Educational technology and the world wide web in the pacific islands

Iding, Marie; Skouge, James

doi:10.1007/bf02784899

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“…The gap between the technological haves and have-nots has been referred to as the ''technology divide'' (Inding & Skouge, 2005). Particular concern needs to be taken by instructional designers not to get carried away by the latest technologies and push their implementation regardless of the context in which they will be used (Mudhai, 2004).…”

Section: Technological Infrastructure and Familiaritymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thomas Schwen says of instructional design, ''We (as a profession) have only recently become proficient enough to do harm'' (as quoted in Subramony, 2004, p. 21). A few isolated case studies exist (Ho & Burniske, 2005;Clem, 2005;Inding & Skouge, 2005;Mbambo & Cronje, 2005;Venter, 2003), and some discussion of cultural issues have been addressed (Chen & Mashhadi, 1998;Spronk, 2004;Bentley, Tinney and Chia, 2005). However, many of the frameworks for discussions of culture in IDT have been borrowed from other fields (e.g.…”

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Cultural competence and instructional design: Exploration research into the delivery of online instruction cross-culturally

Rogers

Graham

Mayes

2007

Education Tech Research Dev

153

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The amount of resources being poured by Western universities, companies, and governments into creating educational content to be exported (via the Internet) to other cultures is astounding. Those assigned to accomplish this task are left with the great challenge of meeting the needs of learners who come from cultures that are foreign to them, and who often have very different abilities and expectations than originally assumed. This study explores the cultural competence in the lived experience of 12 professionals who have been involved with such efforts. Often they have had to question their assumptions, recognizing flaws in their own thinking and in the organizations that support them, and tried to alter their practice accordingly. Their awareness of cultural differences and the importance and impact of these differences in their practice will be discussed.

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Cultural competence and instructional design: Exploration research into the delivery of online instruction cross-culturally

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Graham

Mayes

2007

Education Tech Research Dev

153

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“…However, only 38.5% of female high school teachers met the minimum certification requirements (UNICEF, 2008a). Bélanger and Jianye (2008) and Iding and Skouge (2005) found that although the educational system in the Marshall Islands had made progress, several challenges remain. The first is the need to improve the quality of existing teachers.…”

Section: Marshall Islands Study Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Increasing Access to Effective Education Across Oceania

Hogan

Nimmer²

2013

International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies

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The history of education in many developing nations is a template of ineffectual and expensive instruction. Despite nearly half a century of higher education in the Pacific, up to 50% of the teachers in many countries such as the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands still have no more than a high school education. Similar trends are found in Asia and Africa. Past experience in Oceania demonstrates that face-to-face university training has been neither scalable nor sustainable. This paper compares two educational approaches—face-to-face and blended learning. The face-to-face, WorldTeach program in the Marshall Islands employed foreign volunteer teachers living on site to give local teachers a year’s leave for additional training. The blended chemistry course, which combined online and face-to-face learning, was delivered simultaneously to teacher candidates in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. The blended course utilized online instructors and tutors, and face-to-face tutors. This paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of both case studies and recommends that nations consider blended learning as an approach to make education more accessible and affordable, especially in emerging nations. As brick-and-mortar campuses and instructor travel become more expensive, blended learning becomes an increasingly attractive educational option.

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“…In response to the above, the University of Hawaii is in an ideal position to work with members of the Micronesian, Hawaiian and Samoan communities to create leadership in these emerging areas of cultural telecommunications and technologies for voice. In the remainder of this article, we describe a set of values and initiatives that are currently underway and inform our work with students at the University of Hawaii and in the Pacific (Iding and Skouge, 2005). Our intent was to explore and validate multimedia tools and classroom practices that were culturally congruent with traditional island ways of 'knowing' and communicating, thereby promoting a synergy between village wisdom and Western literacy.…”

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The computer and the canoe: web-based communities across the Pacific Islands

Iding

Skouge

Peter

2008

IJWBC

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Issues relevant to web-based communities in the Pacific Islands are described. A brief geographic and demographic overview is provided, and unique cultural, social and educational challenges are discussed, with particular attention to Hawaii, American Samoa, and Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia as illustrative cases. The computer and allied web-based technologies are viewed as serving some of the same contemporary functions for voyagers as did the canoe, in the historical voyaging tradition. Projects that aim to address some of the educational and social needs of Pacific Islanders as voyagers at the University of Hawaii and as leaders in their home communities are presented.

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Educational technology and the world wide web in the pacific islands

Cited by 6 publications

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Cultural competence and instructional design: Exploration research into the delivery of online instruction cross-culturally

Cultural competence and instructional design: Exploration research into the delivery of online instruction cross-culturally

Increasing Access to Effective Education Across Oceania

The computer and the canoe: web-based communities across the Pacific Islands

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