TechKnowLogia January - March 2003 Issue is Posted

["Irfan Khan" <khania2@super.net.pk>]

TechKnowLogia, January - March 2003 Issue has been posted on
the web: http://www.TechKnowLogia.org . The thematic focus of this 
Issue is: TECHNOLOGIES AND LEARNING. 


[a few entries from the annotated Table of Contents]


4. e-Learning - The New Frontier in the Developing World Cheick 
Kante, COO, and Vishal Savani, Director of Business Initiatives, 
World Links  

As technology becomes more and more ubiquitous and affordable, e-
learning carries the greatest potential to train masses in the 
developing world in anything and everything; e-learning can and will 
revolutionize learning in the Southern Hemisphere.  



11. Preserving Culture in a Technological Environment Edna Aphek  

The Intergeneration Program and the New Technologies is a program 
where young students tutor the older generation at computer and 
Internet skills while at the same time learning from them a chapter 
of their personal history.   



15. Are We Connected? Miscommunication about Internet Connectivity 
between Countries in North and in the South Désiré Baartman, This is 
a Journey Project   

This article is based on research carried out during the realization 
and implementation of two international web-based projects for 
secondary schools in The Netherlands and Zimbabwe and describes the 
factors that lead to success as well as pitfalls.  



21. WiFi Technology: Creating Affordable Universal Internet Access 
Alan Levy, Executive Vice President, Municipal Networks  

WiFi technology, also known as Wireless Fidelity, can bring Internet 
access to a far greater number of people than current wireless 
technology, and at a fraction of the cost.  This article discusses 
WiFi technology in detail and its implications for education and the 
community.  



22. Lifelong Learning in the Global Knowledge Economy: Challenges for 
Developing Countries The World Bank, Human Development Network  

This article describes ways by which developing countries and policy 
makers can reform education to equip people to deal with the new 
challenges of a global knowledge-based economy.