A growing number of countries are embarking on large-scale, government-supported initiatives to distribute tablet devices to students in the K–12 schooling sector. Unfortunately, there is a misconception that by simply putting this technology in the hands of students, educational access issues will be resolved and educational transformation will occur. In this research project, a systematic review of current government-supported tablet initiatives around the world was conducted to understand their origins, underlying principles, financial and organisational models, and expected outcomes.
An extensive literature search and data extracted from identified documents showed that 11 countries have launched government-led tablet initiatives.
The review concluded that the majority of these initiatives have been driven by the tablet hype rather than by educational frameworks or research-based evidence.
Download the COL Report at: http://www.col.org/PublicationDocuments/COL-Tablet-Initiatives.pdf
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- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Tablets
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The Creative Classrooms Lab project (CCL) brought together teachers and policy-makers in eight countries to design, implement and evaluate 1:1 tablet scenarios in 45 schools. The project produced learning scenarios and activities, guidelines and recommendations to help policy-makers and schools to take informed decisions on optimal strategies for implementing 1:1 initiatives in schools and for the effective integration of tablets into teaching and learning. The project, funded by the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme, was coordinated by European Schoolnet, involved 10 partners and ran from April 2013 to May 2015.