Schedule for OMDE606 Fall 2003

Week Dates Modules/content/due dates
0 08/27-09/02 Preweek: (read only)
- How to prepare for this course.
1 09/03-09/09

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
2 09/10-09/16

Module 1 (cont.)
3 09/17-09/23 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
4 09/24-09/30

Module 2 (cont.)
5 10/01-10/07 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
6 10/08-10/14 Module 3: Project conference
7 10/15-10/21

Module 4: Reaching the unreached: the digital radio option
- The technology of digital radio
- Applications and cost-effectiveness
8 10/22-10/28

Module 3: Project conference

9 10/29-11/04

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
10 11/05-11/11

Module 5: Project conference

11 11/12-11/18 Module 6: Telecenters: connectivity and access
- Concept of shared access
- Technology requirements
- The problem of sustainability
12 11/19-11/25 Module 6: Project conference
13 11/26-12/02

Module 7: Internationalization of education: networking the higher learning industry
- Commercialization and competition
- Business models of cooperation
14 11/03-12/09

Module 7: Project conference

15 12/10-12/17

Module 8: Finalizing the project