tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post9038522375060518872..comments2024-02-16T08:32:46.618+00:00Comments on Donald Clark Plan B: 7 ways to Square the African Circle (E-learning Africa)Donald Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796341486328270474noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-17912980372087725972016-08-25T06:30:42.397+00:002016-08-25T06:30:42.397+00:00I reaally enjoyed this post, I was at elearning Af...I reaally enjoyed this post, I was at elearning Africa in 2011 and saw hiw much ficus there was on technology as a magic bullet. As well as the scalabilty issue I think there is a sustainability issue. Many projects are 2 to 5 years abd wheb funding stops thr project sponsers move on and there is no more thought given. I am glad to hear that yoy attend regularly, next time I am there I hope I have the chance to say hello.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852986959310032144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-5193607356570305482016-05-29T09:11:43.820+00:002016-05-29T09:11:43.820+00:00Good point. Toby Shapshak had a ton of examples bu...Good point. Toby Shapshak had a ton of examples but I made your point in the Ministerial meeting - that the mobile innovation has become too easy a narrative. Hh showed lots of non-educational examples and there were plenty at the conference who were doing good things in e-learning - MOOCs and so on. Even at Ministerial level, there were policies that were fresh. However, as I say in my pice, there is still the illusion that innovation in education comes from Universities - it can but that is only a tiny part of the story.Donald Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796341486328270474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-52026038013410892062016-05-29T06:01:37.933+00:002016-05-29T06:01:37.933+00:00It would be interesting to hear of what other sign...It would be interesting to hear of what other signs of innovation were referenced at the conference. The successful spread of mobile banking in many African countries has almost had a negative effect on any discussion of technology in education or other arenas. It promotes the idea that leapfrogging is better than incremental change. Do we know of any other good and useful examples of leapfrogging, especially in education? It is unfortunate that large scale introduction of tablets into primary schools in several African countries (I think Kenya is the latest) is based on so little evidence. Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17876349759703942961noreply@blogger.com