Schedule for OMDE606 Fall 2003

Dates
 Modules/content
Week 0:
September, 01. to September, 06.
 Preweek: (read only)
- How to prepare for this course.
Week 1:
Wednesday, September, 07. to Sunday, September, 11.

Introduction:
- Getting to know each other,
- Situating the course within the certificate program Distance Education in Developing countries;
- Getting acquainted with the setup of the course, especially the role of the project.
Module 1: Knowledge society or informational capitalism?
- Information and knowledge
- Knowledge and public goods
- Profiling a knowledge based society
Week 2:
Monday, September 12. to Sunday, September, 18.

Module 1 (cont.)
Week 3:
Monday, September 19. to Sunday, September, 25.
Module 2: Technology primer and the cybergeography of the digital divide
- Reviewing the different technological options
- Mapping the digital divide
- Low cost strategies and infrastructure
Week 4:
Monday, September 26. to Sunday, October, 02.

Module 2 (cont.)

Week 5:
Monday, October 03. to Sunday, October, 09.

 Module 3: ICT, poverty and sustainable development
- The millenium goals revisited
- The importance of relevant content
- Giving a voice to the people
- The language barriers
Week 6:
Monday, October 10. to Sunday, October, 16.
 Module 3: Project conference
Week 7:
Monday, October 17. to Sunday, October, 23.

Module 4: Reaching the unreached: the digital radio option
- The technology of digital radio
- Applications and cost-effectiveness
Week 8:
Monday, October 24. to Sunday, October, 30.

Module 3: Project conference

Week 9:
Monday, October 31. to Sunday, November, 06.

Module 5: Computers in schools: certain costs and uncertain benefits
- Rationales for using computers in schools
- Ways of using computers in class
- issues of cost-effectiveness
Week 10:
Monday, November, 07. to Sunday, November, 13.

Module 5: Project conference

Week 11:
Monday, November, 14. to Sunday, November, 20.
 Module 6: Telecenters: connectivity and access
- Concept of shared access
- Technology requirements
- The problem of sustainability
Week 12:
Monday, November, 21. to Sunday, November, 27.
 Module 6: Project conference
Week 13:
Monday, November, 28. to Sunday, December, 04

Module 7: Internationalization of education: networking the higher learning industry
- Commercialization and competition
- Business models of cooperation
Week 14:
Monday, December, 05. to Sunday, December, 11

Module 7: Project conference

Week 15:
Monday, December, 12. to Tuesday, December, 20

Looking back