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Chávez, Cirenia; Valenza, Marco; Rigole, Annika; Dreesen, Thomas – UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted every aspect of society. In mid-April 2020, 192 countries had closed their schools, putting 9 out of 10 enrolled children out of school. These closures disproportionately affected marginalized children, worsening existing inequities across education systems worldwide. This brief draws on the experience of five…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing
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Jumiaan, Ibrahim F.; Ihmeideh, Fathi M.; Al-Hassan, Omayya M. – Australian Educational Computing, 2012
Computer technology holds promise for facilitating learning and teaching in the current educational systems at all levels. This study examined computer use in Jordanian pre-school settings. The study surveyed 113 pre-school teachers from 43 pre-school settings, gathering information about their perception of using computer in their classrooms.…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Preschool Education, Educational Technology, Preschool Teachers
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Buchanan, Rachel – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
The use of digital technology in the classroom is a significant issue for teachers as they are under increasing pressure to teach in technologically mediated ways. This "digital turn" in education has culminated in the Australian federal government's Digital Education Revolution, which represents a multi-billion dollar commitment to…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Federal Government, Computer Uses in Education, Teaching Methods
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MacNeil, Dixie; Luzius, Kim; Dunkin, Sonya – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2010
This paper details the advantages of creating a strategic plan in the development and delivery of distance programs at the authors' own institution. The steps involved in the planning process and the three key elements of a successful strategic plan are addressed. The key elements include a program plan explaining the roles/responsibilities of…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Distance Education, Marketing, Computer Uses in Education
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Waters, John K. – T.H.E. Journal, 2010
What would an educator do with $650 million? Better yet, what "should" he/she do with $650 million? No, this is no game show. It's a real-life challenge posed to school districts nationwide in the year since President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The bill dedicates more than $90 billion to education, with…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, School Districts, Federal Legislation, Financial Support
Lee, Benjamin Bradley – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study offers guidance to policy makers, educational leaders, and researchers about the aspects of Educational Technology (EdTech) implementation in which investments of money, time, or investigative inquiry will yield highest impacts. Beginning from the observations that: (1) the power and ubiquity of contemporary technologies have…
Descriptors: Technical Support, Technology Integration, Program Effectiveness, Educational Technology
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Agee, Anne; Rowe, Theresa; Woo, Melissa; Woods, David – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2010
A 2006 ECAR study defined cyberinfrastructure as the coordinated aggregate of "hardware, software, communications, services, facilities, and personnel that enable researchers to conduct advanced computational, collaborative, and data-intensive research." While cyberinfrastructure was initially seen as support for scientific and…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Research and Development, Research Universities, Computer Uses in Education
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Irvin, Matthew J.; Hannum, Wallace H.; Varre, Claire de la; Farmer, Thomas W. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2010
The primary purpose of the current study was to examine barriers to the use of distance education and explore related factors in small and low-income rural schools. Data were collected via a telephone survey with administrators or other qualified personnel. The sample involved 417 randomly selected small and low-income rural school districts…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Distance Education, Telephone Surveys, Educational Technology
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Allison, Debra H.; DeBlois, Peter B. – EDUCAUSE Review, 2008
EDUCAUSE presents the top-ten IT-related issues in terms of strategic importance to the higher education institution, as revealed by the ninth annual EDUCAUSE Current Issues Survey. This year, "Security" moves back to the top of the list. (Contains 20 notes.)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Security
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Lee, Hwa; Templeton, Rosalyn – Theory Into Practice, 2008
With the passage of landmark federal laws, equal access to technology for all students, regardless of their abilities, has been getting increasing attention in the field of education. Although considering a continuum of assistive technology (AT) items and services for individuals with disabilities is a mandated practice, education and…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Disabilities, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology
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Fan, Andy – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2010
The Portuguese came to Macau in the 16th century, Macao has become part of China again since 1999. Under the strong economic growth in recent years, the Macao government has invested substantial human, material and financial resources for the implementation of IT in education in Macau since 2001. This paper reviewed the development of IT in…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Technology Integration, Foreign Countries, Economic Progress
Holcombe, Amy – Principal Leadership, 2009
This article describes a multifaceted program that improves the mathematics instruction in a school district's 10 lowest-performing schools. This program includes seven support components--including monetary incentives for teachers, professional development, education technology, and reduced class sizes. After three years, results show that the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Technology, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
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Whelan, Robert – Distance Education, 2008
The Pacific eLearning Observatory at the University of the South Pacific (USP) conducted an online survey of educational technologists (n = 60) to assess levels of access to information and communication technologies (ICT) in education and identify ways of lowering the barriers to ICT in the Pacific region. Almost half of USP's 22,000 students are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Access to Information, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology
Davis, T.; Fuller, M.; Jackson, S.; Pittman, J.; Sweet, J. – International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), 2007
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) report, "Computer and Internet Use by Students in 2003" (NCES, 2006) reveals that the digital divide continues to exist, particularly along demographic and socioeconomic lines. Though an exact definition remains elusive, the term "digital divide" generally refers to the…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Computer Uses in Education, Professional Development, Educational Experience
Arkansas Department of Education, 2008
The Arkansas Department of Education Technology Plan provides policy makers, school districts, education service cooperatives and institutes of higher education with a blueprint that guides and facilitates future state and local technology planning, funding, implementation, and evaluation. The 2008 Plan builds on the progress of the last five-year…
Descriptors: Technology Planning, Global Approach, School Districts, Educational Technology
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