Spider offers grants for innovative research and development (R&D) projects in ICT for education (ICT4E). The aim is to stimulate local research and innovation, while contributing to the global ICT4D knowledge base. The R&D projects are expected to produce concrete technical solutions and/or methods in ICT4E. These can range from tools for administration/management to classroom delivery. A total of 4 grants are made available with SEK 100 000 per grant in 2012. Online mentoring is available by researchers at Spider and the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV) at Stockholm University.

Current R&D projects in ICT4E
Propelling an ICT Led Pedagogy at Makerere University
Pedagogical Integration of ICT for Teacher Education Quality Improvement – Challenges that Deter Literate ICT Tutors from Pedagogical ICT Integration in Teachers Colleges in Tanzania
Research on the impact of ICT in the teaching and learning process in two municipalities

Contact person at Spider
Ulf Larsson, ulf(at)spidercenter.org