Project Card
"DIGITAL EXCHANGE PROJECT"
Project Details
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Project Information
| Project Name: | DIGITAL EXCHANGE PROJECT |
| Number (ID): | 378 |
| City: | Dakar/Senegal |
| Country: | Senegal |
| Website: | www.education.sn/iearn |
| Up and running since: | 01/2000 |
| Short project description: | |
| IEARN SÉNÉGAL DIGITAL EXCHANGE PROJECT WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN TEACHERS, STUDENTS, YOUTH AND FEMALE IN ASSOCIATION IN OUR COMMUNITIES TO HOW TO USE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE SKILLS, MAKE FRIENDS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, SUPPORT FEMALE INITIATIVES AND CREATE NEW JOB FOR YOUTH. | |
| Project summary: | |
| THIS PROJECT IDEA IS BORN AFTER A LONG EXPERIENCE OF TRAINING THAT I HAVE WITH MANY NGÒS, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND ASSOCIATION. I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN TEACHER TRAINING ORGANIZED BY THE WORLD BANK THOUGH WORLD LINKS PROGRAM IN SENEGAL. AFTER THESE TRAINING, AN OPPORTUNITY WAS GIVEN TO ME TO TRAIN TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN WORLD LINKS PROGRAM AND OTHERS ICT IN EDUCATION PROJECTS. ON BEHALF WORLD LINKS I WAS CONTACTED BY IEARN US TO PARTICIPATE ON A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT CALLED “LAWS OF LIFE” AND THIS BRING ME TO BECOME IEARN SENEGAL COORDINATOR. THIS RESPONSIBILITY HELPS ME REALIZE MY DREAM: TO MAKE TEACHERS INVOLVED IN THE USE OF ICT AS A TOOL, A MEAN TO IMPROVE OUR SKILLS AND CREATE NEW WAYS TO TEACHER BY SHARING EXCHANGING AND THEN LEARNING FROM OUR PEERS THROUGHOUT IEARN FORUM. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TOO FOR MY STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN MANY PROJECTS LIKE “AGAINST CHILD LABOUR”, “NATURAL DISASTERS”, “MY COUNTRY PROJECT....SEE: WWW.IEARN.ORG/PROJECTS IN 2000 WE OFFERED TRAININGS TO HELP SENSITIZE POPULATION ON THE USE OF ICT IN ALL LEVEL OF SOCIETY AND ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS. I MYSELF ORGANIZED TRAINING FOR TEACHERS IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO HELP DISCOVER THE POSSIBILITIES WE HAVE WITH USING THE COMPUTER AND OTHERS DIGITAL TOOLS. IN 2003 WE HAD A PARTNER THAT FUNDED THE TRANSPORTATION OF 17 TEACHERS FROM FIVE REGIONS IN SÉNÉGAL THAT I TRAINED ON HOW TO USE IEARN FORUM AND THE COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS TO DEVELOP NEW SKILLS. STUDENTS WERE TRAINED (WITH THE HELP OF PARTNERS) ON HOW TO USE A DIGITAL CAMERA TO TAKE PICTURES CREATE AN ALBUM AND COMMENT THE IMAGES. THE IMAGES WERE SENT TO A PROJECT CALLED DIGITAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE FUNDED BY UNESCO .MY STUDENTS AND ME WERE SELECTED TO TRAVEL TO NEW YORK FOR THE EXPOSITION OF THESE PICTURES AND YOUTH MEETING. IN 2005 IEARN SENEGAL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IEARN US ORGANIZE THE “12TH IEARN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND THE 9TH YOUTH SUMMIT” IN DAKAR /SÉNÉGAL BECAUSE. |
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Objectives and innovation
| Please explain the objectives and the context of your project: | |
| IEARN SENEGAL IS A NON PROFIT AND NON GOUVERNEMENTAL ORGANISATION WHICH IS PART OF THE IEARN MOVEMENT.CREATED IN 2000 IEARN-SENEGAL WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH A RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF THESE OBJECTIVES. THE ACTION OF IEARN-SENEGAL FOLLOWS THE WILL OF SENEGALESE GOVERNMENT TO FIGHT POVERTY THROUGH THE USE OF ICTS. IEARN- SENEGAL HAS THE ACTIVE SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION OF THE SCHOOLS, PARENTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. IT HAS TRAINED OVER 155 TEACHERS AND MORE THAN 700 STUDENTS ON HOW TO USE ICT TO PARTICIPATE IN COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS IN THE FRAME OF IEARN FRIENDSHIP THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. SPECIFICALLY, IEARN-SENEGAL DECLARE IT’S COMMITMENT FOR: •TRAINING TEACHERS/STUDENTS IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL USE OF THE INTERNET; •PROVIDING ICTS AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING TO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON RURAL AREAS; •ASSISTING THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS WITH LOCAL CONTENT ADAPTATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND SHARING; •HELPING FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF USED COMPUTERS AND NETWORKS FROM THIS INITIATIVE; •HELPING IN MANAGEMENT COACHING AND TOOLS; •COACHING TEACHER/STUDENT TEAMS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL WEBSITES. |
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| In what way does it try to achieve its objectives? | |
| ACCESS TO THE COMPUTER, CONNECTIVITY AND IMPROVEMENT OF SKILLS FOR ALL (STUDENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS,) AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | |
| Which opportunities/problems does it addresses? | |
| THE MAIN PROBLEM WE FACED TO IS THE ACCESS TO THE COMPUTER AND INTERNET GENERALLY. FOR EXAMPLE IN A SCHOOL WHERE THERE ARE 1500 STUDENTS, A COMPUTER LAB OF TEN (10) MACHINES DOES NOT ALLOW TO ALL STUDENTS AND TEACHER TO ACCESS TO MATERIEL AND MEET OTHERS IN THE EDUCATIONAL FORUM OF IEARN. THE OTHER NO LESS IMPORTANT PROBLEM WE FACED TO IS THE LOCAL CONTENTS DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE ADAPTED TO OUR REALITIES | |
| Please explain what is unique or special in your project: | |
| WHAT IS UNIQUE IN OUR PROJECT IS THAT BY CREATING A “DIGITAL EXCHANGE PROJECT” WE WILL BE ABLE TO TRAIN CHAMPIONS REPRESENTING OUR ORGANIZATION IN THE REGION AND THE LAST WILL TRAIN OTHER CHAMPIONS THAT HELP TEACHERS IN THE RURAL AREA. EACH TRAINED PERSON WILL BE IN CHARGE OF THE TRAINING OF AT LEST 10 OTHERS PERSON. THE SECOND IMPORTANT POINT IS THE TRAINING OF YOUTH. MY EXPERIENCE SHOWS ME THAT TRAINING AN INTERESTED YOUTH PERSON IS VERY BENEFIT BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND QUICKLY AND SHARES THEIR KNOWLEDGÈS EASIER. THIS PROJECT WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY “TO TRAIN YOUTH TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE” |
User Profile
| Category in which the project is candidated: | Helping youth step in the job market |
Results
| Project results up to date: | |
| iEARN Senegal REACH TODAY 155 TEACHER AND MORE 700 STUDENTS INVOLVED IN IEARN ACTIVITIES THOUGH IEARN SENEGAL SCHOOLS’ CLUB AND IN THE COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS MEETING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS NEEDS . OUR TEACHERS ARE USING WITH MUCH INTEREST THE RESOURCES OF THE NET TO IMPROVE THEIR TEACHING. STUDENTS ARE SHARING WITH THERE PEERS ON THE IEARN FORUM TROUGH COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS LIKE “MY COUNTRY”, “NATURAL DISASTER” ,”YOUTHCAN” , “AGAINST CHILD LABOR” , “THE GREAT APES” ..... |
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| How the project fulfils user needs: | |
| TEACHERS AS WELL AS STUDENTS EARN NEW SKILLS, MUCH MORE RESOURCES AND FRIENDS BY PARTICIPATING IN IEARN FORUM . | |
| Number of users of the project and preferred method of interaction: | |
| WE CAN ESTIMATE THAT WE HAVE 5 TO 10 PARTICIPANTS REGISTERED ON IEARN FORUM PER MONTH OR PER PROJECT BECAUSE MOST OF THE STUDENTS AND TEACHER REGISTER THEMSELVES DURING THE HOLIDAYS OR THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR NEW PROJECTS . | |
| Contribution of the project to improving education and training for young people: | |
| MUCH INVOLVEMENT MORE INTEREST FOR ALL TEACHER ACCORDING TO THEIR TOPIC AND STUDENTS . | |
| How the project has improved participation by professionals, children, youth and other stakeholders: | |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SECONDARY EDUCATION IS VERY INVOLVED BECAUSE OF HIS INTEREST ON THE INTEGRATION OF ICT IN THE CURRICULA THEY HELP ORGANIZE IEARN SENEGAL MEETINGS AND TRAINING. CHILDREN ARE SHARING THEIR ART WORK SOME POEMS AND ESSAYS. TEACHER ARE ENROLLED ON THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING ON IEARN WEB SITE. |
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| How project results are measured: | |
| FIRST OF ALL ÌM SUPPOSED TO VALIDATE ALL SENEGALESE REGISTRATION ON IEARN FORUM AND THIS HELPS ME KNOW THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE REGISTERED AND THE TIME THEY ARE REGISTERED. USING MYSELF THE FORUM HELPS ME KNOW HOW IT CAN HELP CHANGE OUR WAY OF TEACHING AND THE STUDENT’S WAY OF LEARNING. AS A MATHEMATICS TEACHER IEARN FORUM HELPS ME IMPROVE MY ENGLISH. |
Sustainability
| The duration of our project is: | |
| From 3 to 6 years | |
| The approximate total budget of our project is: | |
| Less than 10,000 USD | |
| The source of funding for our project is: | |
| Sale of products or services Grants Fee Sponsorships |
Transferability
| How? | |
| IN SOME IEARN COUNTIES GHANA, UGANDA, EGYPT, SOUTH AFRICA UNITED STATES, JAPAN, LEBANON, SPAIN... - BY IEARN SENEGAL COORDINATOR AND ASSISTANCE . |
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| What lessons can others learn from this project? | |
| THE DETERMINATION TO MAKE TEACHER AND STUDENTS INVOLVED BY OUR OWN MEANS, AND A WEB SITE WE WILL CREATE TO POST OUR CONTENT AND THE WHOLE RESULT OF OUR ACTIVITIES WILL SHOW HOW TEACHER AND STUDENTS CAN DEVELOP NEW SKILL TO IMPROVE LEARNING AND TEACHING. | |
| We are available to help others starting or working on similar projects |
Keywords
| Keywords which better characterize the project: | |
| THIS PROJECT AIMS TO TRAIN STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ON HOW USE ICT, TO CREATE PAINTINGS, TO POST WRITINGS, DRAWINGS AND ESSAYS. |
Background Information
| How the project came about: | |
| IEARN SENEGAL WAS CREATED AS A PART OF THE IEARN INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT IN 2000. IT HAD A TEAM OF TWELVE TEACHERS WITH THREE OF THEM CONSTITUTING THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE . THE ACTION OF IEARN-SENEGAL FOLLOWS THE WILL OF SENEGALESE GOVERNMENT TO FIGHT POVERTY THROUGH THE USE OF ICTS. IT HAS TRAINED OVER 155 TEACHERS AND MORE THAN 700 STUDENTS ON HOW TO USE ICTS TO PARTICIPATE IN COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS IN THE FRAME OF IEARN FRIENDSHIP THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. IEARN- SENEGAL WORKS IN STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS, PARENTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, THE SENEGALESE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SOME LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS UNESCO OR THE BRITISH COUNCIL. IEARN SENEGAL HAS THE EFFECTIVE SUPPORT OF SEVERAL SPONSORS. FIRSTLY, THANKS TO IEARN US WE HAVE A BETTER ACCESS TO THE ICTS NECESSARY TO OUR ACTIVITIES AND A NON NEGLIGIBLE FINANCIAL SUPPORT. SECONDLY, THE AMERICAN EMBASSY IN SENEGAL FUNDS TEACHER TRAINING AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES THROUGH IEARN SENEGAL SCHOOL CLUBS IN URBAN AREAS. THIRDLY, PRIVATE PARTNERS SUCH AS SONATEL SENEGAL (A LOCAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS’ SOCIETY) OFFERED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF ABOUT TWENTY STUDENTS AT THE “12TH IEARN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND 9TH YOUTH SUMMIT” HELD IN SENEGAL IN JULY 2005. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE OPEN SOCIETY INITIATIVE FOR WEST AFRICA (OSIWA) FUNDED IEARN SENEGAL FOR AN INTERNATIONAL TEACHER TRAINING AT THE IEARN CONFERENCE 2005. |
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| Barriers: | |
| THE BARRIERS TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IEARN SENEGAL WERE FIRST OF ALL THE BUDGET BECAUSE IT WAS NOT KNOWN AND THERE WERE NO SPONSORS. THEN, THE OTHER MAJOR WAS THE ACCESS TO THE APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT FOR THE ACTIVITIES WE WANTED TO RUN. HOWEVER, THE GREATEST PROBLEM WAS LINKED TO THE ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE THE USE OF ICTS IS NOT OFFICIAL IN THE SENEGALESE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND THE EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES WERE NOT CONFIDENT IN THE OUTCOME OF THE PROJECT. CONSEQUENTLY, TEACHERS WERE RELUCTANT TO JOIN THE PROJECT FOR INSTANCE OR WERE JUST NOT INTERESTED AT ALL. AS A RESULT OF THE BARRIERS TO THE IMPLEMENTATION, WE HAD A PROBLEM TO BE ACCEPTED BY THE PEOPLE WE ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK WITH (MAINLY TEACHERS AND STUDENTS). TEACHERS SAW OUR PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES AS ADDITIONAL AND UNNECESSARY WORK. |
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| Solutions: | |
| TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS, WE DID A GREAT SEMINAR ON THE USE OF ICTS, IEARN FORUM AND THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED TO US BY THE RESOURCES ON THE NETWORK. THIS SEMINAR HELPS INFORM AND SENSITIZE PEOPLE ON OUR AIMS, OUR ACTIVITIES AND OUR PERSPECTIVES. THE SECOND IMPORTANT WAY TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS IS WORKING WITH LOCAL NGOS THAT CAN PROVIDE ICTS EQUIPMENT LIKE WORLD LINKS AND SOME OFFICES IN CHARGE OF THE ONLINE TEACHER TRAINING: RESAFAD (RÉSEAU AFRICAIN POUR LA FORMATION À DISTANCE). TEACHERS AND STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THE SEMINAR ARE AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED FOR IEARN FORUM AND BEGIN TO EXCHANGE WITH THEIR PEERS. THIS WAS THE BEST STIMULATOR FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SOME DOUBT. WE CREATE POSTERS AND MANY DOCUMENTS SENT TO SCHOOL FOR MORE INFORMATION ON IEARN ACTIVITIES. ORGANIZING THE “12TH IEARN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND 9TH YOUTH SUMMIT” WE MAKES IEARN MUCH MORE KNOWN AND TRUSTED . |
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| Future plans and wish list: | |
| IEARN - SENEGAL HAS A WIDE RANG OF PERSPECTIVES IN SHORT TERM -TRAINING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN THE RURAL AREAS, -CREATE CONTENT POSTED ON THE FORUM TO HELP BENEFIT FROM THE RESOURCES, -TO TRAIN IN THE NATIONAL LEVEL MORE THAN 1000 TEACHERS AND MORE THAN 5000 STUDENTS, -MAKE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS INVOLVED IN COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS AND IEARN FORUM TO DEVELOP NEW SKILLS FOR IMPROVING TEACHING AND LEARNING. -DEVELOP PEDAGOGICAL CONTENTS AND E-LEARNING PLATFORM FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. IN LONG TERM -CREATE IEARN CENTER -ORGANIZE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SEMINAR FOR IN SERVICE TEACHER TRAINER AND PEDAGOGICAL ADVISORS. -INTEGRATE ICT IN THE NATIONAL SYLLABUS. -PROVIDE EQUIPMENT TO SCHOOLS IN THE RURAL AREAS. -FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT, LOOK FOR PARTNERS TO GET SOLAR ENERGY FOR SCHOOLS IN THE RURAL AREAS. -OPEN THE IEARN CENTER TO OUR COMMUNITY, -FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY THROUGHOUT EDUCATION |
Contacts
| Organization: | iEARN Sénégal |
| Organization type: | ASSOCIATION NON GOUVERNEMENTAL |
| Project Coordinator: | SALIMATA SENE |