Informative ReadingsNew Technologies for Literacy and Adult Education: A Global Perspective.

New Technologies for Literacy and Adult Education: A Global Perspective. Daniel A. Wagner and Robert B. Kozma. UNESCO Publishing. Available in English, French and Arabic. (Table of Contents available online.) New technology can provide powerful new tools for enriching the lives of poor people and communities in unprecedented ways. … New Technologies for Literacy and Adult Education, published as a contribution towards the United Nations Literacy Decade (2003-2012), analyses two interconnected approaches to using ICT to support adult literacy and basic education. The first views ICT primarily as a set of instructional tools to help people acquire the skills associated with traditional notions of literacy. The second treats the relationship between literacy, technology and development in a more integral way. The authors also consider the implications and options for policy makers in the use – and necessity – of expanded roles for new technologies in literacy development.