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by Irungu Benson Muchai

Thika Technical Training Institute Flexible and Blended Skills Development Journey Presented at e-Learning Africa Conference 25 th – 27 th May 2011. by Irungu Benson Muchai. The Preamble Adoption of FaB approach in Thika TTI Was triggered by Shortcomings Identified By:

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by Irungu Benson Muchai

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  1. Thika Technical Training Institute Flexible and Blended Skills Development JourneyPresented ate-Learning Africa Conference25th – 27th May 2011 by Irungu Benson Muchai

  2. The Preamble • Adoption of FaB approach in Thika TTI Was triggered by Shortcomings Identified By: • An Institutional survey carried out by Thika TTI; between February - March 2010 • Mandated by Kenyan Ministry of Higher Education; refer CLN Thika group discussion

  3. Consciousness Incompetence stage Evoked by; Thika TTI Institutional Survey Feb-March 2010 2) COL Mombasa Workshop June 2010 Lesotho CAPA Conference and COL workshop Nov/Dec 2010 Benchmarking at KTTC January 2011 by FSD Thika TTI committee

  4. Objectives of FSD Introduction in Thika TTI • To develop teachers capacity • To develop multimedia based online courses and materials • To Improve teacher-learner interaction • To implement server Virtualization among other Technologies

  5. Problems solved by FSD • Lack of flexibility in teaching and learning • Lack of quality and multi-sense Teaching and learning materials • Unconsciousness of teacher incompetence in Flexible skills • Lack of ICT skills for Teachers • Low student enrollment in TVET • Misfit of TVET graduates in job market

  6. Road map of FSD in Thika TTI Formation of FSD planning committee Formulation of FSD policy Creation of ICT support function Capacity building for teacher in: Online courses Moodle platform use Open source e-material use

  7. Challenges Faced by Thika TTI FSD Adoption • Teacher-Level Challenges • Teacher insufficient ICT skills competence • Lack of sufficient time 2) School-Level Challenges • Insufficient institutional in-service programs • Limited accessibility to ICT resources • Limited technical support

  8. Internal Based Solution • Formulation of a workable FSD policy and ICT Support Function • Improved use of existing computing resources • Ease acquisition of personal computing resources • Sensitization of available technologies and materials

  9. External Based Solution 1) COL interventions • Capacity building- online course and workshops • Support to hosting space as hosted service for server application 2) Provision of open source materials and software

  10. Institutional Plan for the Next One Year 1) Completion of the FSD policy 2) Formation of the ICT support function 3) Capacity building to all departmental champions 4) Piloting one course by use of FSD skills to a few students per department 5) Transform one learning room per department into an e-learning centre by use of Ncomputing and thin technologies. 6) Increasing access to education through ODL

  11. Thank you all

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