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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

• Which of our TPD needs or goals can be met through the use of radio broadcasts?
• To what extent does our country have access to the skills and facilities needed to produce programming in these media? How extensive and reliable is the relevant infrastructure?
• How are these technologies currently used in our schools and communities? How could these programs be improved or complemented by additional programs in TPD?
• What methods and what content are appropriate to meet our TPD objectives?

Contents

• Interactive Radio Instruction
• Sous le Fromager: Dual-audience Direct Instruction
• Educational impact of IRI
• Cost Considerations
• Pas à Pas: Top-down Radio-based TPD
• Strategic Considerations
• New Radio and Audio Tools
• Web Resources