Day 3:Ensuring Effective Implementation of the Laptop Project - The Key Variables :How would content be delivered and assessed? (Administrative & Institutional infrastructures at primary school levels)
Listers, Day two focused on sources of content , many thanks to those who have contributed the thread is still open. Below please find the theme for day three which is a build up on todays discussion: How would content be delivered and assessed? (Administrative & Institutional infrastructures at primary school levels) -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/
Tongue in cheek "Open Source" fans... Here is your chance to play catch up with Microsoft... http://sourceforge.net/projects/moodle/?source=dlpMoodle RoomsMoodlerooms is an education technology company dedicated to bringing excellent online teaching to institutions across the globe. We serve colleges and universities, schools and organizations by supporting the software that educators use to manage and deliver instructional content to learners in online classrooms. --- On Tue, 6/11/13, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote: From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> Subject: [kictanet] Day 3:Ensuring Effective Implementation of the Laptop Project - The Key Variables :How would content be delivered and assessed? (Administrative & Institutional infrastructures at primary school levels) To: lkimani@yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 2:53 PM Listers, Day two focused on sources of content , many thanks to those who have contributed the thread is still open. Below please find the theme for day three which is a build up on todays discussion: How would content be delivered and assessed? (Administrative & Institutional infrastructures at primary school levels) -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/lkimani%40yahoo.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
Tongue in cheek "Open Source" fans... Here is your chance to play catch up with Microsoft... http://sourceforge.net/projects/moodle/?source=dlpMoodle RoomsMoodlerooms is an education technology company dedicated to bringing excellent online teaching to institutions across the globe. We serve colleges and universities, schools and organizations by supporting the software that educators use to manage and deliver instructional content to learners in online classrooms. --- On Tue, 6/11/13, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote: From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> Subject: [kictanet] Day 3:Ensuring Effective Implementation of the Laptop Project - The Key Variables :How would content be delivered and assessed? (Administrative & Institutional infrastructures at primary school levels) To: lkimani@yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 2:53 PM Listers, Day two focused on sources of content , many thanks to those who have contributed the thread is still open. Below please find the theme for day three which is a build up on todays discussion: How would content be delivered and assessed? (Administrative & Institutional infrastructures at primary school levels) -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/lkimani%40yahoo.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
One of the key areas to look at is the strengthening of KENET beyond higher education to foundational. Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 713 601113 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad On Jun 11, 2013, at 9:53 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Listers,
Day two focused on sources of content , many thanks to those who have contributed the thread is still open. Below please find the theme for day three which is a build up on todays discussion: How would content be delivered and assessed? (Administrative & Institutional infrastructures at primary school levels)
-- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/
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Many thanks Ali and Lucy for the timely interventions, it seems proprietary suppliers are not making any comments on the list on what they are offering or is it a done deal?, we recently had a visit that rattled the community and it might be good to know what they are offering our children as well. Best Regards On 6/12/13, Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote:
One of the key areas to look at is the strengthening of KENET beyond higher education to foundational.
Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
+254 713 601113
"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb
Sent from my iPad
On Jun 11, 2013, at 9:53 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Listers,
Day two focused on sources of content , many thanks to those who have contributed the thread is still open. Below please find the theme for day three which is a build up on todays discussion: How would content be delivered and assessed? (Administrative & Institutional infrastructures at primary school levels)
-- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/
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Much of the formative assessment is done at the class level by the teachers. It is therefore very important to make sure that the teachers not only have access to these technologies but also are well trained on how to use them. On content delivery, it largely depends on what content and what the learning objectives are. If it simple numeracy, there are a number of games that can be selected. The same can be done for reading and writing. However, ability to customise and contextualise these games (and similar content) to make them relevant and authentic to the pupils will be vital.
proprietary suppliers are not making any comments on the list on what they are offering or is it a done deal?
They might be offering something close to what is offered here: http://www.teacher-laptop.co.za --James
@Barrack, Apologies since I only have the challenges but have not figured out the Solutions regarding delivery and assessment. Here are the challenges on Delivery/Assessment: i) Assuming we have the content, are the teachers in-sync with the same content in order to deliver ii) What of the "die-hard" manual or analog teachers (and we have them even at University level), how do we get them to integrate ICTs in their teaching? iii) How would we assess (do we want to assess?) knowledge/skills acquired? Here are the Institutional Challenges (most of which have been publicly and widely mentioned) i) If content is now digital and adopted by teachers, what happens to those pupils who will have lost their laptops? Are they ignored or teacher goes back to manual for their sake. ii) How do we even tell which laptop belongs to which pupil? Ofcourse the serial numbers would do, but imagine the time consumed each morning solving "laptop" disputes :-) iii) Do we have some Techies at primary school level to troubleshoot the simple problems assosciated with using technology(e.g software deleted, laptop hangs, etc) The easiest answer to all these problems is ofcourse to declare that teachers/administrators are not needed and pupils will do their thing. Just give them the laptops. walu. ________________________________ From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 9:53 PM Subject: [kictanet] Day 3:Ensuring Effective Implementation of the Laptop Project - The Key Variables :How would content be delivered and assessed? (Administrative & Institutional infrastructures at primary school levels) Listers, Day two focused on sources of content , many thanks to those who have contributed the thread is still open. Below please find the theme for day three which is a build up on todays discussion: How would content be delivered and assessed? (Administrative & Institutional infrastructures at primary school levels) -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
Interesting Interventions Walu and James, I am aware the Ministry of Education has been trying to Integrate ICT in education for a number of years. Does anyone know what has been happening and what is meant by intergrating ICT in education?, anyone who knows what KIE has been doing in terms of digitization to avoid duplicity? Best Regards On 6/12/13, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
@Barrack,
Apologies since I only have the challenges but have not figured out the Solutions regarding delivery and assessment.
Here are the challenges on Delivery/Assessment: i) Assuming we have the content, are the teachers in-sync with the same content in order to deliver ii) What of the "die-hard" manual or analog teachers (and we have them even at University level), how do we get them to integrate ICTs in their teaching? iii) How would we assess (do we want to assess?) knowledge/skills acquired?
Here are the Institutional Challenges (most of which have been publicly and widely mentioned) i) If content is now digital and adopted by teachers, what happens to those pupils who will have lost their laptops? Are they ignored or teacher goes back to manual for their sake. ii) How do we even tell which laptop belongs to which pupil? Ofcourse the serial numbers would do, but imagine the time consumed each morning solving "laptop" disputes :-)
iii) Do we have some Techies at primary school level to troubleshoot the simple problems assosciated with using technology(e.g software deleted, laptop hangs, etc)
The easiest answer to all these problems is ofcourse to declare that teachers/administrators are not needed and pupils will do their thing. Just give them the laptops.
walu.
________________________________ From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 9:53 PM Subject: [kictanet] Day 3:Ensuring Effective Implementation of the Laptop Project - The Key Variables :How would content be delivered and assessed? (Administrative & Institutional infrastructures at primary school levels)
Listers,
Day two focused on sources of content , many thanks to those who have contributed the thread is still open. Below please find the theme for day three which is a build up on todays discussion: How would content be delivered and assessed? (Administrative & Institutional infrastructures at primary school levels)
-- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/
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Does anyone know what has been happening and what is meant by intergrating ICT in education?, anyone who knows what KIE has been doing in terms of digitization to avoid duplicity?
In addition to Barrack's questions above, it would be good to find out what changes have been done in the teacher education arena at the various levels: early childhood development, Teacher Training Colleges and the Universities iro teaching with ICT. Interventions at that level would go a long way in solving attitude and mindset issues in the teaching fraternity. --James
When it comes to delivery and assessment, we could look at what others are doing, and maybe adopt or adapt that. For instance, there is the Ingots certification that is delivered in Europe by the The Learning Machine (TLM). This is an assessment and certification system that starts all the way from lower Primary and even upto High school level. The INGOT project is co-funded by the EU Leonardo Da Vinci transfer of innovation programme. It aims to improve support for assessment for learning and reduce the cost of gaining formal certificates that are referenced to the European Qualifications Framework. Partners are from Czech Republic <http://ingots.cz/>, Bulgaria <http://ingot.adamsmith.bg/>, Romania, Spain and Germany. www.theingots.org Evans On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 12:18 PM, James Kariuki <jkariuki@gmail.com> wrote:
Does anyone know what has been happening and what is meant by intergrating ICT in education?, anyone who knows what KIE has been doing in terms of digitization to avoid duplicity?
In addition to Barrack's questions above, it would be good to find out what changes have been done in the teacher education arena at the various levels: early childhood development, Teacher Training Colleges and the Universities iro teaching with ICT. Interventions at that level would go a long way in solving attitude and mindset issues in the teaching fraternity. --James
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Dear colleagues, I was wondering if we should only ask how content should be delivered and assessed? Ultimately we need to look at how collaboratively learners can create themselves new content. The Education paradigm has changed where it is not only about delivering content by the Education system. But spaces where we can share our own content and interact with each other. In terms of what is meant by ICT in education, I would like to emphasis it is about: - ED policies taking into account the power of ICTs in the Education system - Curriculum that enhance knowledge and skills to make full use of ICTs and digital content. Also how do we use ICTs for assessment - How does ICT enhance pedagogy and where can ICTs not be used to obtain pedagogical objectives - ICT infrastructure in school - Organication of the classroom (space for collaborative groupwork, etc) and administration (use of mobile technology to send out results, etc - Teacher professional learning opportunities that are offered through ICT (i.e. Open Distance Learning, etc) Regards Jaco ------------------------------------------------- Jaco DU TOIT Adviser for Communication & Information UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa United Nations Avenue, UNON, Gigiri (Room C-104) P.O. Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 (0)20 762 2346/2566 Fax +254 (0)20 762 2750 Email:j.dutoit@unesco.org, Website: http://www.unesco-nairobi.org -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+j.dutoit=unesco.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of James Kariuki Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 12:19 PM To: Du Toit, Jaco Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 3:Ensuring Effective Implementation of the Laptop Project - The Key Variables :How would content be delivered and assessed? (Administrative & Institutional infrastructures at primary school levels)
Does anyone know what has been happening and what is meant by intergrating ICT in education?, anyone who knows what KIE has been doing in terms of digitization to avoid duplicity?
In addition to Barrack's questions above, it would be good to find out what changes have been done in the teacher education arena at the various levels: early childhood development, Teacher Training Colleges and the Universities iro teaching with ICT. Interventions at that level would go a long way in solving attitude and mindset issues in the teaching fraternity. --James _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/j.dutoit%40unesco.org The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
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