• DocumentCode
    3419010
  • Title

    Computer Literacy Programs in Rural Communities: Understanding Social Motivators

  • Author

    Kantamneni, Raj Gopal P. ; Chintalapati, Ramanjaneyaraju

  • Author_Institution
    Technol. Incubation Program, Bhagavatula Charitable Trust Haripuram, Haripuram, India
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    18-20 Dec. 2013
  • Firstpage
    53
  • Lastpage
    56
  • Abstract
    A successful computer literacy program designed for rural communities would need to work in a diverse set of conditions such as the lack of electricity, diverse student educational backgrounds, motivation levels, different levels of community engagement, community politics, and beliefs. This paper shares our experience with running computer literacy training camps in rural Andhra Pradesh, India, and how changing elements of the program can change the outcome of a program.
  • Keywords
    computer literacy; training; community beliefs; community engagement; community politics; computer literacy programs; computer literacy training camps; diverse student educational backgrounds; motivation levels; rural Andhra Pradesh, India; rural communities; social motivators; Communities; Computers; Electricity; Keyboards; Mice; Training; Computer literacy; Design; Rural development; Social Motivators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Technology for Education (T4E), 2013 IEEE Fifth International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kharagpur
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/T4E.2013.21
  • Filename
    6751060