Title :
Building human capacity locally through hybrid distance learning: a Haitian case
Author_Institution :
Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Distance learning has long been seen as a means of reversing "braindrain". This exploratory paper introduces a model which will be tested at the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) to develop local human capacity through a hybrid distance learning program using the social capital of the national diaspora.
Keywords :
distance learning; economic indicators; educational computing; user centred design; American University of the Caribbean; Haiti; braindrain; hybrid distance learning; local human capacity development; national diaspora; social capital; Africa; Computer aided instruction; Computer aided software engineering; Economic indicators; Education; Educational programs; Environmental economics; Humans; Power generation economics; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2005. ICALT 2005. Fifth IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2338-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2005.76