ICT-Supported Innovations in Small Countries and Developing Regions

• Complements existing literature in educational communications and technology by offering specific research examples from diverse international contexts.

• Explores reflexive, experiential, and practical approaches to the application and utilization of technology.

• Highlights research studies that offer new insights and explicit methodological examples for interested readers.

• Challenges student assumptions about educational technology development and deployment, and provides strategies for students to link theory with practice.

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Dr. Ian A. Lubin is a professional educator and research scientist specializing in learning and instructional psychology, educational technologies, and international education development. He has served as an instructional faculty and researcher at various national and international institutions. Dr. Lubin is the author of several journal articles, chapters, working papers, and other consultation publications on the design of optimal learning environments, cognition and motivation for learning, utilization of instructional technologies, teacher/faculty professional development, and education for development in international contexts. Dr. Lubin serves as a specialist advisor to international development organizations and agencies such as UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning. He holds undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Multimedia Instructional Design and earned his M.Ed. and Ph.D. degrees in Instructional Psychology and Technology.

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Global Forces, Local Needs, and ICT-Supported Innovations in Small Countries and Developing Regions: Overcoming the Misalignment: An Editorial Introduction.- The Research Agenda for Technology, Education, and Development: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead.- Technology for Education in Low-Income Countries: Supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals.- ICT Curriculum Planning and Development: Policy and Implementation Lessons from Small Developing States.- New Challenges for ICT in Education Policies in Developing Countries: The Need to Account for the Widespread Use of ICT for Teaching and Learning Outside the School.- Implementing Sustainable ICT-Supported Innovation Policies: Case of Universitas Terbuka Indonesia.- Playful Partnerships for Game-Based Learning in International Contexts.- Impatience as a Virtue: Addressing Persistent ICT-in-Education Challenges in Small Developing Countries.