Dear GKD Members, The GKD-DOTCOM discussion on Connectivity (Oct-Nov 2003) was superb, and we are working to complete a White Paper based on the rich and complex interchange of experience and information. As soon as the White Paper is completed, we will submit it for comments to GKD.
We would like to launch a second GKD-DOTCOM discussion, on a topic that has been important to GKD members: Using ICT to provide professional development to educators, and thereby expand and improve education in developing countries. The specific focus of the discussion is on practical approaches to providing effective online professional training for educators. A White Paper citing the cases, projects, experience, success stories, and recommendations presented by discussion members will be widely circulated throughout the development community. We hope that List members will share information on: * Strategies, tools, and partnerships for providing online professional development to educators * Case studies, projects, achievements, challenges and lessons learned * Success stories of efforts that have overcome challenges and effectively expanded access in low-resource environments The Agenda will focus on: * Learning about activities that provide online professional development for educators (June 1-4) * Identifying the technologies, tools, and infrastructure required to have the desired impact and sustainability (June 7-11) * Examining approaches for evaluating online professional development efforts (June 14-19) * Exploring what's on the horizon’ and what online technologies and techniques will be available in 3 years (June 21-25) The discussion builds on a session of the DOT-COM/InterAction ICT Speaker Series (May 6, 2004). More information on the session, and presentations by the speakers, can be found at the DOT-COM Alliance website cited below. Although the focus of the discussion during these four weeks will be on Online Professional Development for Educators, the Moderators will also post messages of a more general nature (i.e. announcements, newsletters, cases) that are time-sensitive. To distinguish the Online Professional Development for Educators messages, their subject line will be labeled [GKD-DOTCOM], whereas the subject of the general GKD messages will continue to be labeled [GKD], as usual. ***WORLD WIDE WEB SITES FOR THE DISCUSSION*** The DOT-COM Alliance website provides information about this discussion, the DOT-COM/Interaction Speaker Series, and other projects using ICT to support development: http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/speakerseries.htm For more information about this discussion series, please visit: http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/discussiongroup.htm The DOT-COM Archive of this discussion (as of June 1) is available on: http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/archive.html The GKD database provides an easy way to search messages of this and other GKD discussions: http://www.GKDknowledge.org **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION** For further information about: DOT-COM Discussions, please contact: Margie Joyce, DOT-COM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] GKD, please contact: Janice Brodman, dot-ORG, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
