Opportunity for Women in Renewable Energy Technology Use in Bangladesh. This was initiated in 1999 with $175,000 from ESMAP as a project in Char Montaz, a coastal island in Bangladesh:
Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh, Micro-finance Solar Home Systems
Friday, June 12, 2009
Bangladesh Microcredit and Mobile Phone
In Bangladesh, one of the least developed countries in the world, Microcredit from Grameen Bank has brought mobile phone services to the most isolated villages. Poor rural women now operate small businesses. Here is a sample to one of my favorite accomplishments by the women in developing country, like Bangladesh:
Single most factor in Bangladesh, infact all other developing countries, for increasing the ability for girls and women to take advantage of technology is education. Most women users of technology (rather ICT) in developing countries are a small part of urban educated elites.
In 1993, the World Bank supported a stipend program to help families meet the costs of secondary education. Today, there are more than 3.9 million Bengali girls in secondary school.
Single most factor in Bangladesh, infact all other developing countries, for increasing the ability for girls and women to take advantage of technology is education. Most women users of technology (rather ICT) in developing countries are a small part of urban educated elites.
In 1993, the World Bank supported a stipend program to help families meet the costs of secondary education. Today, there are more than 3.9 million Bengali girls in secondary school.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Web 2.0: Closing the Gender Gap
I will be presenting a session at the Online Teaching Conference on June 12, 2009. The theme of the conference: Digital Native or Immigrant? Preparing 4 R New Generation of Students
Here's what my session will cover in a nutshell:
Web 2.0 is transforming not only the way we use technology, they are also helping the gender gap globally. We'll first look at some Web 2.0 technologies, such as blog, wiki, social bookmarking, social networking , etc. and how they are implemented from a live online course. This course is called Women in Technology and is offered fully online by Evergreen Valley College as part of their core class in Women's Studies as well as Educational Instructional Technology. The audience will see how these technologies are shaping the ways both genders learn and they will gain an understanding of each technology. They can also apply this information to their own distance learning program by:
Here's what my session will cover in a nutshell:
Web 2.0 is transforming not only the way we use technology, they are also helping the gender gap globally. We'll first look at some Web 2.0 technologies, such as blog, wiki, social bookmarking, social networking , etc. and how they are implemented from a live online course. This course is called Women in Technology and is offered fully online by Evergreen Valley College as part of their core class in Women's Studies as well as Educational Instructional Technology. The audience will see how these technologies are shaping the ways both genders learn and they will gain an understanding of each technology. They can also apply this information to their own distance learning program by:
- analyzing how Web 2.0 can empower genders globally
- exploring the pros and cons of these technologies
- creating lesson plans utilizing these technologies
- reviewing how Web 2.0 can be integrated to their areas
- gaining overall understanding of how to teach with Web 2.0
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