Gameli Adzaho | Day 1 | 7th June 2015

Mater Ecclesiae School, Sokode Gbogame, VR

INTRODUCTION

Myself• Public Health, Science Education

• Social Innovation: “shaping Africa by shaping African youth”

• Kuyu Project, Ketasco Mobile, Global Lab Ghana, BloggingGhana, Digitally Connected

• Global Shaper!

Global Shapers

• Initiative of the World Economic Forum

• Hubs all over the world

• Young changemakers making a difference in their communities

• Ghana Hubs: Accra, Kumasi, Ho

• Woekpor is one of the projects of the Ho hub

https://www.globalshapers.org/hubs/ho

Global Shapers Ho

Water projectOne shoe per child

WOEKPOR What next?

Discussion: Educational Challenges (in VR)Students

• Young people get hooked to technology

• Educational system not responsive to these changes

• Result? Learning becomes boring and students lose focus

• Without direction, they use tech mostly negatively

Teachers

• Most teachers not up to date on tech trends

• Unable to guide learning in the digital age

• Develop negative attitudes towards tech

• Use power to impede technology rather than enable it

Educational standards in the region have fallen.

Woekpor: Harnessing tech for education• Aim: Maximise the positives, minimise the negatives

• Specific objectives• Transfer knowledge and skills to teachers and students

• Learn and discover new things together

• To experiment ways in which teachers and students can contextually use technology to improve education and solve local problems

• Brainstorm possible projects applicable to Ho and beyond

Technology + content : shaping learning, opening up possibilities

Brainstorm: 21st Century Skills

Core themes

• Introduction to Digital Literacy & Learning with Technology

• Spreadsheets & Presentations

• Digital Learning Resources (Internet & Mobile)

• Content Creation

• What do you want to learn?

ScheduleTime Week 1 (6th June) Week 2 (13th June) Week 3 (20th June) Week 4 (27th June)

9:00-10:00 Introduction & Pre-assessment

10:00-11:30 Introduction to Digital Literacy Intro to spreadsheets Internet learning resources

+ Communities

Creating text & multimedia content

online

11:30-12:30 Activity on file management &

word processing

Activity: manipulating data with

spreadsheets

Mobile learning resources Activity: Make web page, audio or

video on selected topic

12:30-1:30 LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH

1:30-3:00 Conducting online research How to make presentations Activity: Finding more learning

resources based on platform &

subject

Brainstorm future project ideas and

next steps

3:00-4:00 Conclusion and post-assessment

Thank you

Questions?

DIGITAL LITERACY & LEARNING WITH TECH

What is Digital Literacy?

• Concept map

In video

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0RyaAsVNGU

Definitions of Digital Literacy

• Digital literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, utilize, share, and create content using information technologies and the Internet https://digitalliteracy.cornell.edu

• Digital Literacy is the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills. http://connect.ala.org/node/181197

Summary

• New dimension of literacy

• More than just computer knowledge/skills

• Basic to learning in the modern world

• Involves the ability to integrate technology into learning

• Successfully navigate the social web

• Learner able to take charge & use resources in their environment

• Build 21st century skills and competencies for future jobs

Digital literacy at work

• USA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeNoj7hbjAk

• Ghana: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVvx_LWE871ju4Xs8N9PEkA

WORD PROCESSING AND FILE MANAGEMENT

Team Organisation

• 4 Teams: 1 Teacher, 4 Students each

• Agree on name, logo, leader, secretary etc for each team

• Rules

Activity• Create a folder on the desktop called Woekpor

• Create sub-folders with the ff names:• Documents

• Pictures_Videos

• Create a word file to contain:• Activities carried out today

• What you have learnt/ what went well

• What didn’t go so well

• What you would wish to learn next

• Conclusion

Demonstrate 21st century skills and be creative!

Akpe!