@article { title = {Darakht-e Danesh Online Library revolutionises education in Afghanistan}, year = {2017}, month = {01/2017}, author = {Oates, Lauryn}, keywords = {translations, online library tutorials, OER, K-12 education, e-learning, digital repository, bilingual OER, Afghan books}, country = {Afghanistan}, publisher = {Pendar Daily}, edition = {Friday, January 27, 2017}, volume = {2017}, abstract = {We created the Darakht-e Danesh (‘knowledge tree’) Online Library, Afghanistan’s first comprehensive digital educational resource collection. We saw technology as offering a shortcut to building the quality of teaching and learning in Afghan schools. By giving teachers direct access to knowledge resources in their own language, we can support an improved quality of teaching: enhancing teachers’ subject-area knowledge and fostering more diverse teaching methodologies in order to improve learning outcomes in Afghan classrooms.}, refereed = {does not apply}, url = {http://pendardaily.com/darakht-e-danesh-online-library-revolutionizes-education-in-afghanistan/}, }