commentary concludes with recommendations on possible interventions that emphasize the need to address infrastructural limitations, promote public private partnerships and tackle the digital divide in all its dimensions, including from a gender and rural/urban perspective.

Digital Technology and the Futures of Education: Towards ‘Non-Stupid’ Optimism - Facer, Keri; Selwyn, Neil (2021)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Digital technology governance: developing countries’ priorities and concerns - Phillips, Toby; Kira, Beatriz; Tartakowsky, Andrea; Dolan, Jonathan; Natih, Putu (2020)

Digital Tools for Real-Time Data Collection in Education - Gustafsson-Wright, Emily; Osborne, Sarah; Aggarwal,, Muskan (Brookings Institute, 2022)

Digital training for increasing English teachers’ professionalism at junior high school - Syafryadin, Syafryadin; Wardhana, Dian Eka Chandra; Febriani, R.Bunga (Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2021)
This research aimed to know the problems and the implementation of the training as the solution and evaluation of digital training that can increase the English teachers’ professionalism at SMP Negeri 13 Bengkulu, Indonesia. This study used a descriptive qualitative method with the number of trainees were 10 English teachers. The procedures of collecting data were observation, documentation and interview. Then, the data analysis were done by comparing the result of the interview from the English teachers at SMP Negeri 13 Bengkulu, Indonesia before they joined and after joining digital training provided by the researchers and finally concluded. The first research finding is the English teachers had problems in terms of knowledge, difficult to apply the application or technology, and never joining training. The second finding is the implementation of digital training had many benefits namely increased the English teachers’ professionalism, experienced and innovated their knowledge and skills toward the use of digital learning, it brought a good quality for learning outcomes and it helped to be better in an advanced educational institution, particularly at SMP Negeri 13 Bengkulu, Indonesia. The last finding is that after implementation, the English teachers still got problems in using the application and need more training. The implication of this study is digital training can be an advanced way in educational development which needs good participation from the trainers, trainees and educational institution.

Digital transformation in Tanzania. The role of mobile technology and impact on development goals - GSMA (2018)

Digital transformation in the time of COVID-19: The case of MENA - Guermazi, Boutheina (2020)
In the MENA region, the demand for broadband services and data has increased significantly during the pandemic.

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)

Digital UNICEF: Harnessing the power of technology and digital innovation for children - UNICEF (2021)
Harnessing the power of technology and digital innovation for children

‘Digital welfare state’: big tech allowed to target and surveil the poor, UN is warned - Pilkington, Ed (the Guardian, 2019)
UN’s rapporteur on extreme poverty says in devastating account big tech companies are being allowed to go unregulated in ‘human rights free-zones’

Digitalisation Report - Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs (Austrian Federal Government, 2021)

Digitalization, education and skills development in the global South: An assessment of the debate with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa - Langthaler, Margarita; Bazafkan, Homa (ÖFSE Briefing Paper, 2020)
The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified discussions about the digital revolution. Digitalization of ever-more sectors of society appears to be the only possible answer to the requirements of physical distancing. The education sector stands out as one example. Yet, the pandemic has also brought to light the pitfalls of accelerated digitalization in terms of rising inequality and exclusion. In development policy, digitalization has been commonly referred to as a major opportunity for economic development. Much lower used to be the attention paid to risks such as the digital divide. Human capabilities rank as one of the key preconditions to reap the benefits of digitalization. Digitalization of education and training systems appears to be the order of the day. Yet, there is lack of consistent strategies to do so without deepening existing patterns of inequality and exclusion, in particular in the Global South. This Briefing Paper will initially analyse the lessons of experience from the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the education and TVET (Technical and vocational education and training) sector. It will then reflect on the framing of the debates on digitalization in education. The academic discussion will be summarised from two perspectives, first with regard to the skills required for a digitalized economy and second analysing the impact of digitalization on education systems, mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Paper will subsequently comment on current trends in digitalization policies for the education sector as well as in development cooperation. Conclusions will outline a few recommendations at the policy level.

Digitalization in teaching and education in Malawi - Saka, Tionge Weddington (2021)

Digitalizing Laos: Improving Government Transparency, the Business Environment, and Human Capital - Runde, Daniel F; Bandura, Romina; Lee, Rachel (Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2022)

Digitally Nudged Learning: A Nudged Gamification Study Intervention - Byrne, Jason; Ito, Takehiko; Furuyabu, Mariko (International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 2022)
The research focused on two elements of technology enhanced learning: the digital nudge and gamified online learning. The objective was to digitally nudge students towards a gamified online learning tool, thereby improving quiz test performance through a fun motivating language learning game. A mixed methods approach: the primary quasi-experimental methodology was regression discontinuity design, with a follow up survey. The findings show that few students actively participated in the fun gamified activities, yet none-the-less there was a significant 5% treatment effect afforded by the digitally nudged call to action. The research demonstrates the effectiveness of nudging students to complete L2 learning activity. It also somewhat shows the potential of gamification for voluntary engagement amongst first-year students at a Japanese university. Keywords—Digital nudge, Online learning, Gamification, L2 teaching/learning strategies.

Digitizing Curriculum Standards to Unlock the Potential of Open Educational Resources in a Global Context. - Savov, Ivan (UNHCR, Vodafone Foundation, Google.org, and UNESCO, 2021)

Digitizing taxation and premature formalization in developing countries - Roy, Pallavi; Khan, Mushtaq H. (Development and Change, 2021)
The digitization of taxation systems can assist inclusion. However, it can also inadvertently lead to adverse outcomes for the poor in developing countries where many firms in the informal sector have low capabilities. Moreover, larger formal sector firms are often politically networked and in a position to engage in extractive informal transactions that digitization alone cannot restrict. Thus, while digitization creates tools for the enforcement of formal regulations, formalization can be unequal. This contribution focuses on digitized taxation as an application of a more general problem with digitization as a tool for formalization, referring to evidence from the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India. Using the analysis of political settlements, the authors distinguish between types of rule violations in developing economies. Networked higher-capability firms engage in ‘informal’ transactions when they violate rules to extract rents. This is different from the informality of unregistered micro and small enterprises in the informal sector who often violate rules they cannot adhere to, and make informal payments to enforcers to continue operating. When digital technologies are used in these contexts, adverse outcomes for welfare and inclusion can follow from ‘premature formalization’. A more cautious and inclusive path to formalization is necessary to protect vulnerable groups.

DIKSHA - Government of India (DIKSHA - Government of India, 2021)
National Digital Infrastructure for Our Teachers, Our Heroes.

DIKSHA - National Portal of India (2020)

DIKSHA - Platform for School Education – Apps on Google Play - DIKSHA (2020)
The DIKSHA platform offers teachers, students and parents engaging learning material relevant to the prescribed school curriculum. Teachers have access to aids like lesson plans, worksheets and activities, to create enjoyable classroom experiences. Students understand concepts, revise lessons and do practice exercises. Parents can follow classroom activities and clear doubts outside school hours. App highlights • Explore interactive material created by teachers and the best Indian content creators for teachers and students in India. By India, for India! • Scan QR codes from textbooks and find additional learning material associated with the topic • Store and share content offline, even without Internet connectivity • Find lessons and worksheets relevant to what is taught in the school classroom • Experience the app in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Kannada, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Urdu with additional Indian languages coming soon! • Supports multiple content formats like Video, PDF, HTML, ePub, H5P, Quizzes - and more formats coming soon! Advantages for teachers • Find interactive and engaging teaching material to make your class interesting • See and share best practices with other teachers to explain difficult concepts to students • Join courses to further your professional development and earn badges and certificates on completion • View your teaching history across your career as a school teacher • Receive official announcements from the state department • Conduct digital assessments to check your students’ understanding of a topic that you have taught Advantages for students and parents • Scan QR codes in your textbook for easy access to the associated lessons on the platform • Revise lessons that you learnt in class • Find additional material around topics that are difficult to understand • Practice solving problems and get immediate feedback on whether the answer is correct or not. Want to create content for DIKSHA? • Help teachers deliver concepts in an easy and engaging manner • Help students learn better in and outside class. • Get involved in providing students with high quality learning material, irrespective of where they study • If you wish to be a part of this movement, visit the VidyaDaan portal using vdn.diksha.gov.in This initiative is supported by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) and led by the National Council Of Educational Research And Training (NCERT) in India.

Disability, computer and school data in Zanzibar (Unpublished) - Othman, Othman S. (EMIS Department MoEVT Zanzibar, 2020)

Disability in and Around Urban Areas of Sierra Leone - Trani, Jean-Francois; Bah, Osman; Bailey, Nicki; Browne, Joyce; Groce, Nora; Kett, Maria (2017)

Disaster Management Preparedness in the Education Sector in Kenya – A Case of the COVID-19 Pandemic. - Ngari, Prof Fr Stephen Mbugua; Ndung’u, Stephen W. (Editon Consortium Journal of Educational Management and Leadership, 2020)
This study examined the disaster management preparedness in the education sector in Kenya, with a focus on the COVID-19 pandemic period. The study adopted destktop literature review for data collection. The collected data pertains e-learning in Kenya and in other countries during the time of  the novel coronavirus pandemic. Notably, the education sector, like in many other countries, seeks to actualise the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in line with the United Nations and the Education for All (EFA) movement lead by UNESCO (MacEwen, et al., 2011). Examples of these events are; accidents such as the one evident in Kakamega Primary School where the school closed for about two weeks (Daily Nation, 2020), attack by militia groups as was the case of Garissa University in 2015, intercommunity wars that lead to displacements, famine, and fires. These disasters and events, whenever they strike, have led to the closure of affected institutions of learning to pave the way for interventions. Garissa University is a leading example since it had to close for about nine months in 2015-2016 (BBC, 2016). In Kenya, disasters and other events disrupt the progress towards achieving MDGs and EFA time to time, and that was the inspiration for this study. The study concludes that disasters like nature patterns, militia groups, electricity faults, and those instigated by learners can derail learning in education and cause loss of lives. As such, online learning comes in handy to lessen such disasters. The possibility of such learning model has been tested and proved during COVID-19 pandemic and it has been successful in many institutions of higher learning and middle level colleges.
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Disaster Management; Education Sector; Preparedness

Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics - Field, Andy P. (SAGE, 2018)
Keywords: Computer programs; Statistics as Topic; Software; Database Management Systems; Social Sciences; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Statistical methods; Statistics; Social sciences; methods; Data Interpretation, Statistical; SPSS (Computer file)

Dispelling the Myths: What the Research Says about Teacher Professional Learning - Hill, Heather C.; Papay, John P.; Schwartz, Nathaniel (2022)

Displaced and dismayed: how ICTs are helping refugees and migrants, and how we can do better - Bock, Joseph G.; Haque, Ziaul; McMahon, Kevin A. (Information Technology for Development, 2020)
Keywords: Google Scholar/ "education technology" refugees; RER theme_pedagogies and modalities

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)

Disrupting Education? Experimental Evidence on Technology-Aided Instruction in India - Muralidharan, Karthik; Singh, Abhijeet; Ganimian, Alejandro J. (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2016)
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.

Disrupting education? Experimental evidence on technology-aided instruction in India - Muralidharan, Karthik; Singh, Abhijeet; Ganimian, Alejandro J. (American Economic Review, 2019)
We study the impact of a personalized technology-aided after-school instruction program in middle-school grades in urban India using a lottery that provided winners with free access to the program. Lottery winners scored 0.37 sigma higher in math and 0.23 sigma higher in Hindi over just a 4.5-month period. IV estimates suggest that attending the program for 90 days would increase math and Hindi test scores by 0.6 sigma and 0.39 sigma respectively. We find similar absolute test score gains for all students, but much greater relative gains for academically-weaker students. Our results suggest that well-designed, technology-aided instruction programs can sharply improve productivity in delivering education.
Keywords: Analysis of Education, Returns to Education, Education: Government Policy, Human Capital; Human Development; Income Distribution; Labor Productivity, Economic Development: Human Resources; Migration; Occupational Choice; Quality: H; Relevance: H; Skills; _THEME: Teacher Professional Development; ___working_potential_duplicate; ⛔ No DOI found

Disruptive Classroom Technologies - Magana, Sonny (2020)

Disseminating the Evidence and Outputs Generated by Your Programme: Three options for setting up an evidence library - Haßler, Björn; Mansour, Hassan; Friese, Laila; Longley, Sophie (EdTech Hub, 2023)
This document is designed as a guide for building and implementing a content management system, specifically an evidence library, prioritising the needs of research programmes generating evidence for other researchers and policymakers and for public readership and global dissemination. The primary focus is on securely building a system to meet research discovery requirements, such as search engine optimisation, and visibility on Google Scholar. A robust content management system like an evidence library goes beyond simply meeting web standards. It is about enhancing the research discoverability of your work, gauging your impact and reach, increasing the accessibility of your evidence, and fostering a more collaborative environment. This comprehensive approach is vital for successfully sharing evidence with the public and the global community. The document is primarily aimed at project or communications leads. We assume no specific technical expertise. It seeks to help you decide how to deploy an evidence library and whether to draw on internal or external resources (such as web developers). We expect the document to also be useful for product owners and web developers; however, we expect that for such users, the document will cover a lot of familiar ground.
Keywords: _EdTechHub_Output; _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Distance education in Ethiopia - Nekatibeb, Teshome; Tilson, Thomas (D. W. Chapman & L. O. Mahlck (Eds.). Adapting technology for school improvement: a global perspective, 2004)

Distance Learning A guide to playful distance learning – online and offline - Lego Foundation (2020)

Distance Learning and Teacher Training Strategies - Teacher Task Force; UNESCO (International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030, 2022)

Distance Learning as a Tool for System Resilience - EducationLinks (2020)
Find related information on EducationLinks at https://www.edu-links.org/events/dist.... COVD19 has had an unprecedented impact on educational systems across the world and required school systems to pivot to remote learning in mass. This panel discussion webinar explored the lessons learned, opportunities and challenges presented by this shift, and identified ways that distance learning modalities can continue to contribute to making educational systems more flexible, adaptable and inclusive of students who may be poorly served by traditional models. Experts from EDC, EdTech Hub, WorldReader and USAID/Egypt shared their insights on how distance learning can strengthen educational outcomes for students across the sector. This event was part of the Global Education Learning Series, learn more about the series at https://www.edu-links.org/LearningSeries
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:analysis:nopdf; _zenodoETH

Distance Learning Denied - Giannini, Stefania (World Education Blog, 2020)
Over 500 million of the world’s children and youth not accessing distance learning alternatives By Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education Most countries around the world…

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...

Distance Learning for Teacher Training in Brazil - Bof, Alvana (International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004)
Keywords: C:Brazil

Distance learning in the context of COVID-19: the case of Rwanda - Ngabonzima, Ernest; Isimbi, Roberte; Mwali, Marie Merci; Pellini, Arnaldo (EdTech Hub, 2020)
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:v2; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH

Distance Learning Initiative Interim findings: May 15, 2020 - Ministry of Education and Higher Education (Lebanon) (2020)

Distance Learning: Promises, Problems, and Possibilities - Valentine, Doug (Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2002)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Distance learning: Reach & Effectiveness in South Asia - Panth, Brajesh; van Cappelle, Frank; Li, Zhigang; van Kalmthout, Ellen; Gochyyev, Perman; Hayashi, Ryotaro (2021)

Distance learning solutions - UNESCO (2020)

Distanced and Disadvantaged: A Study on the Effects of COVID-19 on Education for Learners with Disabilities in Kenya, October 2020 - Angoye, James; Mbari-Kirika, Irene; Walker, Bruce; Kavua, Martin (inABLE.org, 2020)

Diverse definitions of engagement: Personalised learning analytics to support staff and students - Thoeming, Alix; Baird, Aaron; Weeks, Ruth; Liu, Danny; Flitcroft, Harriet; Bridgeman, Adam (ASCILITE Publications, 2022)
Although teachers design learning experiences, their pedagogical and pastoral connections to students and teaching are often unaccounted for in learning analytics approaches. What is needed for analytics to reconnect teachers and students at a unit and program level, and help unit and program coordinators support those students who need it most? We present the approaches and findings from a pilot initiative where a freely available learning analytics platform allowed unit coordinators to define their own contextually unique measures of engagement and allowed program coordinators to see across units. We discuss the forms of outreach afforded by the initiative, the support provided to coordinators, and the implications of learning analytics that are not one-size-fits-all on using data meaningfully to support human connection.
Keywords: relational pedagogy

DLA Piper Global Data Protection Laws of the World - World Map - DLA Piper (2022)

Do animations in enhanced ebooks for children favour the reading comprehension process?: a pilot study - Dalla Longa, Nicol; Mich, Ornella (ACM, 2013)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Do Behavioral Nudges Work Under Remote Learning? Evidence from Brazil During the Pandemic - Lichand, Guilherme; Christen, Julien; van Egeraat, Eppie (Social Science Research Network, 2022)
Behavioral nudges have been shown to increase student attendance and grades across a variety of settings. In low- and middle-income countries, these effects are often mediated by parents showing up in school to a greater extent, ultimately monitoring teachers more closely. As such, could nudges improve educational outcomes even under remote learning? In particular, could they prevent at least part of the dramatic learning losses in the context of COVID-19, which left billions of children around the world without in-person classes? We study this question using a cluster-randomized control trial with 18, 256 students across 87 high schools in the State of Goiás, Brazil. We find that motivational nudges sent through text messages to students or their caregivers under remote learning significantly increased standardized test scores relative to the control group, preventing 7.5% of learning losses in math and 24% in Portuguese. Additional experiments that varied the content of nudges at the student level illustrate the opportunities and challenges of using behavioral insights to motivate students in the context of remote learning.
Keywords: COVID-19; Learning Losses; Nudges; Remote Learning

Do boys and girls use computers differently, and does it contribute to why boys do worse in school than girls? - Fairlie, Robert W. (The BE Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2016)
Boys are doing worse in school than are girls, which has been dubbed “the Boy Crisis.” An analysis of the latest data on educational outcomes among boys and girls reveals extensive disparities in grades, reading and writing test scores, and other measurable educational outcomes, and these disparities exist across family resources and race. Focusing on disadvantaged schoolchildren, I then examine whether time investments made by boys and girls related to computer use contribute to the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for schoolwork and are more likely to use computers for playing games, but are less likely to use computers for social networking and email than are girls. Using data from a large field experiment randomly providing free personal computers to schoolchildren for home use, I also test whether these differential patterns of computer use displace homework time and ultimately translate into worse educational outcomes among boys. No evidence is found indicating that personal computers crowd out homework time and effort for disadvantaged boys relative to girls. Home computers also do not have negative effects on educational outcomes such as grades, test scores, courses completed, and tardies for disadvantaged boys relative to girls.

Do children benefit from internet access? Experimental evidence from Peru - Malamud, Ofer; Cueto, Santiago; Cristia, Julian; Beuermann, Diether W. (Journal of Development Economics, 2019)
This paper provides experimental evidence for the impact of home internet access on a broad range of child outcomes in Peru. We compare children who were randomly chosen to receive laptops with high-speed internet access to (i) those who did not receive laptops and (ii) those who only received laptops without internet. We find that providing free internet access led to improved computer and internet proficiency relative to those without laptops and improved internet proficiency compared to those with laptops only. However, there were no significant effects of internet access on math and reading achievement, cognitive skills, self-esteem, teacher perceptions, or school grades when compared to either group. We explore reasons for the absence of impacts on these key outcomes with survey questions, time-diaries, and computer logs.
Keywords: Academic achievement; Cognitive skills; Digital skills; Education; Experimental; Internet access; Technology

Do civil service performance incentives work: Evidence from Ghana and Zambia - Williams, Martin (International Growth Centre, 2020)

Do High-Stakes Exams Promote Consistent Educational Standards? - Rossiter, Jack; Abreh, Might Kojo; Ali, Aisha; Sandefur, Justin (Working Papers, 2021)
Each year over two million secondary-school students across English-speaking West Africa sit coordinated exams, with the explicit goal of maintaining consistent educational standards across schools and over time. We find that scores across math items drawn from different exam years—when taken by an identical group of students on the same day—closely track fluctuations in Ghana’s national pass rates over time, absent any role for cheating or changes in real performance.