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Excerpted from the infoDev publication, Using Technology to Train Teachers: Appropriate Uses of ICT for Teacher Professional Development in Developing Countries.

Guiding questions

• In what parts of our school systems are teachers ready to develop the intermediate and advanced skills supported by computers and the Internet?
• How will computers and the Internet extend and improve our TPD efforts?
• To take advantage of available capacities and infrastructure, and to meet teachers’ needs, should we locate computers for TPD in schools, teacher training colleges, or regional centers?
• What is the outlook for gains in national electrical infrastructure? In technical-support capacity? How do these projections affect planning for the use of computers and the Internet?
• Do other technologies, such as radio, or other models, such as site-based TPD, have greater potential to meet our objectives?

Contents

• Potential Uses and Benefits
• The Uganda VSAT Rural Connnectivity Project
• Lessons Learned
• Computers and the Internet in Teacher Training Colleges
• ConnectED Uganda
• Computers and the Internet in Schools
• Enlaces: Chile’s Nationwide Learning Network
• Impact of Computers in Schools on Teaching and Learning
• Computers and the Internet in Regional Teacher Centers
• The Uganda EFA Curriculum Project
• Cost Considerations
• Overall Costs, Enlaces
• Installation, Operating and TPD Costs, Uganda VSAT Project
• Strategic Planning for Computer Support of TPD
• Starting Slow: Enlaces
• Focus on Primary Schools: Omar Dengo Foundation