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Hanemann, Ulrike, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2014
Different technologies have been used for decades to support adult education and learning. These include radio, television and audio and video cassettes. More recently digital ICTs such as computers, tablets, e-books, and mobile technology have spread at great speed and also found their way into the teaching and learning of literacy and numeracy…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Videoconferencing
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Patterson, Lynn M.; Carrillo, Paula Botero; Salinas, Rigoberto Solano – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2012
As institutions of higher education adopt more global learning initiatives to improve global competencies and increase global citizenship among their students, the creative implementation of intercultural exchanges is critical. This article is a reflection on the experiences of implementing a virtual classroom linking students at Kennesaw State…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Virtual Classrooms, Global Education, Intercultural Programs
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McEwan, Patrick J. – Comparative Education, 2008
This paper describes three multigrade school reforms in Latin America: (1) Colombia's "Escuela Nueva", (2) Guatemala's "Nueva Escuela Unitaria", and (3) Chile's MECE-Rural. Each reform endowed primary teachers and students with special training and instructional materials, and encouraged new kinds of instruction in rural…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Educational Assessment
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Wells, John – International Education Studies, 2008
This paper provides a critical analysis of the National Bilingual Programme in Colombia. It considers how and why it aims to extend the teaching of "a" foreign language in Primary and Secondary school in 1994, to the teaching of English to an internationally recognized standard in all sectors of education by 2019, while at the same time…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning