Educational technology company teams up with the university to provide 700 student response pad "clickers" to University of Cape Coast in Ghana - eInstruction, a premier global provider of interactive learning solutions, announces the donation of 700 clickers to Cape Coast University in Ghana. eInstruction collaborated with the staff and students of the University of Massachusetts Amherst to collect Interwrite® PRS IR (Personal Response System Infrared) clickers and 100 receivers for the University of Cape Coast in Cape Coast, Ghana.
University of Cape Coast's Dr. Daniel Obuobi served a sabbatical at UMass Amherst in the fall of 2006. During his time there, he was particularly impressed with the pedagogical benefits of the PRS clickers.
"When I first witnessed PRS in action, I saw the huge benefits for both students and professors," says Dr. Daniel Obuobi. "I wanted this technology for my students very badly, but our university's budget was limited. When I found out about the donation, I felt truly fortunate. This technology will benefit our students and instructors for years to come."
**To read the full article click here: http://www.einstruction.com/company/press_release/release030509.html
Really this news article speaks for itself. In an concerted effort to re purpose technology, UMass and eInstruction have gone above and beyond the traditional notion of "Corporate Social Responsibility" to provide technology and learning opportunities to Ghana. We should all take this lesson to heart and find ways to re purpose our old technology - mobile phones, computers, and the like and find ways to enrich the lives of those around us who are perhaps not as fortunate or do not have access to the biggest, brightest, newest technology around.
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