Tryggvi Thayer, Ph.D.
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Category Archives: Internet
Internet governance in light of Egypt’s network shutdown
On January 27, 2011, in the midst of massive anti-government protests in Egypt, the Egyptian government initiated an unprecedented measure to disrupt network access to, from and within the country. Several network monitoring sites reported that at around midnight, almost … Continue reading
Allow ICT in exams? Denmark’s simple approach
As information and communication technology (ICT) use has increased in education, there has been some discussion in recent years concerning the use of ICT during school exams. One of the main concerns regarding the use of ICT in education in … Continue reading
Posted in Education, ICTs, Information Society, Internet, Technology foresight
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Augmented reality and education
Earlier this summer I co-developed and co-led a seminar at the University of Minnesota with Dr. Arthur Harkins about augmented reality and the future of classroom-based education. My presentation is here: “Learning in augmented reality”. Augmented reality is the capability … Continue reading
Posted in Education, ICTs, Information Society, Internet, Knowledge development
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Global Information Technology Report 2009-2010
The World Economic Forum has just published its Global Information Technology Report for 2009-2010. There’s some interesting movement on the accompanying Network Readiness Index. A few E. Asian countries are continuing their upward move, most notably Hong Kong and Taiwan. … Continue reading
Still *trying* to have fun with the OLPC
My daughter (9 yrs) has been playing around with the OLPC laptop for about a week now. Her progress has been fairly predictable. The computer really is very easy to figure out. She’s especially drawn to the mutlimedia applications that … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Education, ICTs, Internet, Leapfrogging development
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Wifi on the schoolbus
This is an excellent example of the impact a seemingly simply (and, I might suggest, obvious) innovation can have. New York Times: Wi-Fi Turns Rowdy Bus Into Rolling Study Hall
