Maximising the Benefits of ICT/Multimedia in the South Pacific: Cultural Pedagogy and Usability Factors
This is the start page for a research and development project by Christopher Robbins of the University of the South Pacific Media Centre. Funded by the 
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) ICT Capacity Building at USP Project, the project examines how educational multimedia can be developed according to learning approaches of the South Pacific.
You can view photos taken during the site visits to Nauru, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands and Kiribati here: NmPhotos.
Outputs
Educational Multimedia for the South Pacific
NmResearchReport is the full project research report, a 69-page document that covers the methods, findings and conclusions of the project.
Tracing our Ancestors
TracingOurAncestors, the example educational CD-rom, illustrates many of the recommendations of the project.
Idea-book
NmIdeaBook is a short reference guide that summarizes the recommendations of the full research report.
Presentations
2 March, 2005: Book Launch for NmResearchReport and NmIdeaBook
12-13 December, 2004: Presented at UN Headquarters (EdcUnPowerUsers)
23-27 August, 2004: Presented at PacInet in Port Vila, Vanuatu
16 June, 2004: JicaIctForLife
25 March, 2004: SohSeminarTwo
25 March, 2004: DflShowcase
4 September, 2003: SohSeminar
If you have any questions or feedback you can reach me at
robbins_c@usp.ac.fj, contact@grographics.com or +679 321 2353.
Activities
- 22 May, 2003: Presentation to Grant Committee: NmJicaSecondDraft
- 12 June, 2003: CulturalNmBrainstorm
- 8 July, 2003: NmKiribati
- 10 July, 2003: NmSolomons
- 11 July, 2003: NmStudents
- 14 July, 2003: Follow up with Teweiariji Teaero re: NmKiribati
- 15 July, 2003: NmDatec
- 16 July, 2003: NmInternetfiji
- 16 July, 2003: Sala Bakalevu on NmFiji
- 17 July, 2003: NmTonga
- 17 July, 2003: Unaisi Nabobo on NmFiji
- 17 July, 2003: NmIndofijian
- 17 July, 2003: NmParallelsAndSpores
- 22 July, 2003: NmSamoa
- 22 July, 2003: Ronna L. Limaon NmSolomons
- 23 July, 2003: QuestionsForCentres
- 25 July, 2003: NmPolyMelaMicro
- 25 July, 2003: NmAptech
- 28 July, 2003: Greg Ribauw on NmNauru
- 28 July, 2003: NmUsability
- 29 July, 2003: Bisun Deo feedback on NmHindu and NmPolyMelaMicro
- 30 July, 2003: NmStudentBrainstorm
- 30 July, 2003: Prem Sinha, Labasa Support Staff on NmFiji
- 31 July, 2003: NmTuvalu
- 31 July, 2003: Spores2 on NmParallelsAndSpores
- 31 July, 2003: July NmMonthlyProgress
- 4 August, 2003: Mark Dennis phone interview on NmSolomons
- 4 August, 2003: Fiaosi Aleamotua phone interview on NmTonga
- 5 August, 2003: NmEliseHuffer
- 6 August, 2003: NmVanuatu
- 6 August, 2003: NmAccess
- 8 August, 2003: Tutai Parima on NmKiribati
- 8 August, 2003: Charles Ione on NmNiue
- 11 August, 2003: NmQuestionsForStudents
- 13 August, 2003: NmFrancesKoya
- 13 August, 2003: NmInternationalization
- 14 August, 2003: Spores3 on NmParallelsAndSpores
- 15 August, 2003: NmReferences
- 18 August, 2003: NmKonaiThaman
- 18 August, 2003: NmSporeBrainstorm
- 18 August, 2003: Emily Moala on NmTokelau
- 18 August, 2003: Emily Moala on NmCooks
- 18 August, 2003: Emily Moala on NmMarshalls
- 19 August, 2003: Alim's notes on Cultural Learning in NmSolomons
- 19 August, 2003: Rito Akilang and a student on NmMarshalls
- 19 August, 2003: Tutai Parima on NmCooks
- 20 August, 2003: NmThemesForInterviews
- 21 August, 2003: NmMelissaGold
- 22 August, 2003: NmLandbeck
- 25 August, 2003: Alim notes on NmNauru
- 25 August, 2003: Alim notes on NmNiue
- 25 August, 2003: Alim notes on NmTuvalu
- 25 August, 2003: Alim notes on NmVanuatu
- 27 August, 2003: NmTestingMenuVsInline
- 28 August, 2003: NmTestingContentDisplay
- 29 August, 2003: Alim notes on NmCooks
- 29 August, 2003: NmSiteVisitPlan
- 1 Sepember, 2003: NmLetterTemplate
- 4 September, 2003: SohSeminar
- 5 September, 2003: NmSeptQuarterlyReport
- 6 Sept to 29 Sept: Annual Leave
- 30 Sept to 6 Oct: Nauru Site Visit on NmNauru
- 6 to 10 Oct: Samoa Site Visit on NmSamoa
- 16 to 23 Oct: Solomon Islands Site Visit on NmSolomons
- 3 to 8 Nov: Kiribati Site Visit on NmKiribati
- 8 to 15 Nov Marshall Islands Site Visit on NmMarshalls
- 20 November, 2003: NmLautoka site visit plan
- 28 November, 2003: NmFili phone interviews
- 9 December, 2003: NmCarolHunter
- 29 December,2003: NmLanguage, NmGroupLearning by compiled by Shalen Gounden
- 5-7 January, 2004:: Presented preliminary paper on Culturally Inclusice Educational Multimedia at FierConference
- 8 January, 2004: NmQuestioningAuthority, NmLocalMetaphors, NmActiveLearning, NmAccess by compiled by Shalen Gounden
- 27 February, 2004: NmDigitalNotebook
- 27 February, 2004: QualitativeAnalysis
- 25 March, 2004: SohSeminarTwo
- 25 March, 2004: DflShowcase
- 7 April, 2004: NmTestYourself
- 16 June, 2004: JicaIctForLife
- 30 June, 2004: Delivery of full research report to Jica (1.5 mb PDF file)
- 23-27 August, 2004: Presented at PacInet in Port Vila, Vanuatu
- 12-13 December, 2004: Presented at UN Headquarters (EdcUnPowerUsers)
- 2 March, 2005: Book launch for NmResearchReport and NmIdeaBook
(NmResearchThemes, NmParallelsAndSpores, NmPublish, NmElsewhere)
Resources
- UNDP Fiji's list of links
- COL InternationaL - ICT in Learning and Distance Education
- Bellanet Web-to-Email
- Distance Learning Resources