The Descartes Institute is interested in any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character, or physical ability of an individual. It also deals with the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills, and values from one generation to another.
Technology is an increasingly influential factor in education. Computers and mobile phones are used in developed countries both to complement established education practices and develop new ways of learning. Technology offers powerful learning tools that demand new understandings and skills from students.
There is increased interest in how computers and the Internet can improve education at all levels, in both formal and non-formal settings. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) also influence individual psychology in the process of learning.
