Informative ReadingsPerspectives on Distance Education: Emerging Trends in the Development of School Networking Initiatives

Perspectives on Distance Education: Emerging Trends in the Development of School Networking Initiatives. Editors: Vis Naidoo and Heba Ramzy. Commonwealth of Learning, 2004. Onlne January 2006. Book downloadable in part or whole. This collection of research and case studies provides snapshots of developments in school networking in seven regions of the world. … This book focuses on the variety of school networking models that have emerged in different regions and the resulting trends and issues that need to be considered in terms of supporting the learning, teaching, management and teacher training processes. … Schoolnets can be defined as the entities that facilitate collaboration among schools and that use information and communications technologies (ICTs) for this and other educational purposes. Recent developments in ICTs (especially computers and Internet-related technologies) and their application to education and training have increasingly allowed learners to access information and knowledge from different sources. In many countries schoolnets as an organised entity do not exist, but the activities generally associated with school networking are being carried out. … Schoolnets in developing countries have also been driven by the need to support the attainment of quality education at both the primary and secondary levels of education.