Schedule for OMDE626 Fall 2006

Timing
 Modules/content
Week 0: September, 05. to September, 09. Preweek: (read only)
- How to prepare for this course.
Week 1: September, 10. to September, 13.

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: September 14. to September, 21.

Module 1 (cont.)
Week 2: September 22. to September, 27.
 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 3: September 28. to October, 04.

Module 2 (cont.)

Week 4: October 05. to October, 11.

 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 5: October 12. to October, 18.
 Module 3: Project conference
Week 6: October 19. to October, 25.

Module 4: Reaching the unreached: the digital radio option
- The technology of digital radio
- Applications and cost-effectiveness
Week 7: October 26. to November, 01.

Module 3: Project conference

Week 8: November 02. to November, 08.

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 9: November, 09. to November, 14.

Module 5: Project conference

Week 10: November, 15. to November, 22.
 Module 6: Telecenters: connectivity and access
- Concept of shared access
- Technology requirements
- The problem of sustainability
Week 11: November, 23. to November, 29.
 Module 6: Project conference
Week 12: November, 30. to December 06.

Module 7: Internationalization of education: networking the higher learning industry
- Commercialization and competition
- Business models of cooperation
Week 13: December, 07. to December 13.

Module 7: Project conference

Week 14: December, 14. to December 15.

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