Frédéric Kastner, M.A.

Virtual School Coordinator (Internship), Fusion Universal - Social Enterprise
London, United Kingdom

Research field: Education - Educational Technology
ICT for education, application in the developing world

ICT for Education (ICT4E)

ICT for Development (ICT4D)

inclusive design

participatory design

Biographical Information

born 15.04.1985 in Rotenburg (Wümme) – Germany
double citizenship: German and French

Research Projects

M.A. thesis: "Inclusive design of ICT4E in the developing world: Recommendations for NGOs"

- Constructivist Grounded Theory Methodology
- In-depth (/expert) interviews with 14 practitioners from 7 NGOs operating in the developing world (India, Bangladesh, South Africa, Ghana, Senegal, Bolivia)
- focus on the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge as well as underprivileged user groups (female users, people with impairments) in ICT4E projects

October / November 2008 Scientific Excursion “Election Watch” to Ohio (US) for the Institute for Social Sciences of the University of Hildesheim
Comparative Aspects: Systemic Factors of the United States and the Federal Republic of

CV

Professional Experience

2012 - Present

Virtual School Coordinator (Internship) at Fusion Universal - Social Enterprise
London, United Kingdom

2011 - Present

Member of a think tank for the creation of a nongovernmental ICT4D project in Nicaragua and for its at Agustín Millares Institute for Information Science
Madrid, Spain

Sep 2010 - May 2011

Intern / Research Assistant at Agustín Millares Institute for Information Science
Madrid, Spain

Sep 2010 - Apr 2011

Scholarship; Web Manager; Social Media/Networks Manager; Translator at Agustín Millares Institute for Information Science
Madrid, Spain

Education

Oct 2005 - Dec 2011

Universität Hildesheim - University of Hildesheim in Hildesheim, Germany
M.A. International Information Management