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Dominican Republic To Host Virtual Educa 2010
Santo Domingo, March 6, 2009
The IV Virtual Educa Caribe 2009 Summit ended in an emotionally charged and enthusiastic atmosphere where it was announced that the Dominican Republic would be the host country of next year’s Virtual Educa 2010 Summit. Read More Here |
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TICs Are Excellent Tools for Creation of Institutional Image
Santo Domingo, March 6, 2009
The second speech heard on March 6 at the Latin American Forum on New Technologies, part of Virtual Educa 2009, was given by APEC University Professor Alicia Álvarez Álvarez and titled, “Management of the Institutional Image: An Academic Experience.” Read More Here |
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“Licenses Are Tools, Reduce Gaps”
Santo Domingo, March 6, 2009
Juan Manuel Puertas, Teacher-Researcher at the Private Technical University of Loja (UTPL), gave the opening speech of the third Latin American Forum on New Technologies at the Virtual Educa Caribe 2009 Summit. Read More Here |
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E-Learning: An Opportunity to Improve New Educational Services
Santo Domingo, March 6, 2009
E-learning is a tool to facilitate the incorporation of new technologies into the learning process. It is also a tool in the process of continuing or permanent education and a way of life for students. Read More Here |
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Educational Television and its Impact in Latin America
Santo Domingo, March 6, 2009
Peter Tinoco, President of the Cisneros Foundation spoke at the IV Virtual Educa Caribe Summit about the effort to promote educational television through Canal Cl@se. Mr. Tinoco explained that the television station functions 24 hours a day and broadcasts original educational content. Read More Here |
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“Education in the XXI Century is Not Possible without Technology”
Santo Domingo, March 5, 2009
José Rafael Vargas, President of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (INDOTEL), spoke on Thursday at Virtual Educa Caribe’s Latin American Forum on New Technology. His topic was “From the Digital Gap to Opportunity in the Dominican Republic.” The 2009 conference is supported by FUNGLODE and GFDD. Read More Here |
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Panel on the Use of Audiovisual Resources for Education
Santo Domingo, March 5, 2009
Virtual Educa Caribe 2009 continued its evening programming with the panel “Audiovisual Resources for Education,” given by such experts as Irene Hardy, Program Director for Updating Teachers on Education (AME) of the Cisneros Foundation and Omar de la Cruz, Director of Audiovisuals for FUNGLODE. Read More Here |
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Microsoft Introduces a Collaboration Platform for Schools, Colleges and Universities
Santo Domingo, March 5, 2009
Liz Romero, academic manager for Microsoft Multi Country Americas introduced the new innovative platform to be used in collaboration with schools, colleges and universities. Read More Here |
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ITLA Joins OCW Network in Offering Free Access to Course Content
Santo Domingo, March 5, 2009
Ten courses from the Technology Institute will be available through the Open Course Ware (OCW) consortium. José Armando Tavarez, Director General of the Latin American Institute of Technology (ITLA), made this announcement at the IV Virtual Educa Caribe Summit being held in the Pedro Mir Library of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD). Read More Here |
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World Economic Crisis Requires Prioritization of Quality Control for Distance Learning
Santo Domingo, March 5, 2009
Pedro Cookson, who came from Mexico to share his experience of the Clavijero Consortium, warned that in times when education and other budgets are being cut, quality controls are fundamental to guarantee the survival and improvement of projects. Read More Here |
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UNESCO Encourages Turning Teachers into Leaders to Transform Education in Latin American
Santo Domingo, March 4, 2009
The Dominican Republic is hoping to transform the quality of education by turning school directors and teachers into leaders, through a project developed by the Regional Educational Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Read More Here |
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IV Edition of Virtual Educa Caribe Will Analyze Links between Sustainable Development and Technology Training
Santo Domingo, February 25, 2009
Representatives from the public, private and NGO sectors from Latin America will be meeting in the Dominican Republic starting on March 4th to participate in Virtual Educa Caribe 2009. This marks the fourth such regional meeting organized by the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD). Read More Here |
