The Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated solely to the documentation, maintenance, and revitalization of endangered languages globally. It develops and manages linguist-aided, community-led projects that promote the use of digital video, computers, and other modern information technology. Staff members of Living Tongues Institute […]
documenting • endangered language • indigenous language • language | preservation • Living Tongues Institute • revitalizationICTD Interventions – Trends over the Last Decade
Abstract In this study, we examine Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) technology interventions that have been developed over the last decade. The purpose is to provide a snapshot of the trends that have characterized ICT4D technology interventions from the period starting 1995 to 2010. This paper presents three […]
2012The Changing Field of ICTD: Content analysis of research published in selected journals and conferences, 2000-2010
Abstract In this study, we report the results of a content analysis of 948 papers from selected peer reviewed journals and conferences published between 2000 and 2010 in the academic literature on the interdisciplinary field of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD or ICT4D). Results indicate that the majority […]
2011 • ICT4D • ICTs • literature review • research • trendsCulturally Situated Design Tools: Ethnocomputing from Field Site to Classroom
Abstract Ethnomathematics is the study of mathematical ideas and practices situated in their cultural context. Culturally Situated Design Tools (CSDTs) are web-based software applications that allow students to create simulations of cultural arts—Native American beadwork, African American cornrow hairstyles, urban graffiti, and so forth—using these underlying mathematical principles. This article is […]
2006 • CSDT • design • education • ethnocomputing • ethnomathematics • identity • indigenous / traditional knowledge • mathematics • situated • youth