eLearning Port

E-Learning for the Developing Countries

The digital divide is an issue that all countries must address. You may agree that the survival of a nation depends largely on its digital presence - basically its connection on the web. The pre-requisites are power, computers, internet connection and a digital literacy of its citizenry.

These are being addressed in various ways by many sectors of society and there have been great strides but we still have a long way to go.

On that note, the question that comes to mind is

“How do we catch up, particularly in the field of education and e-learning?”

I have ideas for sure, as most would. But wouldn’t it be cool if somebody validated these theories?

The e-learning revolution for many of the middle-to-lower income countries has hardly taken root yet the rapid changes just seem to get faster.

Some worriers would say “Oh we can’t catch up.  We’ve hardly master productivity tools and now you tell us about Second Life, Classroom20.com and Edupunk.”

On the other hand, I can say “We may not be the forerunners of these tools but maybe we can leap frog to the more current and better practices , tools and  implementations instead of going through the pains of e-learning 1.0. Yes, we must have the fundamentals first (understanding pedagogy, use of technology) but we sure can use dynamic social web sites that are learner centered rather than use html code, right?”

There is no need to re-invent the wheel. Just make sure you know how to drive first.