http://www.elearning-africa.com/newportal/english/index.php
African Elearning.
From looking at this website. I have looked at women and the education system in Africa I have come to the conclusion that women are excluded in the eductaion system due to cultural beliefs, marriage, HIV/AIDS and fathers not willing to pay for their daughters education. Elearning in education for women and girls can ensure access for learning for those who cannot access a learning environment. Elearning also helps women and girls access additional information outside school learning.
The company FAWE, Kenya has had a long working relationship with the government mainly through working in the Ministry of Education. Their main aim is to try enhancing education and training to all girls, boys, women and men.
Another way in which Elearning has benefitted Africans through the African Virtual University. The AVU was set up in 1997 by the World Bank. Covering 27 countries in Africa. Africa has the lowest rate of university graduates. ICT therefore is offering a great opportunity in Africa toincrease the access Africans have to higher education. This is key to the failure of Africans entering higher eduaction. The fact that students do not need to be in the classroom and the work is readily avaliable on the internet adds to its appeal. It is also affordable.
The levels of ICT in Zambia's education institutions remain low, with only schools having second hand computers able to access ICT learning. In 2007 as adoption of a national policy it has meant that promotion of ICT use in education and education management and administration leads to more ICT use in schools.
Radio programmes for lower grades of education have been set up in Zambia which is called Taonga Market and broadcast for 2 hours a day. It has been suggested that elearning through the radio as the ICT product was found in almost every home. The pupils of schools could download educational matierials to improve themselves in one way or another.
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I think this website is a really good way of proving how in some case e-learning works out really well, benefiting people who are usuaully ignored and not recognised within the education system
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im not sure how many poor areas there are in africa...my geography isnt good, but surely not everyone has a computer? less people than the UK anyway, i thought there were a lot of poor areas? So if this is true, arent they just making more opportunities for the wealthier people?
ReplyDeleteYes I agree and in poor areas if they an afford one then it would be likely to be one computer to alot of people. It is a good idea as it can be accessed from anywhere but at the same time if so many people are having to share a computer how much time would you actually get on it?
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This is a good thread, well done.
ReplyDeleteI think you're wise to be a bit skeptical about some of the realities behind some of these accounts.
If women have problems getting access to education, how much easier is it to get access to computers? If they can get access to computers via government-sponsored women's centres what is the ratio of women to workstations? Is the time spent in front of the computer enough to build real learning above and beyond what can be done without it?
These are all good questions. But I'd also like to ask -does the networking possible by Inet use reinforce individualisation -or community? (or paradoxically, both?) Where traditional community is strong (as in rural villages?) does Inet use enable the weak to find strength-in-numbers (as is argued for westerners) or is access particularly hard for the weak in these traditional communities (in India, it's tough being a woman, but it's even worse if you're an 'untouchable' -lower caste woman). Is it still impossible to turn what might be virtual support via an online forum community into anything that changes your life IRL?
In other words, how does this all link with the basic questions the unit has encouraged us to think about?