About Wiki (for teachers and students)
Posted on | January 26, 2012 | No Comments
Teacher Hashituky from our Teacher Training course in Rwanda presents his assignments number 4. In his assignment his present examples that he find useful for his class about Wiki. He describes this as a start to encourage to more collaboration in learning.
About Wiki (for teachers and students):
“I honestly thought my email to anybody was going to be a shout into the night like it is for most places – but then they responded right away and son on. Wikispaces has become indispensable to what I do.” Let me say how impressed I am with their service. It always amazes me that such an organization still has that personal touch.” I set up a Wikispaces for my classes I have received nothing but positive feedback from parents, students and other faculty members. I have found a new resource that is easily accessible by students and parents. It allows parents to find out what their son or daughter is doing in my courses. Why Bring It To The Classroom? Great motivator for students Easy to monitor allows for creativity and innovation Encourages participation of all students Promotes communication between students, teachers, and parents and interesting way to learn.”
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Technological justice – and why it is important
Posted on | January 22, 2012 | No Comments
Teacher training programme in Kenya, supported by MKFC Stockholm College and Sharing Awareness.
Technical innovation and human development goes hand in hand. But access to new technology and technical change is largely unequal on a global scale. “Technological justice” is a concept central to understanding this unfortunate pattern.
“The concept of technological justice requires a rethinking of how — both in the developing and the developed world — we encourage and nurture technological innovation that has social value and is environmentally sustainable”, writes Simon Trace in an article for Mashable.com. Trace is the CEO of the international development charity Practical Action, an organization that works to help poor people in developing countries transform their lives through the use of technology. In responding to social, economic, and environmental changes, technical innovation is essential, adds Trace:
At the moment, the world exists in what could be called a “double whammy” state of technological injustice. Not only does technology innovation and dissemination overwhelmingly favor the wants of today’s rich and powerful consumers in the developed world over the needs of the poor in the developing world, it also overwhelmingly prioritizes the aspirations of today’s generation over those of future generations.
MKFC Stockholm College believes that part of this technological injustice can be overcome by making quality distance education and online learning available in developing countries and areas which have traditionally been referred to as “remote”. Read more about what we do here.
How can progressive e-learning methods help educate teachers for every child in developing countries? Read more about the work of charity organization Sharing Awareness here.
Source: Mashable.com
Written by Fanny Johansson
Boosting connectivity in developing countries
Posted on | January 16, 2012 | No Comments
Despite the fact that few parts of the world remain completely disconnected from the Internet, user-generated content is still mainly created in the West. In a recent article in the Guardian, contributor Mark Graham argues that this needs to change.
Graham refers to this as “the internet’s highly uneven geographies of information”, and points to the importance of boosting local digital content. “It is crucial to keep asking where visibility, voice and power reside in an increasingly networked world”, states Graham.
Through MKFC Stockholm College’s work, the boost of local digital content that Graham refers to is made possible. We support inclusive learning in developing countries, where all participants (students, tutors, and members of local communities) are, essentially, the creators and innovators.
Read more about our work here.
Source: The Guardian.
Written by Fanny Johansson
2011 – a good year in education
Posted on | January 2, 2012 | No Comments
New technology in classrooms, significant investments in education in Africa, and increased work towards gender equality in schooling. Those are three of the main themes mentioned when the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) summarizes the year 2011.
As we are leaving 2011 behind and looking forward to a new and bright 2012, UNESCO has summarized the year 2011 in education. In March, the UN agency published a report concluding that armed conflict is robbing 28 million children worldwide of an edcuation. But, there were also some happier news. In April, another report showed that Sub-Saharan African countries increased their real expenditure on education by 6% every year during the past 10 years. The year 2011 was also characterized by an increased understanding of the importance of broadband access and new technologies in order to bring quality education to all. At a meeting in June, UNESCO’s Director-General pointed out that “new technologies and broadband Internet access offer formidable opportunities for increasing access to education”. And, in December, the first UNESCO Mobile Learning Week was held, exploring the potential of mobile learning.
Read more here.
Source: UNESCO.
Written by Fanny Johansson
DIY solar panels on their way to Kenya
Posted on | December 27, 2011 | No Comments
In a workshop in Northeastern London, Mark Kragh manufactures DIY solar kits that can be used to charge mobile phones and batteries. In February, he will be traveling to Kenya to distribute the kits – and, to demonstrate how easy it is to make them yourself.
The kits can make a great difference in areas where there is no electricity, and where the infrastructure cannot yet support the increase in mobile phone ownership, reports BBC. To charge one’s phone can be very expensive, particularly since charge points are often driven by diesel generators which is not only costly, but also dangerous to operate and certainly not good for the environment.
Read more here.
Source: BBC News.
Written by Fanny Johansson
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