Major Trends in the Use of Computers in Latin American Schools

Jaime Hernan Sanchez

Educational Technology Vol. 31, No. 12 (1991) pp. 56–58

Provides an overview of current issues in the implementation and usage of computers in Latin American schools. Ten major trends are discussed, including national policies, training for teachers, computer literacy, software, hardware, curriculum...

Digital Inclusion in Chile: Internet in Rural Schools

Alvaro Salinas; Jaime Sanchez

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 161–170

The digital divide has been a subject of permanent concern for search and policy. The central concern is related to how distinct sectors of society can be included by having access to the opportunities offered by ICT and the Internet. Research has...

Topics: Schools, Inclusive Education, Internet

Demonstration of Virtual Courses in the European and Latin-American New Education (ELANE) Project

Jaime Sanchez; Felipe Vera

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 1227–1236

In recent years the E-LANE project (European and Latin-American New Education) has been actively developed, involving collaborative work between researchers from prestigious universities in both Europe and Latin America. This article seeks to...

A Virtual Community for Educational Computing, EDUTICS

Jaime Sanchez; Felipe Vera

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 1263–1270

The study describes the development of a technological solution, based on the formation of a virtual community, which allows for academic offers to be made at-a-distance, and which also assures the development of knowledge networks and a continuing...

3D Sound Interactive Environments for Blind Children Problem Solving Skills

Jaime Sanchez; Mauricio Saenz

Behaviour & Information Technology Vol. 25, No. 4 (2006) pp. 367–378

Audio-based virtual environments have been increasingly used to foster cognitive and learning skills. A number of studies have also highlighted that the use of technology can help learners to develop effective skills such as motivation and self...

Key issues for b-Learning course design

Jaime Sanchez; Julio Miranda

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2334–2342

Blended learning has had an increasing popularity during the last years because the strength of both face-to-face and e-Learning modalities facilitating knowledge construction. This positive perception may be far from being real due to the fact that ...

Usability Evaluation of an Open Source Learning Management Platform

Jaime Sanchez; Miguel Elías

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 1772–1779

We present a usability evaluation of the open source platform for distance learning .LRN. The main problems and issues concerning usability in open source software projects are discussed, by highlighting the importance of making formal studies of...

Topics: Software

Gender and ICTs in Chilean Education

Jaime Sanchez; Claudia Mendoza; Maria Elena Acuña

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 127–136

This work presents the results obtained from a study performed with primary and secondary school students and teachers in Chile. It was sought to identify the areas and expressions of gender differences regarding the use, access, skills and...

Best pedagogical practices with ICT in Chilean classrooms

Jaime Sanchez; Alvaro Salinas; Orietta Purcell; Lorena Perez

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 2031–2040

We present a study that systematizes pedagogical criteria and provides evidence of best pedagogical practices using ICT based on an analysis of the available information on in-class, pedagogical uses of ICT on a national and international level....