Using the internet to spread education throughout Africa [IrishTimes]
- Published: 21 October 2011
WILD GEESE: EMIGRANT BUSINESS LEADERS ON OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD : BACK IN the 1980s, the most sophisticated piece of computer you found in an Irish classroom was one-third the power of a mobile phone, used cassette tapes and took about 15 minutes to get going.
“It was daft to think that schools would use them,” says Jerome Morrissey, former principal of Ballyfermot College of Further Education and recently retired director of the National Centre for Technology in Education at Dublin City University.
“But it was because of some pioneers in the classroom – teachers who believed in the future of technology and its relevance to learning and teaching – that we have taken such strides in becoming an information economy in Ireland. The ICT-related skills acquired as part of our education provision was a significant contributor to Ireland becoming a world hub for the ICT industry – practically all the world-class ICT companies have significant presences in Ireland.”
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