Michelle J. Eady
Eleven design-based principles to facilitate the adoption of internet technologies in Indigenous communities
University of Wollongong
internationally internet critical component many projects aim improve literacy build skills indigenous communities claimed online platforms provide flexible learning opportunities suit individual learner schedules needs enabling learn anytime anywhere environments however good intentions learning platform deemed suitable nonindigenous people necessarily lead successful user outcomes need understand western culture influences design implementation online projects indigenous communities avoid technological colonisation local community flexibility understanding respect must forefront projects successful article suggests 11 designbased principles derived designbased research guide respectful implementation internet technologies indigenous communities