This paper details the development and evaluation of software that allows middle school students to explore the mathematical aspects of Ghanaian Adinkra symbols. We tested the effectiveness of this simulation in a Ghanaian junior high school by conducting a randomized quasi-experiment. We begin this paper by framing culturally responsive math […]
2015 • Adinkra • CSDT • design • education • ethnomathematics • Ghana • mathematics • situated • software • youthTowards effective management & preservation of digital cultural heritage resources
Abstract In today’s world of digital technologies, cultural heritage institutions, particularly in developed countries, are seeking ways to create national digital memories for the future of the citizenry. However, rapidly developing technologies and their concomitant technological obsolescence put future memories at risk. The challenge is enormous in developing countries that, […]
2014 • cultural heritage • culture | preservation • digital heritage • digital preservation • GhanaGender and ICTs for Development: a global sourcebook
Introduction: Gender and ICTs for development: setting the context Helen Hambly Odame The effect of ICT on women’s enterprise creation: a practical example from China Li Guihuan E-business piloting and readiness for rural women weavers in Bhutan: lessons learned Minori Terada Fishers and radios: a case study of Radio Ada in Ghana […]
2005 • Bhutan • Caribbean • China • gender • Ghana • ICT4D • ICTs • Sierra Leone • womenGhana Information and Knowledge Sharing Network (GINKS)
The Ghana Information and Knowledge Sharing Network (GINKS) is a constitution of a broad range of people drawn from various fields of endeavour but mainly involved in Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) and sustainable Development. GINKS exist as a linchpin that streamlines all disjointed ICT projects, initiatives and programs in a […]
development • Ghana • ICT4D • ICTs • knowledge sharing / exchange • sustainability