Comments for The Global Impact Study http://www.globalimpactstudy.org Does public access to information and communication technologies matter? Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:09:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Chile infomediary inception trip report by Chile infomediary inception trip report | The Global Impact Study | Chile Today http://www.globalimpactstudy.org/2010/02/chile-infomediary-inception-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-682 Chile infomediary inception trip report | The Global Impact Study | Chile Today Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:09:48 +0000 http://www.globalimpactstudy.org/?p=1809#comment-682 [...] More here: Chile infomediary inception trip report | The Global Impact Study [...] [...] More here: Chile infomediary inception trip report | The Global Impact Study [...]

]]> Comment on The Amy Mahan Research Fellowship Program by Alan Foo http://www.globalimpactstudy.org/2009/09/amy-mahan-fellowship/comment-page-1/#comment-676 Alan Foo Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:46:28 +0000 http://www.globalimpactstudy.org/?p=1543#comment-676 Perhaps your study should include how we are approaching the wide digital divides and the worsening environment problems caused by loss of trees when children around the world are voracious users of paper. Examine how if there is a tool that empower every teacher from the old black board into a digital teacher on the fly. Examine how using modern low cost netbooks can uplift education in rural areas including areas without electricity through use of low cost low power solar panels. ... and examine how EFA would be realised if contents are easily delivered... even without broadband. you can find the answers here at www.paperlesshomework.com Regards Alan Perhaps your study should include how we are approaching the wide digital divides and the worsening environment problems caused by loss of trees when children around the world are voracious users of paper.

Examine how if there is a tool that empower every teacher from the old black board into a digital teacher on the fly.

Examine how using modern low cost netbooks can uplift education in rural areas including areas without electricity through use of low cost low power solar panels.

… and examine how EFA would be realised if contents are easily delivered… even without broadband.

you can find the answers here at http://www.paperlesshomework.com

Regards
Alan

]]> Comment on The Amy Mahan Research Fellowship Program by Arogundade Oluwasefunmi http://www.globalimpactstudy.org/2009/09/amy-mahan-fellowship/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Arogundade Oluwasefunmi Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:49:50 +0000 http://www.globalimpactstudy.org/?p=1543#comment-660 I am really fascinated with your vision and the vision of telecentre as a whole. I strongly hope to fully become a part of this move in my country (Nigeria). Though presently in Asia country (China), but i hope to return after i finish my PHD research in 2012. I am a member of telecentre. I am hoping to be part of this move if our research group is awarded the fellowship. I am really fascinated with your vision and the vision of telecentre as a whole. I strongly hope to fully become a part of this move in my country (Nigeria). Though presently in Asia country (China), but i hope to return after i finish my PHD research in 2012. I am a member of telecentre. I am hoping to be part of this move if our research group is awarded the fellowship.

]]> Comment on Do computer games and chat build useful skills? by Erskine http://www.globalimpactstudy.org/2009/09/non-instumental-use/comment-page-1/#comment-564 Erskine Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:21:16 +0000 http://www.globalimpactstudy.org/?p=1507#comment-564 I agree that people are more likely to use computers in telecenters, libraries, and cybercafés for social and entertainment purposes than for anything else. So that traditional instruments or measurements do not investigate these non-instrumental usage patterns may have hindered our understanding of how people acquire ICT skills that then have impact on their lives. I agree that people are more likely to use computers in telecenters, libraries, and cybercafés for social and entertainment purposes than for anything else. So that traditional instruments or measurements do not investigate these non-instrumental usage patterns may have hindered our understanding of how people acquire ICT skills that then have impact on their lives.

]]> Comment on Remembering Amy by ismael peña-lópez http://www.globalimpactstudy.org/2009/08/remembering-amy/comment-page-1/#comment-2 ismael peña-lópez Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:04:32 +0000 http://globalimpactstudy.org/?p=918#comment-2 Sincerest thanks for this post. I met Amy many times online, and will always miss never being able to meet her offline. Thank you very much. i. Sincerest thanks for this post.

I met Amy many times online, and will always miss never being able to meet her offline.

Thank you very much.

i.

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