Stages of Design in Technology for Global Development

Donner, Jonathan; Gandhi, Rikin; Javid, P.; Medhi, Indrani; Ratan, Aishwarya Lakshmi; Toyama, Kentaro; Veeraraghavan, Rajesh

doi:10.1109/mc.2008.203

Cited by 20 publications

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“…The objectives of this research are to i) address the challenges of delivering mobile learning in public schools of Nepal, ii) develop a simple technical solution [4], a solution that might be sustainable, scalable and work and iii) identify the implication of introducing a new technology in such a resources-constrained environment.…”

Section: Research Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Open-source platform

Shrestha

Moore

Abdelnour-Nocera

2011

Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction With Mobile Devices and Services

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The mobile technology field is rapidly expanding and the focus on how it can be incorporated to support learning is also growing. However, the barriers to inclusion of information communication technologies in the public schools of Nepal are still significant and the widespread access to digital content remains a key obstacle. Nepal has a poor communication infrastructure and where available, telecommunication and electricity are poorly maintained or too costly to use. The aim of this exploratory research study is to highlight how an offline mobile learning solution may address some of the technical challenges to support one of the current and most urgent requirements to provide an access to digital content. It will investigate the deployment of previously unexplored low-spec sub US $100 open-source mobile devices to facilitate English language learning and address the knowledge requirements of teachers in government funded public schools of Nepal.

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Section: Research Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Open-source platform

Shrestha

Moore

Abdelnour-Nocera

2011

Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction With Mobile Devices and Services

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“…There are many notable efforts within the computer science literature to address these issues. ICT4D-specific design considerations are typically portrayed in the literature as lists of lessons learnt and recommendations [4,5,8]. However, these lessons have thus far not been formally factored into a design abstraction for computer scientists working in the ICT4D domain.…”

Section: Design Abstractionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Abstractions for designing and evaluating communication bridges for people in developing regions

Tucker

Blake

2010

Proceedings of the First ACM Symposium on Computing for Development

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This paper describes two novel abstractions that help software engineers work in developing regions to align social and technical factors when building communication systems. The abstractions extend two concepts familiar to engineers of computer networks and applications: the Open Systems Interconnect stack for design, and Quality of Service for evaluation. The novel nature of the abstractions lies in how they help cultivate awareness of socio-cultural and technical issues when designing and evaluating communication bridges in the field. Advantages of the abstractions are that they can be understood easily by software engineers, they aid communication with beneficiaries, and can therefore facilitate collaboration. The paper makes an argument for these socially aware abstractions, describes the abstractions in detail, provides examples of how we used the new abstractions in the field and then gives practical guidelines for how to use them. The simple nature of the new abstractions can help software engineers and end-users to work together to produce useful information technology based communication systems for people in developing regions. Categories and Subject Descriptors KeywordsDesign and evaluation of applications, Participatory methods and user-centred design, User interfaces and accessibility for low-literacy populations, Information and communication technology for development.

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“…Or we can think of integrating phones with telecentres and kiosks. Pilots already underway suggest this can multiply the impact of web access many times 7 .…”

Section: Should We Be Concerned?mentioning

confidence: 99%