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Global eQuality: Lessons from NetTel@Africa
Maria Beebe, Centre to Bridge the Digital Divide
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| NetTel@Africa in Focus |
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| rubric for elearning design |
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| NetTel@Africa pamphlet front |
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| NetTel@Africa pamphlet back |
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| Quality on the Line |
Given the social and economic divide between Africa and the rest of the world, how do we ensure e-Quality (parity of access to quality education) for Africans? We suggest that one way to create e-quality in Africa is through networks for eLearning.
A network is an interconnection of communicating entities. When applied to organizations, a network is about people from organizations that decide to come together with a sense of purpose; about the links they create from actual physical connections of wires, phones, and computers to the back and forth of communication to trusting relationships; and about collaborating within a flexible timeframe. We look at the lessons learned form the Network for Capacity Building and Knowledge Exchange in the Telecommunications Sector (NetTel@Africa).
The definition of eLearning adapted by the network is “the effective teaching and learning process created by combining appropriate digital content with local community and tutor support along with global community engagement.” Fifteen African universities have been involved in the development of content and eLearning delivery with support from four US universities and the African regulatory associations and American commissions. Tightly connected with the content development is the development of an online learning management system, the Knowledge Environment for Web-based Learning (KEWL) by the University of Western Cape.
From the NetTel@Africa story we will highlight the policy, infrastructure and capacity building challenges facing global eQuality. We will then look at the factors that determine success of networking and its benefits for eLearning and, because NetTel@Africa is a network of Africans and Americans, how culture affected the process. We will end with a challenge to each and everyone to add their byte towards networks for eLearning and to make a difference towards eQuality.
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