presentation meducation alliance symposium 2014 by iicd
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Presentation that I gave at the m_education Alliance meeting in Washington from 20-22 October 2014TRANSCRIPT
ICT in the classroom for quality education
Martine KoopmanSector Developer ICT in Education
IICDNetherlands
IICD is active in four sectors
Economic Development
Water & ClimateHealth
Education
The quality of education is under pressure
Higher enrollmentToo many students per teacher Un(der) qualified teachersLack of local relevant teaching materialWeak and inefficient education system
Success factor: Focus on educational change, not delivering technology only
Equip: Functional affordable hardware for education
Pilot in Malawi:Low cost tabletTeacher in controlApproved digital textbooksOpen access
Maths with tabletTeacher in Control
Train: ICT integration bringspositive impact on teachers
Train Teachers
Locally relevant contentApproved digital textbooks, supplementary teaching materiallocally created content
Scale up
• IICD looks for partners to scale the program