Articles and Publications

Step by step guide to e-learning for remote communities

This article, based on PIMD's experience with village schools in Sri Lanka, sets out a step by step guide to introducing e-learning into remote communities starting from scratch with no infrastructure

==> Step by step guide to e-learning for remote communities

ICT4D - Linking Policy to Community Outcomes

This article proposes an alternative ICT policy development framework for developing countries anchored in community based development drivers

==>ICT4D - Linking Policy to Community Outcomes

Investing in the Future

Download a detailed overview of our Sri Lanka program for ESL and Computer Literacy for Grades 1 and 2 in Village schools:

==> Investing in the Future PDF

Developing an ICT Plan for Your Village

An integrated approach - blending social and economic development requirements - to village based planning for ICT:

==> ICT4D - An Integrated Approach for Village Communities

The 2 Computer School

How to make good use of 1-2 computers with large classes of primary grade children:
==> The 2 Computer School

Teaching English to large classes

How to teach English to large classes of small children with limited resources and only twenty minutes per class:
==> Teaching English to large classes

Sri Lanka and Australia - Grass Roots Approaches to Primary Education

A comparison of the educational environment for children in a village school in Sri Lanka with a primary school in Sydney, Australia written by and from the perspective of a high school student in Australia:

==> Education : A powerful tool