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Technological Infrastructure and Use of ICT in Education in Africa: an overview
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Contents
Foreword..................................................3
Acknowledgements ....................................5
1. Introduction ....................................... 11
2. Definition of Terms.............................. 13
2.1 Distance Education:
The Need for Conceptual Clarity................. 13
2.3 Technological Convergence........................ 21
3. Understanding Media and Technologies ... 25
3.1 Using Technologies to Support Education .... 25
4. Characteristics of Different Media........... 32
4.1 Face-to-Face Contact ............................... 32
4.2 Text ....................................................... 33
4.3 Audio ..................................................... 37
4.4 Video ..................................................... 42
4.5 Integrated Multimedia .............................. 46
5. Socio-Economic Context
of Sub-Saharan Africa.......................... 48
5.1 General Socio-Economic Indicators............. 48
5.2 Educational Context ................................ 52
5.3 ICT in Education ...................................... 59
6. Africa, ICT and Development ................ 63
7. ICT Infrastructure in Africa.................... 68
8. Importance of ICT for Education ........... 74
9. ICT in Primary and Secondary Education. 79
10. ICT and Tertiary Education .................. 92
11. ICT and Teacher Training.................. 102
12. ICT and Adult/Basic Education .......... 111
13. Financial Implications ....................... 120