Schedule
for DEPM 625
Distance education, development and globalization
Fall 2007
Timing | Modules/content |
Week 0: August, 28. to September, 03. | Preweek:
(read only) - How to prepare for this course. |
Week
1: September 04,. to September, 10. |
Introduction: |
Week
2: September 11. to September, 17. |
Module 1 (cont.) |
Week
3: September 18. to September, 24. | Module
1 (cont.) -- Assignment 1: due date: end of module |
Week
4: September 25. to October, 01. |
Module 2: Distance education in the South
|
Week 5: October 02. to October, 08. |
Module 2 (cont.) -- Basic and non-formal education -- community radio -- vocational education and training |
Week
6: October 09. to October, 15. | Module
2 (cont.) -- teacher training -- alternative routes to school education -- open schools -- open universities |
Week
7: October 16. to October, 22. |
Module 2 (cont.) |
Week
8: October 23. to October, 29. |
Module 2 (cont.) |
Week
9: October 30. to November, 05. |
Module 3: Globalization, ICT and the
'knowledge society' |
Week
10: November, 06. to November, 12. |
Module 3 (cont.) |
Week
11: November, 13. to November, 19. | Module
4: ICT-based distance education in the South -- telecenters, digital radio, radio browsing |
Week
12: November, 20. to November, 26. | Module
3 (cont.) -- computers in schools -- schoolnets |
Week 13: November, 27. to December 03. |
Module 3 (cont.) |
Week
14: December, 04. to December 10. |
Module 3 (cont.) |
Week
15: December, 11. to December 15. |
Module 3 (cont.) |