Alexandra Samuel has published an interesting exercise which she did with her students: "This is an in-class exercise that I developed for The Internet and Politics, a third-year undergraduate political science course at the University of British Columbia. It was received very enthusiastically by the students, and succeeded in fostering a solid grasp of the material.The exercise had four purposes:

1. Complement course reading on the use of diverse telecommunications technologies as development tools. 2) Expand discussion of ICTs beyond a narrow focus on the Internet. 3) Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. 4) Foster a sense of ownership of development issues and challenges." For this exercise she dug up some interesting projects: Cell-phones in Bangladesh The hole in the wall in New Delhi The simputer in rural India Solar computers in Cambodia Community radio in Sri Lanka

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