Critical Perspectives of Educational Technology in Africa

Bellarmine A. Ezumah is Associate Professor and Director of the Journalism and Mass Communications Graduate Program at Murray State University, USA. She is recipient of several awards, including the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship.

• 1. Introduction and Background.- 2. An Overview of the African Education Systems.- 3. Critical and Cultural Perspectives of Educational Technology Transfers and Theoretical Frameworks.- 4. Challenges of Educational Technology Adoption in Africa.- 5. Teacher Training and Pedagogy in Africa.- 6. Case Studies of Educational Technologies Deployment and Initiatives.- 7. Ezumah Model or Effective Planning and Implementation of (digital) Educational Technology.- 8. Conclusion.