What we came to do in Afghanistan...
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Meet with our partners Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance
Saba Media Organisation
Oxfam Novib
Meet potential partnersRoshan
Science center & Master trainers
University teachers & students
Paiwastoon
A co-creation workshop:To understand the educational context
To share knowledge about mobiles in education
To test various mLearning concepts:
Tablet & Smart phones with apps
Mobile Competition
Teacher helpline & Evaluate telecast
Mobile phonesMobile phones are the most commonly used communication devices used on our planet. More than 4 billion people have access to a mobile phone which makes it bigger than
TV – 1.6 billionInternet – 1.7 billionRadio – 3.9 billion
M-Learning can make use of:
CoachingOn the spot support and access to informationEducation and referencesUpdate alerts
Through:SMS and MMSPodcastsVideoMobile websitesGames & Apps
At the Science center
Teachers testing the Tablet
Grade 7, girls school, Parwan
Teacher and student, engineering game
Presenting how to use tablet in schools
Results from the brainstorm on the process for the competition
A practical lesson, chemistry
Information Mapping
Identify all the actors who help the students to learn, both directly and indirectly.
In order to identify at what points the mobile phone could help
Outcomes
Mobile Learning: A Teacher helpline to support teachersA Mobile Competition for maths
Pilot the tablets in two schools
Video and Radio:Incorporate lessons learned in the previous program and the workshops to improve delivery and impact of video lessons.
Phones for schools
Each school to recieve two Great Idea telephones for use in the competition, in the teachers, helpline and for calling in to teacher's radio program.The Nokia C1-01 is a suitable model.
Tablets for schools
First a pilot in two schools in Parwan to asses the implementation, maintenance and educational approach.
After second workshop in October, upscale if
positive.