Presentations | 17 March 2017
Low-cost, familiar tech for teacher support: Evidence from a SMS campaign for early grade teachers in Malawi
Presentation delivered at CIES2017 (Atlanta). Providing teachers guidance, mentorship and encouragement in between formal, face-to-face trainings or coaching sessions is challenging.
Reports | 13 February 2017
READ TA Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Baseline Assessment Report
Beginning in Spring 2013, MOE, in collaboration with READ TA, began the process of developing new reading curriculum and materials for MT reading in grades 1-8 by first reviewing and validating findings for what was currently in existence.
Publications | 24 October 2016
Improving Literacy Instruction in Kenya Through Teacher Professional Development and Text Messages Support: A Cluster Randomized Trial
Article published in Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness.
Literature Reviews and Desk Studies | 21 October 2016
Mobile Learning and Numeracy: Filling gaps and expanding opportunities for early grade learning
The present study on Mobile Learning and Numeracy examines how mobile learning (m-learning) could influence and improve numeracy education at early grade levels (ages 4-10) especially in low-income countries.
Reports | 17 September 2016
Learning Communities Enabled by Mobile Technology: A Case Study of School-Based, In-Service Secondary Teacher Training in Rural Bangladesh
With the aim of providing developing member countries (DMCs) with better guidance to use information and communication technology (ICT) effectively in education, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded a 21-month regional technical assistance (RETA) in Bangladesh, Nepal, Mongolia, and Samoa.
Reports | 17 September 2016
Old Technology or New? A Study of Video Recording as an Innovative Method for Primary School Teacher Training in Rural Nepal
With the aim of providing developing member countries (DMCs) with better guidance for using information and communication technology (ICT) effectively in education, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded a 21-month Regional Technical Assistance (RETA) in Bangladesh, Nepal, Mongolia, and Samoa.
Presentations | 15 September 2016
MobiLiteracy Uganda (MLIT Uganda): Results of a controlled trial of an SMS-based literacy support program aimed at female caregivers
This presentation, based on the Impact evaluation of the MobiLiteracy Uganda program, was delivered at the UNESCO Mobile Learning Week conference in Paris. The presentation highlights the evaluation methodology and raises some important conclusions about evaluating mobile learning programs.
Reports | 15 September 2016
MobiLiteracy-Uganda Program: Phase 1: Endline Report
In 2012, Urban Planet Media and Entertainment Corporation/Urban Planet (UP) was awarded a grant through All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development.
Reports | 15 September 2016
MobiLiteracy-Uganda Program: Phase 1: Baseline Report
In 2012, Urban Planet Media and Entertainment Corporation/Urban Planet (UP) was awarded a grant through All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development.
Occasional Papers | 15 September 2016
MOOCs and online education: Exploring the potential for international educational development
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are a relatively recent innovation with potential to provide access to relevant education and workforce training at scale.