... attributed several reasons to the failure of IT (Information Technology) education in Tanzani... more ... attributed several reasons to the failure of IT (Information Technology) education in Tanzania ... Fourth, hardware is much more expensive in Tanzania than, for example, in the US ... The Tanzanian National ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Policy from 2003 explicitly ...
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computing Education Research - Koli '08, 2008
In this article we report the combined findings from an ethnographic field study and action resea... more In this article we report the combined findings from an ethnographic field study and action research on implementation of a newly founded IT program in rural Tanzania. We have found that the competences and skills of IT professionals in developing countries differ from the competences and skills of IT professionals in industrialized countries. Also workable pedagogical approaches, students' educational backgrounds,
2011 Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2011
Contextualization of curriculum and course contents has been central to development of IT educati... more Contextualization of curriculum and course contents has been central to development of IT education at Tumaini University in rural Tanzania. However, as the development of the IT program has progressed, pedagogical challenges have become increasingly evident. The pedagogical difficulties materialize most markedly in programming courses. This paper reports an empirical study of students' and teachers' perceptions of challenges of programming
Page 1. ix Technical Program Committee Cesar Alberto Collazos O, Universidad del Cauca, Colombia ... more Page 1. ix Technical Program Committee Cesar Alberto Collazos O, Universidad del Cauca, Colombia Javier Gomez, National University of Mexico, Mexico Daniel Gatica-Perez, IDIAP Research Institute, Switzerland Bakhtiar Mikhak, MIT, USA Matthias Rauterberg, Technical University Eindhoven, Netherlands Dave Sewry, Rhodes University, South Africa Juan E. Gilbert, Auburn University, USA Johannes Cronje, University of Pretoria, South Africa Mark Bullen, University of British Columbia, Canada ...
... attributed several reasons to the failure of IT (Information Technology) education in Tanzani... more ... attributed several reasons to the failure of IT (Information Technology) education in Tanzania ... Fourth, hardware is much more expensive in Tanzania than, for example, in the US ... The Tanzanian National ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Policy from 2003 explicitly ...
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computing Education Research - Koli '08, 2008
In this article we report the combined findings from an ethnographic field study and action resea... more In this article we report the combined findings from an ethnographic field study and action research on implementation of a newly founded IT program in rural Tanzania. We have found that the competences and skills of IT professionals in developing countries differ from the competences and skills of IT professionals in industrialized countries. Also workable pedagogical approaches, students' educational backgrounds,
2011 Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2011
Contextualization of curriculum and course contents has been central to development of IT educati... more Contextualization of curriculum and course contents has been central to development of IT education at Tumaini University in rural Tanzania. However, as the development of the IT program has progressed, pedagogical challenges have become increasingly evident. The pedagogical difficulties materialize most markedly in programming courses. This paper reports an empirical study of students' and teachers' perceptions of challenges of programming
Page 1. ix Technical Program Committee Cesar Alberto Collazos O, Universidad del Cauca, Colombia ... more Page 1. ix Technical Program Committee Cesar Alberto Collazos O, Universidad del Cauca, Colombia Javier Gomez, National University of Mexico, Mexico Daniel Gatica-Perez, IDIAP Research Institute, Switzerland Bakhtiar Mikhak, MIT, USA Matthias Rauterberg, Technical University Eindhoven, Netherlands Dave Sewry, Rhodes University, South Africa Juan E. Gilbert, Auburn University, USA Johannes Cronje, University of Pretoria, South Africa Mark Bullen, University of British Columbia, Canada ...
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