Share Paper: Designing ICT4D in Kenya

1. Elin Svensson, Karlstad University, Sweden
2. Lars Svensson, University West, Sweden

Abstract: The field of ICT4D (Information and Communication Technologies for Development) focuses on the potential of information technologies to support the citizens of developing countries in their life-long learning Within this field of research, there is a wide-spread interest in how resources such as MOOCs, wikis, YouTube clips, TED talks and other open educational resources can supplement national and regional initiatives in developing countries In this project we investigate how the design of ICT services can help upper secondary students to develop their personal learning networks where resources provided by schools are combined with free online educational resources By adopting an ...