Using Learning Technologies: International Perspectives on Practice

Part 1 Introduction 1. Using Learning Technologies: An Introduction Part 2 Policy Issues 2. Naming the Learning Technology Issues in Developing Countries 3. Public and Institutional Policy Interplay: Canadian Examples 4. Getting the Systems Right: Experience at the University of the West Indies 5. Developing Course Materials: A Context of Technology Constraints Part 3 Practice Issues 6. Lessons from Our Cyberclassroom 7. Teacher or Avatar? Identity Issues in Computer-mediated Contexts 8. Web-based Research Assistance 9. 'No One Will Listen to Us': Rural Fulbe Women Learning by Radio in Nigeria 10. Confronting Barriers to Distance Study in Tanzania Part 4 Quality Issues 11. Reflections on Evaluating Online Learning and Teaching 12. Evaluating the Use of Learning Technologies 13. Gender-sensitive Evaluation Research 14. Using Learning Technologies: A Synthesis of Challenges and Guidelines