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- Asiimwe, Edgar Napoleon, 1984-, et al.
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Practices and challenges in an emerging m-learning environment
- 2017
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Ingår i: ijEDict - International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology. - Bridgetown, Barbados : University of the West Indies Press. - 1814-0556. ; 13:1, s. 103-122
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study reports an interpretative case study investigating practices and challenges in an emerging m-learning environment at Makerere University in Uganda. The research was part of the MobiClass pilot project. Data was collected by means of observations and interviews with teachers and various m-learning support staff, including teacher trainers, systems administrators and a software developer. The Framework for Rational Analysis of Mobile Education (FRAME) is used as an analytic framework. The research focuses on how learning content management systems (LCMS) are implemented and used for m-learning purposes. We observed teacher training and m-learning content development practices and found that teacher skills for developing educational content, institutional m-learning policies and training programs are crucial success factors. The main finding is the importance of the support staff; it takes a long time to implement new technology and change teaching practices, support staff is needed to manage, inspire and support student and teachers.
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- Asiimwe, Edgar, 1984-, et al.
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Using Technology for Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in Low Resource Communities : Experiences from Uganda
- 2013. - 6
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Ingår i: ICT for Anti-Corruption, Democracy and Education In East Africa. - Stockholm : Stockholm University. - 9789163746031 ; , s. 37-51
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This study aimed at investigating the user needs, practices, experiences and challenges faced in promoting transparency and accountability using ICT in low-resource communities. The research was conducted on two ICT4D (Information and Communication Technology for Development) initiatives, a call center, and a telecenter supported by two projects; (1) “Promoting Social Accountability In The Health Sector In Northern Uganda”, (2) “Catalyzing Civic Participation And Democracy Monitoring Using ICTs”. The two projects sought to fight corruption by increasing transparency and accountability using ICT to enable “whistle-blowing,” i.e., reporting misconduct in service provision. The projects are based in Uganda and are carried out by Spider (Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions) partner organizations: Transparency International (TI) Uganda and Collaboration International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA). Using interviews, focus group discussions and observations, the study addressed three research questions: (1) How have the two projects provided citizens a trusted and effective channel for “whistle-blowing”? (2) What are the enabling factors for whistle-blowing through ICT and challenges that affect whistle-blowers and how can the challenges be overcome?The ICT service-delivery monitoring and reporting methods used by projects include toll free phone calls, blogs, radio talk shows, SMS and e-mail for reaching out; and processes for verification of reports and for communicating reports to government. There are results that indicate these methods are sound enough to serve the purposes of transparency and accountability, and the track record exhibits real change achieved in many instances. ICT users are optimistic and trustful of these ICT methods. Effective whistle-blowing includes efficient and effective reporting processes, convenience in reporting, actual service delivery improvements, availability and privacy, and affordability. There are also a number of challenges, including user education, gender issues, and general issues pertaining to the business model, including economic sustainability and finding the most effective scope of the operations.
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- Ask, Andreas, et al.
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The Örebro City Citizen-Oriented E-Government Strategy
- 2008
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Ingår i: International Journal of Electronic Government Research. - : IGI Global. - 1548-3886 .- 1548-3894. ; 4:4, s. 69-88
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article discusses practices, opportunities, and challenges in local e-government project management by means of a case study involving interviews, document studies, and an element of action research, over eight months. The analysis against e-government success factors finds seven "critical issues"; political timing, resource allocation, political mandate, distinction between administrative and political responsibilities, coordination of departments, dependence on providers, and use of standards. We found these issues open for local choice, influences of strong individuals and groups, and chance. This is a consequence of the prevailing strategic model for the public sector, New Public Management, which leaves these issues to be filled by negotiations among many actors with different roles, goals, and action space. The general lesson is that there is a need for practical ways of acting strategically to reduce the risk level and increase the ability to implement policy.
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- Grönlund, Åke, 1954-, et al.
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Mobile technologies for development : a comparative study on challenges
- 2008
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Ingår i: Proceedings of Sig GlobDev Workshop Paris 2008. - Paris : AIS SIG GLobal Development. - 9780982606803
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper compares and analyzes three cases where mobile technology is developed and used for everyday learning in developing countries. Preliminary results from field studies and tests are presented and analyzed in terms of the technical, professional, social, cultural and organizational challenges involved in development. In Bangladesh Virtual Classroom SMS is used together with TV to make education interactive. The eduPhone project develops a system and a method for delivering everyday “situated education”, such as emergency medical advice, to people lacking access to such services. The Agricultural Market Information System project disseminates information to improve local agricultural markets and, in particular, supporting small farmers, by mobile phones. The paper reports the cases and findings from investigations and tests, including field studies, laboratory and field tests, and experiences from implementation. We find that technical challenges are not great and in most cases concern innovativeness of application rather than access, use and usability; e-readiness among people is higher than often reported. The main problems lie in organizational challenges – developing a sustainable business model and reorganizing processes consequently – and social and cultural challenges such as local power structures and professional traditions.
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- Grönlund, Åke, 1954-, et al.
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Praktisk vetenskapsteori för lärare : Hur vet vi vad vi vet?
- 2021
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Den här boken handlar om vad vetenskap är, och den är tänkt att hjälpa lärare att förstå och kritiskt reflektera över hur forskning kan bidra till att utveckla, utforma och utvärdera undervisningen.Skolan ska vila på vetenskaplig grund, men vad innebär det i praktiken? Hur kan läraren förstå, värdera och använda forskning i sin profession? Hur kan forskning användas för att designa undervisning, material och lärmiljöer? Och hur kan läraren systematisera och dokumentera sina didaktiska val i klassrummet baserat på forskning?Det är viktigt att kunna bedöma om och när ett visst forskningsresultat är relevant för lärares verksamhetsnära frågor. Kunskaper i vetenskapsteori gör det möjligt för lärare att reflektera över professionen och lärarrollen – och kanske inte minst över hur kunskap produceras i samhället, får status som "fakta" och därmed hamnar i skolans läromedel och kursplaner.Lärare som kan mer om vetenskaplig kunskap och forskningsprocessen får också ökade möjligheter att tillsammans med kollegor ta ställning till forskningsresultat och underbygga sina didaktiska val. På så sätt utvecklas ett slags vetenskapligt förhållningssätt till läraryrket.
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- Kempe, Anna-Lena, 1964-, et al.
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Collaborative digital textbooks – a comparison of five different designs shaping teaching and learning
- 2019
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Ingår i: Education and Information Technologies. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1360-2357 .- 1573-7608. ; 24:5, s. 2909-2941
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Collaborative Digital Text Books (cDTB) are emerging artifacts in Swedish schools, combining the quality assured content of traditional paper and digital text books with affordances for multimodal representation of knowledge, differentiated instruction, communication, collaboration, documentation and with varying learning activities. cDTB are meant to cover the content of the curriculum and provide a consistent learning environment. We analyzed and compared design features in five brands on the market 2017. The analytic comparison indicated that the studied cDTB are built on differing notions of how knowledge is represented as well as on how learners and teachers were supposed to engage with the content. The analysis revealed three types of cDTB distinguished by the way the information and social artifacts are designed. Type 1 resembles a traditional text book with limited multimodal representations of content, tools for working with the content, and tools for communication. Type 2, conversely, is rich in all these aspects but still rely on mainly pre-fabricated content. Type 3 takes a radical approach to content production and leaves it completely up to teachers to produce and share content. The result suggests three very different roles and levels of influence for the cDTB users. Regarding content, the study shows that cDTB are more versatile and quality confirmed learning environments in comparison with: digital “book in a box”; learning designs employing scattered digital resources that are not quality assured; and various digital tools that have no clear connection with the curriculum. The paper contributes to practice with the understanding that before starting to use cDTB there is a need to grasp that the choice of digital learning environment is a choice among very different designs.
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- Lindblad-Gidlund, Katarina, 1967-, et al.
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Implementing eGovernment : Advancing professionalism
- 2010. - 1:1
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Ingår i: E-Government. - Wiesbaden : Gabler Verlag/GWV Fachverlage GmbH. - 9783834918765 ; , s. 495-540
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- Mutimukwe, Chantal, 1979-, et al.
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Information privacy practices in eGovernment in an African Least Developing Country, Rwanda
- 2019
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Ingår i: The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 1681-4835. ; 85:2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Privacy of information is a critical issue for e-government development as lack of it negatively influences users’ trust and adoption of e-government. To earn user trust government organizations need to provide reliable privacy assurance by implementing adequate information privacy protection (IPP) practices. African Least Developing Countries (LDCs) today develop e-government but focus is on quick technical development and the status of IPP issues is not clear. Little research has yet studied the status of IPP practices in e-government in African LDCs. To fill this gap, we assess the status of existing IPP practices in e-government in Rwanda, using international privacy principles as an assessment baseline. We adopt a case-study approach including three cases. Data were collected by interviews and a survey. The findings call into question the efficacy of existing IPP practices and their effect in ensuring e-government service users’ privacy protection in Rwanda. The study extends existing literature by providing insights related to privacy protection from an African LDC context. For practitioners in Rwanda and other LDCs, this study contributes to the protection of information privacy in e-government by providing recommendations to mitigate identified gaps.
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- Riabacke, Mona, 1976-, et al.
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eParticipation Galore? Extending Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to the Public
- 2011
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Ingår i: International Journal of Public Information Systems. - 1653-4360. ; 2011:2, s. 79-99
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- New approaches and tools are required because of the increasing request for public participation and democratic decision making. There are two particular major challenges associated with this namely, applications allowing for large numbers of users and the balancing of participation and expertise. This article tests a method attempting to achieve this by combining a multi-criteria decision approach with different forms of discussion and deliberation. The method involves relaxed requirements for user exactness in statements of opinion and was tested on 90 students aged 17-19. Is it possible to extend multi-criteria decision analysis to the public? In order to answer this question, our research focuses on (1) scalability, or the potential for increased participation, as well as (2) decision quality, i.e. whether the alternatives are reflected upon and if there have been reasoned judgments. The test and survey found both these criteria met. The findings suggest that the method can be used for large scale participation during a decision making process, but also that a participatory process is improved by lengthier deliberation and more than one point of measurement so that opinions can stabilize.
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