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Title: Information and communication technologies for education in an Algonquin First Nation in Quebec

Imprint: Peru : Article published in Journal of Community Informatics, 2014.

Abstract: ''Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation is an innovative rural community in Quebec. Located 130 kilometers north of Ottawa, it is the closest First Nation to the Canadian capital. In both population and territory, Kitigan Zibi is the largest of the ten Algonquin communities. Broadband connectivity and information and communication technologies (ICT) are important to the community and incorporated into everyday operations.'' ''Our study explores the use of technology in the education sector in Kitigan Zibi. It focuses on the situation of having technology readily available at school but less so at home. The transition from a technology-filled classroom to limited or no ICT access at home is a challenge, not only for individual students but also for their families and the community as a whole. Although education is the main focus of the paper, broadband networks and ICT are heavily embedded into all the service sectors in Kitigan Zibi. The use of these tools by service providers is important but can only be sustained and developed if all members of the community have access to, and are able to actively and effectively use, ICTs both inside and outside the home. How Kitigan Zibi is using technology in its broader range of community services is explored in a separate study by the research team (O’Donnell, Tenasco, Whiteduck, & Lockhart, 2012).''

Notes: Publication #60. Article published in Journal of Community Informatics, Vol. 10 No 2 (2014).; Also published in French: Technologies de l'information et de la communication en éducation dans une Première Nation algonquine au Québec.; A First Mile Connectivity Consortium (FMCC) publication.

Subject: Indigenous peoples - Education - Canada; Communication in rural development - Canada; Educational techology; Computer-assisted instruction

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