This paper outlines the process by which the Ontario Education Research Exchange (OERE), part of ... more This paper outlines the process by which the Ontario Education Research Exchange (OERE), part of the Knowledge Network of Applied Education Research, developed and launched an online hub of education research summaries to facilitate greater use of research by stakeholders in the field of education. The project is an effort in knowledge mobilization funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education to help increase the use of research to inform policy and practice in Ontario. The paper begins with an outline of the background and history of the project. Next, the three main components of the project are outlined— collecting/writing the summaries and creating the inventory, putting together the peer review process, and creating the online hub for storing and sharing the summaries and facilitating the peer review process. This paper provides useful information that can be translated to similar projects with the goals of summarizing, storing, and/or sharing research with a broad audience.
To observe the effects of prolonged periods of texting on adult literacy levels, this study distr... more To observe the effects of prolonged periods of texting on adult literacy levels, this study distributed basic mobile phones to rural adult learners on a continuum of literacy skills from nonliterate to literate at an advanced level. The details of the research design were only finalized once the study had begun, and a baseline of habits of mobile phone users in the target area was established. This informed the particulars of an intervention where participants were trained on the use of mobile phones and received text messages sent by the researcher for nine months. The contents of the text messages were news clips curated by the researcher on a variety of topics,
This paper outlines the process by which the Ontario Education Research Exchange (OERE), part of ... more This paper outlines the process by which the Ontario Education Research Exchange (OERE), part of the Knowledge Network of Applied Education Research, developed and launched an online hub of education research summaries to facilitate greater use of research by stakeholders in the field of education. The project is an effort in knowledge mobilization funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education to help increase the use of research to inform policy and practice in Ontario. The paper begins with an outline of the background and history of the project. Next, the three main components of the project are outlined— collecting/writing the summaries and creating the inventory, putting together the peer review process, and creating the online hub for storing and sharing the summaries and facilitating the peer review process. This paper provides useful information that can be translated to similar projects with the goals of summarizing, storing, and/or sharing research with a broad audience.
Training paraprofessionals such as teachers is one of many significant challenges facing Afghanist... more Training paraprofessionals such as teachers is one of many significant challenges facing Afghanistan’s educational system. This case study focuses on the innovations offered in that regard by BRAC, a large NGO based in Bangladesh that brought its many years of development experience to Afghanistan in 2002 and established itself there as the premier change agent on multiple developmental fronts. Through the use of structured and semi-structured interviews with stakeholders, classroom observations, and extensive document analysis, the authors conclude that by successfully modifying its teacher training programme in Bangladesh, BRAC has been able to develop an approach to teacher training in Afghanistan that may become a showcase example of effective South-South partnership in education. The article concludes by urging adoption of BRAC’s innovations in teacher training and recruitment by other developing nations facing similar challenges.
Training para-professionals such as teachers is one of the big challenges among many faced by Afg... more Training para-professionals such as teachers is one of the big challenges among many faced by Afghanistan's educational system. This case study focuses on the innovations offered in that regard by BRAC, a large NGO based in Bangladesh that brought its many years of development experience to Afghanistan in 2002 and established itself there as the premier change agent on multiple developmental fronts. Through the use of structured and semi-structured interviews of stakeholders, classroom observations and extensive document analysis the authors conclude that by successfully modifying its teacher training programme in place in Bangladesh, BRAC has been able to develop an approach to teacher training in Afghanistan that may become a showcase example of effective South-South partnership in education. The paper concludes by urging adoption of BRAC's innovations in teacher training and recruitment by other developing nations facing similar challenges.
The study explores how newcomers can be supported through the use of Twitter and web services on ... more The study explores how newcomers can be supported through the use of Twitter and web services on mobile phones. The aim is to create a sustainable information resource and foster the development of the “weak” ties between disparate social groups to overcome information gaps. The work is based on the theory that Newcomers tend to suffer disproportionately from the effects of “information poverty”, limiting their opportunities of employment, access to health and other social resources in the process.
What is the role of mobile devices in education?
Mobile phone ownership has proliferated at an ex... more What is the role of mobile devices in education? Mobile phone ownership has proliferated at an explosive rate over the last decade. The entrenchment of this technology in everyday life necessitates a critical examination of the roles it can play in education. A varied cross-section of case studies in mobile education was selected and analyzed with the primary aim of providing a critical landscape of mobile education and the secondary aim of extrapolating frameworks from usage patterns. Exemplar case studies were reviewed for insight into mobile education and synthesized into a framework using meta- ethnography. The framework consists of three usage categories: Accessing Learning, Enhancing Learning, and Managing Learning.
This paper outlines the process by which the Ontario Education Research Exchange (OERE), part of ... more This paper outlines the process by which the Ontario Education Research Exchange (OERE), part of the Knowledge Network of Applied Education Research, developed and launched an online hub of education research summaries to facilitate greater use of research by stakeholders in the field of education. The project is an effort in knowledge mobilization funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education to help increase the use of research to inform policy and practice in Ontario. The paper begins with an outline of the background and history of the project. Next, the three main components of the project are outlined— collecting/writing the summaries and creating the inventory, putting together the peer review process, and creating the online hub for storing and sharing the summaries and facilitating the peer review process. This paper provides useful information that can be translated to similar projects with the goals of summarizing, storing, and/or sharing research with a broad audience.
To observe the effects of prolonged periods of texting on adult literacy levels, this study distr... more To observe the effects of prolonged periods of texting on adult literacy levels, this study distributed basic mobile phones to rural adult learners on a continuum of literacy skills from nonliterate to literate at an advanced level. The details of the research design were only finalized once the study had begun, and a baseline of habits of mobile phone users in the target area was established. This informed the particulars of an intervention where participants were trained on the use of mobile phones and received text messages sent by the researcher for nine months. The contents of the text messages were news clips curated by the researcher on a variety of topics,
This paper outlines the process by which the Ontario Education Research Exchange (OERE), part of ... more This paper outlines the process by which the Ontario Education Research Exchange (OERE), part of the Knowledge Network of Applied Education Research, developed and launched an online hub of education research summaries to facilitate greater use of research by stakeholders in the field of education. The project is an effort in knowledge mobilization funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education to help increase the use of research to inform policy and practice in Ontario. The paper begins with an outline of the background and history of the project. Next, the three main components of the project are outlined— collecting/writing the summaries and creating the inventory, putting together the peer review process, and creating the online hub for storing and sharing the summaries and facilitating the peer review process. This paper provides useful information that can be translated to similar projects with the goals of summarizing, storing, and/or sharing research with a broad audience.
Training paraprofessionals such as teachers is one of many significant challenges facing Afghanist... more Training paraprofessionals such as teachers is one of many significant challenges facing Afghanistan’s educational system. This case study focuses on the innovations offered in that regard by BRAC, a large NGO based in Bangladesh that brought its many years of development experience to Afghanistan in 2002 and established itself there as the premier change agent on multiple developmental fronts. Through the use of structured and semi-structured interviews with stakeholders, classroom observations, and extensive document analysis, the authors conclude that by successfully modifying its teacher training programme in Bangladesh, BRAC has been able to develop an approach to teacher training in Afghanistan that may become a showcase example of effective South-South partnership in education. The article concludes by urging adoption of BRAC’s innovations in teacher training and recruitment by other developing nations facing similar challenges.
Training para-professionals such as teachers is one of the big challenges among many faced by Afg... more Training para-professionals such as teachers is one of the big challenges among many faced by Afghanistan's educational system. This case study focuses on the innovations offered in that regard by BRAC, a large NGO based in Bangladesh that brought its many years of development experience to Afghanistan in 2002 and established itself there as the premier change agent on multiple developmental fronts. Through the use of structured and semi-structured interviews of stakeholders, classroom observations and extensive document analysis the authors conclude that by successfully modifying its teacher training programme in place in Bangladesh, BRAC has been able to develop an approach to teacher training in Afghanistan that may become a showcase example of effective South-South partnership in education. The paper concludes by urging adoption of BRAC's innovations in teacher training and recruitment by other developing nations facing similar challenges.
The study explores how newcomers can be supported through the use of Twitter and web services on ... more The study explores how newcomers can be supported through the use of Twitter and web services on mobile phones. The aim is to create a sustainable information resource and foster the development of the “weak” ties between disparate social groups to overcome information gaps. The work is based on the theory that Newcomers tend to suffer disproportionately from the effects of “information poverty”, limiting their opportunities of employment, access to health and other social resources in the process.
What is the role of mobile devices in education?
Mobile phone ownership has proliferated at an ex... more What is the role of mobile devices in education? Mobile phone ownership has proliferated at an explosive rate over the last decade. The entrenchment of this technology in everyday life necessitates a critical examination of the roles it can play in education. A varied cross-section of case studies in mobile education was selected and analyzed with the primary aim of providing a critical landscape of mobile education and the secondary aim of extrapolating frameworks from usage patterns. Exemplar case studies were reviewed for insight into mobile education and synthesized into a framework using meta- ethnography. The framework consists of three usage categories: Accessing Learning, Enhancing Learning, and Managing Learning.
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programme in Bangladesh, BRAC has been able to develop an approach to teacher training in Afghanistan that may become a showcase example of effective South-South partnership
in education. The article concludes by urging adoption of BRAC’s innovations in teacher training and recruitment by other developing nations facing similar challenges.
Mobile phone ownership has proliferated at an explosive rate over the last decade. The entrenchment of this technology in everyday life necessitates a critical examination of the roles it can play in education. A varied cross-section of case studies in mobile education was selected and analyzed with the primary aim of providing a critical landscape of mobile education and the secondary aim of extrapolating frameworks from usage patterns. Exemplar case studies were reviewed for insight into mobile education and synthesized into a framework using meta- ethnography. The framework consists of three usage categories: Accessing Learning, Enhancing Learning, and Managing Learning.
programme in Bangladesh, BRAC has been able to develop an approach to teacher training in Afghanistan that may become a showcase example of effective South-South partnership
in education. The article concludes by urging adoption of BRAC’s innovations in teacher training and recruitment by other developing nations facing similar challenges.
Mobile phone ownership has proliferated at an explosive rate over the last decade. The entrenchment of this technology in everyday life necessitates a critical examination of the roles it can play in education. A varied cross-section of case studies in mobile education was selected and analyzed with the primary aim of providing a critical landscape of mobile education and the secondary aim of extrapolating frameworks from usage patterns. Exemplar case studies were reviewed for insight into mobile education and synthesized into a framework using meta- ethnography. The framework consists of three usage categories: Accessing Learning, Enhancing Learning, and Managing Learning.