ICT for Education: Decision Makers Essentials

This online handbook, part of "ICT in Education, Version 2" (a toolkit assembled by InfoDev and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to aid decision making on technology use in education) focuses on the challenges of planning and implementing national and local policies for informatin and communication technology (ICT) usage in educational settings. It discusses the expanding variety of technology tools and applications, supporting infrastructure, training, evaluation, resources, and scope and scale of planning.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Challenges Facing Decision Makers
   • National Challenges
   • Educational Challenges
   • Implications for Education
3. The Questions of ICTs
   • What Technologies are We Talking About?
   • To What Use are We Putting ICTs?
4. Is The Potential Of ICTs Properly Exploited?
   • Expanding Educational Opportunities
   • Increasing Efficiency
   • Enhancing Quality of Learning
   • Enhancing Quality of Teaching
   • Facilitating Skill Formulation
   • Sustaining Lifelong Learning
   • Improving Policy Planning and Management
   • Advancing Community Linkages
5. Are the Conditions for ICT Effectiveness Met?
   • Educational Policy
   • Approach to ICTs
   • Infrastructure
   • ICT-Enhanced Content
   • Committed and Trained Personnel
   • Piloting & Evaluation
   • Financial Resources
6. Integrating Technology into Education