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W orld L inks for D evelopment

W orld L inks for D evelopment. …opening a world of learning. Economic Development Institute of the World Bank. The “WorLD” Program. To establish a global learning network linking thousands of students and educators around the world. The Mission .

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W orld L inks for D evelopment

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  1. World Links for Development …opening a world of learning Economic Development Institute of the World Bank

  2. The “WorLD” Program To establish a global learning network linking thousands of students and educators around the world The Mission  • To improve & expand educational opportunities and horizons • To prepare youth to develop skills to effectively enter a global economy based on knowledge and information • To build bridges among the leaders of tomorrow

  3. The “WorLD” Program By end of year 2001: • Link secondary schools in 40 developing countries • Via Internet and E-mail • To partner schools around the world • For Collaborative Distance Learning The Vision

  4. The WorLD Program is “Knowledge for Development” • Provides educators, youth and their communities access to information, experts and knowledge around the world • Bridges the Knowledge Gap: developing country students and teachers are on a level playing field with their peers in industrialized countries

  5. The WorLD Program is “Knowledge for Development” • Promotes preservation and dissemination of existing knowledge, and production of new knowledge, in developing countries • Promotes two-way, North-South learning and sharing of knowledge

  6. What does WorLD provide? • >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Connectivity • >>>>>Training and Content • >>>>>>Partnerships • >>Telecommunications Policy Advice • >>>Monitoring and Evaluation

  7. Who are we Reaching?

  8. WorLD School Partnerships- early 1997 PartnerCountry:USA WorLD Country: Uganda

  9. WorLD School Partnerships - 01/99 PartnerCountries ArgentinaAustraliaBelgiumCanadaFranceGermanyIsraelItalyJapanLithuania MexicoMacedoniaNetherlandsRomaniaRussia SpainSwedenThailandUSA Projects EnglishFrenchSpanish/Portuguese WorLD CountriesGhana (14) Uganda (10) South Africa (32) *Turkey (10) * Zim(0) Senegal (12+15) Mauritania (6) *Lebanon (15)Brazil (10+26) Chile (15) Mozambique (10) Paraguay (12+15) Peru (10+10)

  10. Who are we reaching? Africa: Ghana, Mauritania, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe Latin America: Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru Mediterranean: Turkey, Lebanon Collaborating with over 1000 schools in 22 countries around the world

  11. Demand: Over 20 countries ASIA: China, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Pacific Islands AFRICA: Burkina, Mali, Gambia, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Botswana LAC: Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Jamaica, OECS, Costa Rica E.EUROPE: Kazakhstan, Czech

  12. Who are we reaching In-country? • Ministries of Education • Schools --> Pilot Approach • Average of 10-30 schools/country • Of which 65% are outside capital cities • Teachers ---> Targeting Champions • Students ----> Over 5,000 participating • Communities ---> tele-centers, PTAs • National Capacity Building ---> WorLD Coordinators and Committees in each country

  13. A Focus on Teaching and Learning: • WorLD Training: Objectives • Effective use of ICT in the classroom as a learning tool • Promote Collaborative Project-based Learning • Cross-cultural awareness --> a long-term relationship to build local capacity • Types of Training • Intensive (1-2 weeks, in-country, using International Experts) • at least 2 times/year (to date, over 500,000 hours) • Ongoing (Bimonthly from National Experts/Coordinators) • Teacher-to-Teacher (Formal and non-formal) • Regional and International Workshops

  14. What can teachers/students do? • Access a global body of educational resources and knowledge • International Libraries, Museums, Educational Activities, Lesson Plans • Design and participate in global collaborative projects, selected from from a wide range of academic disciplines linked to curriculum • Social Studies/Biology/Chemistry/Physics/Math • Language skills/Music/Art • Contribute own content, perspectives, and heritage, to the body of world knowledge

  15. Website Demonstration

  16. Collaborative Projects Characteristics: • Linked to curriculum, often interdisciplinary • Link learning with real life issues and community (poverty, health, culture, environment,etc) • Student-Centered and Hands-on • Cross-national and (often) Cross-linguistic • Students/Teachers become collaborators & content/knowledge providers

  17. Collaborative Projects Examples: • Environmental Awareness • Women and Tradition • International Cooperative Atlas • The Refugee Project • Global Arts Project • Outreach to Our Communities • The Genocide Project: Dealing with the aftermath • The Impact of Industrialization on Development • Science Review • Learning Through Literature

  18. Teaming up for a better WorLD(over 40 partners) • Leading Content Providers/Networks • Global SchoolNet Foundation; Canada SchoolNet (Industry Canada); Int’l Education & Resource Network (I*EARN), European SchoolNet • International and Local Private Sector • Sun Microsystems, 3COM, URLabs, CNN, etc. • Multilateral Agencies and Foundations • UNESCO, UNICEF, ADB, Rockefeller, US NSF • Governments • France, Japan, Italy, Finland, Canada, Switzerland, Holland • Key NGOs: • World Wildlife Fund, Sister Cities International

  19. Monitoring and Evaluation Objectives: • To assess the impact of the WorLD program within and across countries • To build local capacity to evaluate educational technology initiatives • To contribute to the global knowledge base in the field of educational technology

  20. Monitoring and Evaluation • Will assess: • students’ information reasoning skills • students’ technology skills • students’ cultural awareness • teachers’ pedagogical skills and strategies • State-of-the-Art Instruments designed: • teacher, student & administrator surveys (pre & post) • student assessment instrument (cutting-edge) • case studies • control groups for surveys • Underway in 6 countries:SRI Int’l/EDIES • Uganda, South Africa, Senegal, Chile, Paraguay, Peru

  21. Legend WorLD Critical Path and Country Progress • completed • In process • Not Necessary Brazil Chile Ghana Lebanon Mauritania Mozambique Paraguay Peru Senegal S. Africa Turkey Uganda Zimbabwe • 2nd Gen • 3rd Gen. • Lab rehab • Training I • Expansion • Feasibility • WorLD Cmttee • Int. into curr. • Connectivity • Project Doc. • Ongoing trng • worLD Launch • Coll. Projects • School Selection

  22. World: Before and After

  23. WorLD Financing(Estimated US$ million) Proposed Actual Gap FY99 FY99 FY99 EDI: training, mngt.M&E EDI Bank Budget 1.0 0.9 0.1 EDI Cofinancing1.2 0.3 0.9 Connectivity/Labs WB Ed. Projects 2.0 2.0 (est.) - Other: (in-kind and fin.) Public 1.4 0.5 0.9 Private 4.0 1.8 (est.) 2.2 TOTAL: 9.6 5.5 4.1

  24. Strategy for the Future:Balancing Tradeoffs • Support & Strengthen existing WorLD schools • Sustainability & Capacity-building • Effectively meet strong demand for expansion (over 20 countries) • Aggressively pursue co-financing • Private Sector, WB loans, Official Co-financing • Learn from experience and M&E • Implement Exit Strategy:3 years/country

  25. South Africa WorLD • Overview • Highlights and Challenges • Next Steps • WorLD and the Country Team

  26. Overview • Institutional --Dept. of Ed., Schoolnet SA, WorLD Coordinator, Nat. & Prov. Steering Committee • Partners -- IDRC, Dutch, Telkom, Sun, Microsoft, NetDay SA, 3 Com, Nat. Geographic, Others??? • Schools -- 29 in 4 provinces. • Training Centers -- 4 in 4 provinces. • Teachers -- 101 teachers trained trained -- 1 International training and 3 provincial trainings. • Collaborative Project work. Bridging understanding -- see handout • Budget -- 3 year horizon.

  27. Next steps • M&E component to be implemented. • Second Generation training -- Feb, March, April, May. • Intensive collaborative project work. • Focus on Generating SA Private Sector support • Develop community learning center concept

  28. WorLD and the Country Team • CAS and Integration with Education Team • Other Partners • Community Learning Centers • Content Development • Costs -- Impact

  29. CAS and Integration with Education Team • How to be a part of future CAS discussions? • How we can provide input to these discussions? • How we can be of assistance to the CT during this process?

  30. Other Partners • Who in education sector should be involved? • What NGOs and Donors should be involved?

  31. Community Learning Centers • Schools as ideal site for information access, computer training, community outreach. • How can health, agriculture, and other sectors participate? • How to involve private sector in management of center?

  32. Content Development. • Cultural content, Health information, Agricultural information, etc. • Getting students involved with sectors to work on real world problems and create content/information.

  33. Costs and Impact. • Private Sector. Ideas for getting private sector more involved in the program. • LIL • Other?

  34. Thank You!!

  35. World Links for Development …opening a world of learning www.worldbank.org/worldlinks

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