In May 2010 GeSCI co-hosted a research workshop with the Pan African Observatory at e-Learning Africa in Lusaka, Zambia
eLearning Africa GeSCI PanAf Research Workshop Report
The workshop process was framed by the GeSCI commissioned ICT Education Meta-review Research conducted by Professor John Le Baron and Beth Mc Donough in 2009. The workshop brought together researchers and collaborating partners in a panel discussion serving as a knowledge exchange on African ICT in (...)
Nineteen researchers (19) of the PanAf Network have taken part in the eLearning Africa 2010 in Lusaka, Zambia. The conference was an opportunity for the PanAf Network to showcase research results through nine (9) sessions, one (1) pre-conference session and one (1) Insaka session.
You will find below the presentations
El Hadji Habib Camara, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Sénégal
L’usage disciplinaire des TIC par les formateurs du secondaire en Afrique de (...)
The Vera Chiluba Basic School opened in 1997 and has a population of 3000 students (boys and girls) and 59 actives teachers.
According to the Deputy Head Teacher, technology was introduced in the school with the support of a project called “Learning in the Hole”, funded by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology. The objective of this program was to enhance the learning capacities of students using the computer. For that reason, two computers connected to the (...)
The session started with a word of welcome from Djénéba Traoré, ERNWACA Regional Coordinator, followed by discussions and general information about discussion lists and the agenda of publications by Thierry Karsenti and Moses Mbangwana.
Thierry Karsenti then presented and shared with the participants, a collection of papers from journals. Theses papers are to inspire and guide the participants through their publication work.
The researchers then spent the whole day working on their papers and (...)
On the 27th of April 2010 the workshop on Gender Perspectives, held in Dakar, Senegal, began with self introduction by all the participants, followed by a welcome address from Mr. Alioune Camara IDRC Senior Program Officer. Mr. Camara underlined the necessity for scientific publication relating to the PanAf data in the Observatory. The workshop on Gender Perspectives is also to give priority to publication.
The full report + annexes can be downloaded here: (...)
The two workshops took place from March 15th to 18th, 2010 and were very successful. The last one which will be mainly on qualitative analysis shall take place in Lusaka Zambia. The participants are highly enthusiastic about the project and have shown their ability to use the data on the Observatory for the selection of scientific articles.
PanAf phase 2 is important in many aspects for the sharing of the findings on ICT pedagogical integration in African schools in order to improve (...)
Abstract: The first challenge is how to allow certain parts of Africa to benefit from Information Communication and Technologies (ICTs)? Secondly, what use can we do of ICTs? In this essay, Samuel Mawete focuses on the link between education and ICT, incorporating traditional school stakeholders within the process of this modern learning, aided (and not replaced) by a dominant tool.
Our opinion: This essay as part of a more comprehensive project to integrate Information and (...)
The PanAf network (Panafrican Research Agenda on the pedagogical integration of ICT), a project funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC, www.idrc.ca) and managed by the Educational Research Network for West and Central Africa (ERNWACA www.ernwaca.org) and the University of Montreal (www.umontreal.ca ), is pleased to share with you the Vol.2, No. 1 of the newsletter on ICT research in education in Africa.
In this issue you’ll read: PanAf II: Supporting (...)
