Panafrican Research Agenda on the Pedagogical Uses of ICTs, version préliminaire

This document presents the first steps in the elaboration of a panafrican research agenda on the pedagogical integration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in an African school context. More specifically,we have attempted to identify the main challenges inherent to the pedagogical uses of ICTs in education. Pedagogical integration of ICTs takes place when the use of technology allows for either improved teaching or enhanced learning (Karsenti and Larose, 2005). This issue, based upon the the relatively scant existing African literature but also on the much more abundant European and North-American scientific literature, has enabled us to identify key research questions which the International Development Research Centre - Canada (IDRC) could emphasize within the framework of an important project on the pedagogical integration of ICTs in the educational systems of the African continent. Research objectives complete this report.Introduction p. 5; Context p. 8; Identification of issues pertaining to the pedagogical uses of ICTs in Africa, p. 11; Importance of conducting research on the pedagogical uses of ICT p. 19; Key research questions and objectives with regard to the pedagogical integration of ICTs in Africa p. 21; Table 1 : Research questions p. 23; Table 2 : Research objectives p. 25; Table 3 : Indicators of the observatory p. 27; References p. 48