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World Bank Supports Development of a Costing Tool for Teacher Education at a Distance

The World Bank, together with the Open University of the UK (OU-UK) and the South African Institute of Distance Education (SAIDE), is developing a costing tool for distance education and technology-enhanced learning in Africa, with emphasis on the costing of distance education and information and communication technologies (ICTs) for teacher development and support.  Read more...

African Tertiary Distance Education and ICTs Experts Consultative Meeting, Ghana
September 26 and 27, 2003

This meeting was organized in the context of the World Bank Africa Region’s renewed focus on Distance Education (DE) and ICTs as an integral part of its overall education assistance strategy. It was held as an adjunct event to the conference ”Improving Tertiary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Things that Work”.  Read more...