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While traditional educational tools cannot be disputed as being useful, there are capabilities offered by newer technologies that are nearly impossible when using textbooks or classroom instruction. |
While traditional educational tools cannot be disputed as being useful, there are capabilities offered by newer technologies that are nearly impossible when using textbooks or classroom instruction. Laptops like the OLPC can be adapted in real time to the specific profiles of their users. Further, |
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=== Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health === |
=== Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health === |
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1. {{note|reference1}} Shegog, R., Markham, C., Peskin, M., Dancel, M., Coton, C., & Tortolero, S. (2007). "It's Your Game": An Innovative Multimedia Virtual World to Prevent HIV/STI and Pregnancy in Middle School Youth. MEDINFO 2007. |
1. {{note|reference1}} Shegog, R., Markham, C., Peskin, M., Dancel, M., Coton, C., & Tortolero, S. (2007). "It's Your Game": An Innovative Multimedia Virtual World to Prevent HIV/STI and Pregnancy in Middle School Youth. MEDINFO 2007. |
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2. {{note|reference2}}Mulkeen, A. (2007). What do we know about the Deployment, Utilization and management of Teachers: The case of Rural Schools in Africa. Paris: UNESCO. (October 3rd.) |
2. {{note|reference2}}Mulkeen, A. (2007). What do we know about the Deployment, Utilization and management of Teachers: The case of Rural Schools in Africa. Paris: UNESCO. (October 3rd.) |
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Revision as of 02:00, 24 February 2008
Jennifer DeBoer
I am interested in investigating and evaluating the capacity of the OLPCs as educational tools. I am currently working on developing a health education intervention (HIV/AIDS and infectious diseases/hygiene) to go on the laptops and then serve as the treatment in a randomized field trial in rural Mozambique.
contact: jumpbean@alum.mit.edu or feel free to leave a message on my page
Last edit:
Jumpbean 20:58, 23 February 2008 (EST)
Background
My Work
I am currently
Intervention
Literature Review
Capacities of computers in health education
While traditional educational tools cannot be disputed as being useful, there are capabilities offered by newer technologies that are nearly impossible when using textbooks or classroom instruction. Laptops like the OLPC can be adapted in real time to the specific profiles of their users. Further,
Shegog et al. (2007) [1]
Specific needs of this area
The area Mulkeen (2007) [2]
Region
The area in which the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health has established an extensive partner network is Zambezia.
<googlemap lat="-16.130262" lon="37.155762" zoom="7"> -16.866667, 37.158333, Zambezia, Mozambique </googlemap>
Research Design
Program
Links
Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/medschool/globalhealth/
Reference
1. ^ Shegog, R., Markham, C., Peskin, M., Dancel, M., Coton, C., & Tortolero, S. (2007). "It's Your Game": An Innovative Multimedia Virtual World to Prevent HIV/STI and Pregnancy in Middle School Youth. MEDINFO 2007.
2. ^ Mulkeen, A. (2007). What do we know about the Deployment, Utilization and management of Teachers: The case of Rural Schools in Africa. Paris: UNESCO. (October 3rd.)