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Capacity Building for Effective Response Management System Through e-Learning Options

A SDC supported project

Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme

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CDMP Learning and development initiatives

• Disaster risk and climate change at all level of education curriculum

• Introduce professional degree programme• Training targets key government and NGO

officials as well as other stakeholders (DMC leaders, members)

• Traditionally delivered in a classroom in educational institutes or in a training academies

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Past Issues on Training• High turnover of trainers• Standard of delivery was not always maintained

and not always consistent• Required minimum/maximum number of learners• Required significant travel for remote attendees• All learners at the same pace – advanced learners

get bored, slow learners are left behind

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Why E-Learning?

• Sustainable• Consistent quality• Scalable• Individual learning pace• Remotely accessible• Cost-effective

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Pilot Phase – Overview• Develop infrastructure for e-learning with

minimal content• Trial e-learning with limited partners• Test effectiveness and generate lessons

learnt before expanding implementation (content, targeted recipients)

• Funding provided by Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC)

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Pilot Phase – Purpose & Objective

Purpose Mainstream e-learning within the national

education, research and training network

Objective To create an operation e-learning training

system that can be fully integrated within CDMP Phase II implementation strategies by December 2010

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Pilot Phase - Outputs1.1 Interactive Web and CD based training for two

selected courses developed and piloted with five network partner organisations by November 2010

1.2 Interactive training modules integrated within systems of at least five targeted partners by December 2010

1.3 Project report including recommendations for broader implementation prepared by December 2010

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What Infrastructure is Required?What Infrastructure is Required?

• Learning Management System (LMS) manages “learning” on the Internet – users, virtual classrooms, content (audio, video), testing, etc.

• CD development/distribution to remote areas• Establishment of e-learning centres at partner

institutions

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Pilot ContentPilot Content• Two courses:

– Introduction to Disaster Management (Bangla and English)- basic about disaster risk reduction, emergency response and climate change adaptation

– Comprehensive Disaster Management (Bangla and English)- Comprehensive risk management with climate change risks in all sectors considering all hazards

• Selected for widespread audience, pre-existing course material

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Proposed Strategy• Update course content, reformat• Develop multimedia content• Implement Operational Learning

Management System• Establish e-learning centres at partner

institutes• Distribution on CD/DVD

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Establish e-Learning Centres at

1. University of Dhaka (DU)2. Patuakhali Science and technology

University (PSTU)3. Khulna University (KU)4. Bangladesh Academy for Rural

Development (BARD)5. Rural development Academy (RDA)

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Activities

• Establish Technical Advisory Group• RFP and ToR preparation• Selection of Firm(s)• Service Contract• Field Test• Finalize the e-learning tools• CD and Web based learning materials

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ProgressEstablished a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) The TAG held a meeting on 25 March 2010,

project introduced, implementation modalities discussed, and follow-up actions decided;

The Request for Proposals (RFP) and Terms of Reference (TOR) to support implementation has been developed and approved in 2nd TAG meeting on 10 May 2010;

Five partner organizations were selected for establishing e-learning centres

Discussion was held with UNDP’s Access to Information (A2I) project

RFP Finalized, published (12 June 2010) and proposal received

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Daily Star 12 June 2010

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Progress Field Visit by CDMP Team to partner Institutions, Mr. Luke and a member from ICTT team of

CDMP

1. University of Dhaka2. Patuakhali Science and technology

University 10 June 20103. Khulna University 9 June4. Bangladesh Academy for Rural

Development (BARD) 16 June5. Rural development Academy (RDA) 15 June

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Challenges

Some TAG members have shown limited responsiveness to requests for feedback by email.

Tenure of CDMP’s Computer Programmer (funded by AusAID) is over in June 2010

Necessary technical support from CDMP ICT team

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Revised Schedule

May2010

Jun 2010

Jul 2010

Aug 2010

Sep 2010

Oct 2010

Nov 2010

Dec 2010

Jan 2011

Feb 2011

Request for Proposal Process

Content Development

Multimedia Development

LMS Implementation

e-Learning Centre Implementation

Auditing/Acceptance Testing

CD Duplication, Distribution

National Workshop

Final Report

Reporting

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Thank you all