Part of the series: Investigating International Edtech Issues (Croatia) OUT OF THIS WORLD All elementary and secondary schools in Croatia have free broadband Internet access via ADSL and are equipped with at least one computer lab. There is usually also one computer in all the schools’ staffrooms, libraries and administrators’ offices. In 2005, the Ministry [...]
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Sweet High-Tech Dreams by Arjana Blazic
How to Fit Widget A into Socket B! by Jo Hart
Part of the series: Investigating International Edtech Issues (Australia) Background A very personal view of some of the issues we face here in Australia in integrating technology into education (ie in fitting widget A into socket B). Firstly, I am not a school teacher but a lecturer in Australia’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. [...]
The Keyboard Picture on the Blackboard by Burcu Akyol
Part of the series: Investigating International Edtech Issues (Turkey) My title sounds weird, doesn’t it? But believe it or not, this is how I learned what a keyboard was! It was 1993. I was 15 years-old. Computer class was an elective course at my school and in the first computer lesson our teacher drew a [...]
Lack of Tech in the Land of Robots and Hybrid Cars by Neal Chambers
Part of the series: Investigating International Edtech Issues (Japan’s Edtech Issues) Before I came to Japan, I imagined a place full of people flying around on jet packs and the streets full of robots. I think growing up, we saw all those specials on TV about how Japan has theme parks powered by garbage and [...]
Investigating Germany’s Edtech Issues by Andreas Kalt
The most notable aspect of the German education system is that there is no German education system. Germany consists of sixteen federal states (Bundesländer) and it is up to each state to decide how it wants to organize the education system. There is, of course, some form of cooperation and alignment between the states. However, [...]



