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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 14:53:54 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: [MIT-OpenCourseWare-Discussion] Re: [CI] Teachers Talking
The teachers in Nigeria might be interested in studying Introductory
Computing Science. The course at
<http://www.geocities.com/AI_TEACHING_MACHINE> is putting lectures from
COMP 1002 at BCIT on a web site. The student then has to subscribe to the
associated email list to get the finer details and of course "practice
makes perfect". If students do all that, they will be able to write
challenge exams and get credit for Introductory Computing Science at any
university in BC and expectedly just about anywhere else on the planet.
It is free compared to the $500+ this course costs at BCIT.
Why do we do it? Opencourseware/Opensourceware is a global
social-political movement and POC has made this part of its platform.
Z
<http://www.geocities.com/partyofcitizens>
Citizens for the "inherent dignity and worth of the human person"
Quoted words from UDHR/CAT
On Thu, 21 Oct 2004, Pamela McLean wrote:
> Apologies for cross posting.
>
> If you have an interest in any of the following:
> - Virtual communities
> - ICTs and education
> - ICTs and development
>
> Then you may like to join the Teachers Talking group. It was set up as a
> yahoo group in preparation for an introductory ICT course to be held by
> Fantsuam Foundation
> <http://teacherstalking.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/FantsuamFoundation>
> in Kafanchan, Nigeria, on November 29th to December 3rd 2004. Thanks to
> Ross Gardler it soon gave rise to a related Wiki.
>
> The teachers attending the course will be rural teachers, who will not
> have used (and may never have seen) a computer before. ICT is coming
> onto the curriculum in Nigeria and teachers want to "know computer" as
> they are concerned for their career prospects if they are "computer
> illiterates".
>
> The idea of the Teachers Talking group is not just that it will provide
> useful resources but, more importantly, it will provide a welcome for
> the Nigerian teachers when they first log on to the Internet, and a
> taster of what it means to belong to the connected community.
>
> Through this Teachers Talking group the Nigerian teachers may meet
> potential colleagues, mentors and friends in the connected community.
> The first fifteen members of the group represent four continents and met
> initially through other Internet discussion lists. In some ways the
> Nigerian teachers will be more like tourists (quickly visiting major
> landmarks) than like students on a "traditional ICT training course".
> Like all tourists, they bring their culture with them, so there is the
> potential for new friendships and information exchange.
>
> Teachers Talking is a closed yahoo group but new members are welcome If
> you are interested in joining please click on the link and introduce
> yourself. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CawdTeachersTalking/
>
> Pam
>
> Pamela McLean - CAWD volunteer and CawdNet convenor
> CawdNet – Networking in rural Nigeria and in the virtual communities of
> the Internet.
> For an introduction to CawdNet www.cawdnet-intro.blogspot.com
> To subscribe to the newsletter
> http://lists.kabissa.org/mailman/listinfo/oocd2000plus
> To contribute to CAWD www.bmycharity.com/cawd1
> For how it all started www.cawd.info
> CAWD - Charity for African Welfare and Development - is a UK registered
> charity.
>
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