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This paper is about a framework that would promote distance education in the Philippines. Its focus is on the development of reading comprehension among primary elementary school age Filipinos in the remote barrios where access to free education is not available. Modern technology such as mobile or satellite phones, solar power and internet will make this framework work in rural areas. Another important...
The keyword which describes in the most effective way Twenty-first century Higher education is suggested by Daniel et al. (2009) and it is ??expansion??. More and more people will invest in their own education and in this process higher education is on the front line. The need for education and training, though, cannot be generic, what nowadays society wants cannot be identified in static knowledge...
We have developed and deployed T-Buddy system which is a social networking platform that significantly enhances the students' comprehension of the class material by promoting collaborative learning outside the classroom setting. T-Buddy system includes an online forum for posting comments on specific research topics posted by the students as well as a socializing medium that allows students to add...
During the past years the design and development of web-based educational systems for special groups of learner has attracted the attention of technology-enhanced learning community. However, although a number of e-training systems are designed to meet accessibility needs and preferences for those groups, most of them anticipate special-purpose training material and keep their training activities...
Web 2.0 tools and social software are changing the way in which formal and informal learners expect to work with learning resources. In response, educational providers may open up access to existing courses by providing them as free to use open educational resources (OERs). The OpenLearn initiative of The Open University established a "LearningSpace" for learners to access OERs from the...
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