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Information and Communication Technology in Education
Member States assisted in developing strategies for using ICTs in knowledge acquisition and sharing.
UNESCO is giving a high priority to the use of ICT for more equitable and pluralistic development in education, aiming to expand the knowledge base for learners. UNESCO fosters the use of ICTs in teaching and learning, including the establishment of standards to strengthen ICT competences for teachers and the development of strategies and best practices for integrating free and open sources software and open education resources in learning processes.
Projects
Teaching and learning processes enhanced through Information and Communication Technology
Supporting media and information literacy projects
News
10 Oct 2011 Open Educational Resources and the Opportunities for Expanding Open and Distance Learning in Namibia University of Namibia NOLNet in collaboration with the British Council, UNESCO and the Namibia Open and learning (ODL) institutions is organizing a conference on Open and Distance learning institutions, to be held at the Safari Hotel & Conference Center in Windhoek, from 18—19 October 2011. The two day Conference is Themed: Open Educational Resources and the Opportunities for Expanding Open and Distance Learning. More
17 Aug 2011 Follow-up to UNESCO Survey on Media & Information Literacy Levels among Teachers in Lesotho UNESCO Office Windhoek UNESCO commissioned a survey on media and information literacy levels of teachers in Lesotho and Namibia and Swaziland. The outcomes of the Lesotho survey will be discussed at a working meeting among teacher training stakeholders in Maseru, Lesotho on 31 August 2011. More
02 Mar 2011 UNESCO Supports Survey on Media & Information Literacy Levels among Teachers UNESCO Office Windhoek UNESCO commissions survey on media and information literacy levels of teachers in Swaziland, Lesotho, and Namibia. The outcomes of which will serve as a preliminary indication of the need for media and information literacy (MIL) training for teachers and will inform the adaptation of the Model MIL Curriculum for Teachers which will be released soon. More
18 Nov 2010 The University of Pretoria and UNESCO collaborate in an Information Literacy initiative for Teachers University of Pretoria May 2010 marked the start of a teacher training collaboration between the University of Pretoria and Kgoro Primary School teachers from the Zithobeni community in Bronkhorstspruit. Two courses were presented, namely Basic Computer Literacy for Teachers and Information Literacy for Teachers based on UNESCO ICT competency standards for teachers and a UNESCO Draft Media and Information Literacy Curriculum for Teachers. More
03 May 2010 University of Pretoria and UNESCO partner in an Information Literacy training initiative at Zithobeni UNESCO Office in Windhoek The Department of Informatics and the Department of Information Science from the University of Pretoria will engage in a special UNESCO funded Information Literacy training initiative at Kgoro Primary School, at the Zithobeni township in Bronkhorstspruit, east of Pretoria, South Africa. More
Guidelines for broadcasters on promoting user-generated content and media and information literacy Martin Scott For the first time guidelines have been published on how broadcasters around the world can encourage audiences to produce better quality user-generated content and to improve media and information literacy. The new guidelines will also enable the public to become more media and information literate. More
Understanding information literacy: a primer UNESCO This publication is an easy-to-read, non-technical overview explaining what "information literacy" means, designed for busy public policy-makers, business executives, civil society administrators and practicing professionals. More
Towards information literacy indicators Ralph Catts & Jesus Lau The need to focus on information literacy brings new imperatives to the Literacy Decade and the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. The IFAP Council recommended that special attention be given to supporting information mediators, or infomediaries, such as teachers, librarians, archivists, as these information professionals have a multiplying effect in achieving information literate societies. More
UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers UNESCO Within a sound education setting, teachers can enable students to use technology to become better information seekers, analysers, problem solvers and communicators. More
