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... Chapter1 ResearchingandEvaluatingInformation& CommunicationTechnologyforSocialDevelopment ColinLatchem Introduction Projectsapplyinginformationandcommunicationtechnology (ICT)tosocialdevelopmentarerarelyresearched,evaluatedor reported,andevenwhentheyare,theconceptualisation,design, conductandreportingofthisworkoftenlacksquality.Thereisa needforfarmorerigorousresearchintoICTprojectsatthe national,organisational andpractitionerlevels,toachieveabodyof researchthatcanguidefutureplanningandpractice.Policy makers,plannersandpractitionersalikeneedtobeinvolvedin undertakingformativeandsummativeevaluation,andquantitative and/ orqualitativeresearch,notonlytoimprovetheirown knowledgeandskillsinICTforsocial development, buttoprovide robustandstrategicallysignificantfindingsthatcaninfluenceand guidegovernments,donors,andotherkeystakeholders. ResearchandevaluationofICTforsocialdevelopmentareneeded atthe: 1) ... Inventoryofequipmentandpersonnel:becauseofMDFIs experienceinrunningvariousdevelopmentandresearch projects,itsstaffhasbeentrainedandhasdevelopedthe capacityandknowledgetoruntheresearch. ã Trainingandcapacitybuilding:activitieshandledbythe teamhaveinvolveddevelopingthecapabilitiesand knowledgeofstakeholdersthroughactivitiessuchas seminarsandtrainingoftrainersworkshops. ã ... 22  accessibilityproblemstheycreate, and areleadingtoless efficienteducationaldeliverythanwaspossiblewithtraditional media and withearlierInternet‐basedmethods.Meanwhile, in specificregions,differenttechnologicalemphaseshaveemergedto theexclusion of others.NorthAmericanODLinstitutions,for example,tendnottoexploitthe Internet’svastpotentialfor synchronousinteraction, in view of thetime‐zonedifferences betweenonlinestudents and faculty;whileothernations(e.g. Japan)haveemphasisedlive,satellite‐basedbroadcastmethods of educationtoagreaterextentthanonlinemethods.Meanwhile, nationswithwidespreadInternetconnectivitytendnottobeusing it foreducationalpurposesatall.TheSouthPacificisland of Niueis apparentlytheonlynation in theworldwithcompletelyfree Internetservicethoughlittleeducationalusage of it(Veramu,2005, personal communication) .  AsLatchemhasstressed(Chapter1),comparativeresearch and evaluationeffortsareessentialtoadjust thesedisparities, and to identifythemosteffectivepolicies and practicesforODL technology usage.Researchintoonlinemethodologytendstobe conceivedwithinfinitegeographicalboundaries,however,leading towidespreadduplication of effortbetweeninstitutions and nations. In anattempttoovercometheseproblems,theIDRC supportsaseries of complementaryODLprojectsinvolvingclose collaborationbetweenR&Dteams in 12Asiancountries: Bhutan,Cambodia,HongKong,India,Indonesia,Laos,Mongolia, Pakistan,thePhilippines,SriLanka,Thailand, and VietNam.The initiativerunsfrom2005‐2008, and hasbeennamedPANdora, representing‘PANAsiaNetworkingDistance and OpenResource Access’. ThePANdoranetworkisadministeredbytheVirtual University of Pakistan and UniversitasTerbuka,Indonesia, and is fundedbytheIDRC’sPANAsiaoffice in Singapore.  TheIDRChasfundednumerousDL technology projects in the past,eachcontainingdiverseelements.Forexample,aPANAsia projectnearingcompletionatthe NationalInstitute of Education, Bhutan,isdevelopingawiderange of ODLprovisions and skills, includingtraditional and onlinecoursematerials,training and evaluationmethods, and the development of keyperformance indicators.ThePANdorainitiativetakesadifferentapproach, wherebysimultaneousprojectsexaminespecificissues, and minimaloverlapoccursbetweenthe projects(Baggaley&Ng,  23  2005).TheninePANdoraprojectsaretherebycomplementary in scope, and, itishoped,willleadtothe development of aODL approachappropriatetoSouth and SEAsiagenerally.TheIDRC createditsPANdoramodelfollowinga2004overviewtour of the countries involvedbythefirstauthor of thisChapter.A comprehensiveframeworkfortheinitiativehasbeenpresentedby Malik,Belawati&Baggaley(2005).    ThePANdoraProjects(2005‐08)  Project#1(India,PakistanSriLanka):  Accessibility,Acceptance, and Effects of DLTechnologies in SouthAsia  ThisprojectinvestigatesdifferentICT‐basedlearningmodels (independent and blended), in terms of access,acceptability,impact onlearning and costeffectiveness, and learningstyles.Itoffers implicationsforfutureDLinitiatives in Asia and in othercountries wherethe benefits of DLhavenotyetbecomegenerallyknown. Expectedoutputsincluderesearchpublicationsonaccessto learningtechnologies in thethreecountries; and recommendations forICT‐basedlearningmodels and bestpracticesthatare appropriatetothethreecountries and others in theregion.  Project#2(Mongolia,Philippines) : TheViability of MobileSMSTechnologiesforNon‐formalDL in Asia  Thefeasibility and acceptability of usingshortmessagesystem (SMS)technologiesarebeinginvestigatedfornon‐formalDL deliverytodifferentsocio economic, cultural and gendergroups. Expectedoutputsincludecourseware in SMS and otherformats (booklets, cassettes,CD‐ROMs,online);anSMSserver in thetwo participantcountriestohandlestudentregistration,storage, and deployment of theeducationalmaterials;trainedpersonnelon SMS‐enabledtechnologies;researchtools/methodologiesforuseby projectpartners;publications; and aset of suggestionsforpolicy guidelines and standardsfortheuse of SMS in DL.[Aprogress reportonthisprojectisgiven in Chapter7.]     ...

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