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AKE Workshop Kigali, Rwanda December 3 rd to 4 th , 2007. That was then, this is now: Updating e-Stories. Recap in a nutshell…. AKE I Dec 07: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania www.africaknowledgeexchange.org : VWS, online interaction, tasks, poll
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AKE WorkshopKigali, RwandaDecember 3rd to 4th , 2007 That was then, this is now: Updating e-Stories
Recap in a nutshell…. • AKE I Dec 07: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania • www.africaknowledgeexchange.org : VWS, online interaction, tasks, poll • AKE II June 08: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique*, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda AKEII June 08 Kigali, Rwanda On-line interaction March 08 The Africa Knowledge Exchange Virtual Workspace AKE I f-2-f December 07 Nairobi, Kenya
The Start… • September 2006 multi-country workshop on Teacher Professional Development (TPD) in Namibia. • Number of recurring issues discussed leading to the work stream (thematic area) on ICTs in Teaching and Learning in addition to other work streams • Aim : to respond to the needs of its partner countries while addressing the identified key gaps. • African Knowledge Exchange (AKE) initiative to facilitate the sharing of knowledge, experiences and lessons learned about ICTs in Education. • Workshop series to explore critical issues in ICTs in Education. • The AKE workshop (Part I ) • VWS • AKE II
AKE Objectives: A Reminder… • Provide a platform to identify and address critical challenges in ICTs in Education, such as e-learning content and pedagogy, access and infrastructure, and capacity building • Share knowledge and tools about the cost-effective and education-effective use of ICTs in Education • Share knowledge, information, and experiences on lessons learned in ICTs in Education from the GeSCI work in partner countries • Develop models and practices appropriate for the African context and share them widely when validated • Build capacity by developing deeper understanding of the ICT in Education issues through discussion, debate, online communities and peer to peer exchange
AKE Objectives: A Reminder… • Facilitate peer-to-peer exchange on ICTs in Education and e-learning programmes amongst countries • Build a knowledge sharing and learning community on ICTs in Education in Sub Sahara Africa (SSA) • Work in collaboration with other knowledge sharing and building organizations, such as the Global Alliance on ICTs and Development, GAID, UNESCO, and Global Knowledge Partnership • Build regional and global partnerships for ICTs in Education for SSA
VWS Objectives: A Reminder… • Community to develop, identify, test and share emerging practices on e-Learning in general and the integration of ICTs in education in particular (ICT4E). Specific objectives: • create a virtual gathering place using networked technology for collaboration among AKE partner countries across geographical barriers and time zones; • provide a space for task orientation, development and discourse based upon emerging and evolving partner needs; • enable sharing of information on trends and developments in the field of e-learning regionally and internationally; • facilitate peer-to-peer exchange on e-learning programmes in development amongst partners.
Lessons learnt… • Countries embark on ambitious programmes for e-learning and for deploying ICTs in Education, without fully understanding the requirements for and implications of such programmes • Most Ministries of Education lack the necessary capacity to plan, integrate and deploy ICTs effectively into their education systems • The existing networks for ICTs in Education need strengthening • Well-defined and focused peer to peer exchanges are invaluable in sharing information and promising practice
Lessons learnt… • In orderto keep countries engaged in knowledge exchange activities it is necessary to maintain a hands-on, practitioner focus to the programme, and promote a dialogue among countries about the challenges individual countries face • Including participants in the planning and preparation for the knowledge sharing exchanges ensures sustained interest and participation
Peer-to-peer ExchangeBuzz Group Discussions • Ghana, Ethiopia • Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa • Namibia, Uganda • Senegal, Rwanda
Peer-to-peer ExchangeBuzz Group Discussions Discussion objective: • To provide a forum for sharing practical experiences and lessons on e-learning and/or e-learning centres since AKE I Discussion focus: updating e-stories • What has been happening in the last six (6) months? • Wives and Husband – What? Why? Who? When? How? • How did you apply the ‘learnings’ from AKE I? • What activities have you done based on AKE I to promotee-learning programmes and/or e-learning centres? • What have been the results?