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The dynamics of today’s world require a new approach to learning. Rather then tinkering with the current educational practices aimed at improving the situation, we should approach the current crisis of schooling from a completely different perspective. The need to learn how to learn and to provide multichannel learning opportunities through a variety of flexible delivery mechanism forms the basis of the new perspective. How can we teach teachers how to learn? Ongoing professional development through the establishment of collaborative learning networks promises to provide incentives for change not perceived before. An important driving force behind the professional networks is Information and Communication Technologies, around which UNESCO is developing and implementing a project in Africa, with a pilot in Zimbabwe.
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Berg, D., Vogelaar, J. (1998). The need for a new perspective — creating learning networks for African teachers: change, professional development and ICTs. In: Marshall, G., Ruohonen, M. (eds) Capacity Building for IT in Education in Developing Countries. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35195-7_28
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