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New Technologies in a restricted environmentA case study in Mozambique.Gerald Henzinger, 27.05.2011
Catholic university of Mozambique(UCM),
Center for distance learning(CED)
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Obrigado
Agenda
The CED(Centro de ensino a distancia)
The CED Student Needs of the CED. New technology at the
CED.
The CED(1)
Started 2003. Private institution. Distance learning program for teacher education. eight courses in teacher training: portugese,
history, geography, biology, mathematics, arts and design, physics, chemistry.
Since 2011: course in public administration. 160 disciplines. Material is paper based. Four contact sessions a year.
The CED(2) Covering seven provinces in
Central and north of Mozambique. 12 focal points. Restricted infrastructure(electric
power, roads, connectivity). Exponential growth of student
numbers. Logistic is challenging. Permanent Change management.
The CED(3)
The CED Student(1)
Average age: 33 years. Has a day job. Female: 26%, male 74%. 40% have to travel more
than 5 h to get to the contact sessions.
Would not be able to study in a full time course.
The CED Student(2)
The CED Student(3)
Technology 99% have Cell phone. CD/DVD player is very common. 22% of the students consider themselves as
internet skilled. Computer literacy
8% use email regularly. 14% use Google. 30% know MS Word.
Needs of the CED
Manage very large student numbers. Good Delivery of accessible learning material. High Quality distance learning material. Enhance Student – Teacher interaction. Enhancing the learning experience. Produce less paper. Avoid digital divide.
(New) technologies?
Technology/media
Online LMS(Moodle, Chisimba…)
SMS
CD/DVD
Video
Audio
E-book(PDF)
Mobile Learning
i-pad
Smartphone
The CD/DVD 2010 Content: paper material as e-book. Security: password, watermark. Demand was high. 900 first and
second year Students purchased the disc, which is around 50% of the students.
Centralization of Material: Problems within the institution when organizing the material.
BUT: the CD remained mostly in the shelves because of the lack of access to computers. Backup for bad paper material.
The CD/DVD 2011/2012
Enhancing with Video and Audio: videos of power point, simulations.
Students see a high demand on the implementation of Video, audio because of the playback-ability on alternative devices to the computer.
Logistic of production is challenging.
SMS Service Prototype launched 2009.
Bulk SMS SMS to Email gateway with Web interface.
Students reception was high, but the SMS’ weren’t answered by the institution. Confidence went away.
Bulk SMS Service survived. The Students were asking administrative
AND study related questions via SMS. Internal issues with the Interactive SMS
Service. ICT failed to maintain. The step into Student – teacher interaction
was too high. New attempt 2012.
A conclusion
Possibilities on Micro- and Macro level. Know your student. Impacts to the Institution. CD/DVD
Prototype phase. OK Production phase is still in progress.
SMS Service came with interaction, couldn’t cope with that.
Motivated people can do magic!
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