MOOCs4D: Potential at the Bottom

of the Pyramid April 10-11, 2014

Presentation by

Papa Youga Dieng

MOOCs  AND  INTERNATIONAL  DEVELOPMENT    

OIF’s  perspec+ve  

Papa  Youga  Dieng  Spécialiste  de  Programme  Coordonnateur  IFADEM  Organisa+on  interna+onale  de  la  Francophonie  

Plan  

•  Who  are  we?  •  Main  OIF’s  projects  on  OER  •  MOOC4D  perspec+ves  •  Recommanda+ons  

Who  are  we?  

•  Created  since  1970  •  mission  :  embody  the  ac+ve  solidarity  between  its  77  member  states  and  

governments    

   

Who  we  ares?  

•  The  mul+lateral  coopera+on  of  the  Francophonie  is  done  by  OIF  and  the  4  specilised  operators  (AIMF,  AUF,  TV5  et  Univ.  Senghor)  

 •  Strategic  plan  2005-­‐2014  :  support  educa+on,  professionnel  

dévelopment,  Higher  educa+on  and  research.    

•  Focus  of  OIF  :  quality  of  basic  educa+on,  teaching  french  in  mul+ligual  environment  

 

   

Main  projects  with  OER  

In-­‐service  training  program  for  teachers    Benin,  Burkina  Faso,  Burundi,  Cameroun,  DRC,  Ivory  Coast,  Haï+,  Liban,  Madagascar,  Niger,  Togo)  –  In-­‐service  training  program  for  teachers  in  primery  schools  and  head  of  primary  schools.  hap://www.ifadem.org      

    Senegal  :  For  pupills  primary  and  

secondary  schools,  teachers  and  parents  hap://www.examen.sn    

New  Brunswick  :  MOOC  REL.  MOOC  on  OER  by  NRC  and  university  of  Moncton    hap://rel2014.mooc.ca/    

Shortage of Qalified teachers

Between 40% to 60% in many african countries

Perspectives of MOOCs4D

MOOCs Professional development

MOOC for crosscuting issues

Generate OER to be desseminated (paper, radio, ect.)

Low acces to electricity and

connectivity in poor countries

Recommandations

Increase acces to the technologie

Build the capacity of the

universities and the training of teachers institutions

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Mobile technology and alternative source of energy