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
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
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
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
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!