At the midway point for achieving the Dakar goal of universal primary education (UPE) , teacher matters are a burning issue in Africa, as witnessed by the place taken up by this topic today in international conferences devoted to Education For All (EFA) , an initiative that put forward the rapidly nearing deadline of 2015. Tags: low resource setting education future of education ICT4D Through the Unesco Education portal I came across a very worthwhile and relevant publication for those interested in teacher motivation in the African region. An interesting read. MORE >>

Surf to The Future of Reputation by Daniel Solove published by Yale University Press in October 2007 and get into the dark side of the Web. Focusing on blogs, Internet communities, cybermobs, and other current trends, he shows that, ironically, the unconstrained flow of information on the Internet may impede opportunities for self-development and freedom. Daniel Solove has written a new book on the Internet and Privacy, it is called: " Understanding privacy " (yes, not a catchy, but indeed a very clear title). This book is not for free, but the one mentioned below is. MORE >>

Founder of ‘Connectivism’, Associate Director with the Learning Technologies Centre at University of Manitoba. Twin trends of this sort are infrequent, last occurring with the industrial revolution when (rudimentary) concepts of democracy compounded the trends of industrialization. The future of education will be shaped by those who are able to anticipate and understand the impact of the dual forces of social learning and participative technology ”. Former teacher, now a director of eLearning for secondary schools and a  lecturer at Waikato University. Enjoy! MORE >>

One year ago today, I offered nine predictions running the gamut of hardware, software, industry players and general market movements based on trends we were experiencing in the commercial mobile learning marketplace; here’s my analysis of where these predictions landed twelve months later. The adoption of tablets, initiated by Apple’s iPad but closely followed by several others, proved to be a true driver for enterprise mobility in general and mobile learning is a real beneficiary of this trend. a.k.a. How On Target Were My 2011 Predictions? On the Target – But Barely. Bullseye! MORE >>

Last week, Griffith University hosted an “ Emerging Technologies and Education Symposium ,&# which included the launch of the 2009 Horizon Report (Australian & New Zealand version). One of the important trends illustrated by the  report is the growing importance of mobile devices and learning in mobile contexts.  “Mobile Internet Devices&# are predicted to be a significant learning technology that will that will see widespread use in teaching and learning, and were categorised as “One Year or Less&# until adoption. MORE >>