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Briefs | 19 May 2017
Using Mobile Communications Technology to Support School-based, In-service Teacher Training
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded an investigation of the effective use of information and communication technology (ICT) in rural areas of Nepal, Bangladesh, Mongolia, and Samoa.
Presentations | 17 May 2017
Moving from pilot to scale in education: What does it take?
Presentation delivered at the ICT4D 2017 Conference in Hyderabad. Taking successful pilot projects to scale should be the goal of any pilot program; yet often projects address scale only as an afterthought.
Publications | 23 March 2017
Revisiting the "M" in m-learning: Making the most of mobile environments for teaching and learning
Published in the conference proceedings for E-Learn 2015 - October 19-22, 2015 (Kona, Hawaii). A version of this paper was also presented at the mobile learning conference in Helsinki, 2013.
Presentations | 8 March 2017
READ TA Ethiopia Assistive Technology Capacity Building Initiative - CIES 2017 presentation
This presentation is an overview of the Assistive Technology Capacity Building Initiative (ATCBI) implemented by RTI International under the USAID-funded READ TA project in Ethiopia.
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.
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.
Publications | 4 October 2016
Does technology improve reading outcomes? Comparing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of ICT interventions for early grade reading in Kenya
Article published in the International Journal of Educational Development, Volume 49, July 2016, Pages 204–214. Published abstract: Education policymakers are investing in information and communications technology (ICT) without a research base on how ICT improves outcomes.
Reports | 20 September 2016
Where Desert Meets Technology: Findings from ICT in Education Initiatives in Rural Schools in Mongolia
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.
Publications | 19 September 2016
Case Study: Tangerine:Class for data-informed instructional decision making in Kenya
This case study will highlight practical lesson learned from the use of mobile devices with Tangerine®:Class open-source software for data-informed instructional decision-making from a year-long, rigorous study conducted by RTI International in Kenya.
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.