E-Training for Primary Teachers

     From the article 'Francophone Africa: E-training for Primary Teachers' from the University World News, a great example of what I see as an untraditional use of E-training and its positive impact on the world. The piece discusses and introduces an experiment focused on e-training. This is a pilot program that is being used to educate and improve the skills primary school teachers in three African countries. By using written, multimedia, and internet resources through this e-training program, over 3,000 teachers are getting further education, which in turn will obviously educate the youth of these places more productively.
     This article shows a very different perspective than what I think most people would typically think that e-training is used for. Instead of big business and the labor force, maybe improving the lives of people. It is no shock that many of the countries in Africa probably do not have the most resources or the best educated teachers. This is a great example of a way to use e-training as a tool to help people with less opportunity and make a huge impact on their lives. What are some other ways that e-training could develop programs that would change lives of people all over the world through things like education?

Source: http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100617190838649