Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] RFI: IT Training Curriculum for Rural Community Local Government

2005-05-23 Thread Vickram Crishna
On 5/20/05, Femi Oyesanya [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: What ICT training curriculum do you then introduce to the leadership of, take for example, a tribe of nomads, so that he/she can begin to think of policies that will use IT to improve rural livelihood ? I have been thinking about the

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] RFI: IT Training Curriculum for Rural Community Local Government

2005-05-19 Thread Moses Owor
I do agree with you...a user's need is paramount. One way to go about this is to conduct a Training Needs Assessment rotating around what the users do and need to do. It may be expensive...but it is cheaper than sitting down and getting right into putting materials together...I'm right now

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] RFI: IT Training Curriculum for Rural Community Local Government

2005-05-19 Thread Molly E. Uzoh
Thanks to Cissy Segujja for sharing her IT Training Modules for Educators at http://www.kyambogo.ac.ug/pdle/index.html. It is one of the best examples that I have seen so far. Such a thematic approach is more learner-friendly and less abstract than the fetch and train approach that some

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] RFI: IT Training Curriculum for Rural Community Local Government

2005-05-18 Thread Cissy Segujja
Dear GKD Members, I would like to join the discussion. I agree with Molly's notation that curriculum needs to be planned within the context of the learner's needs. I was involved in the development of an IT Training Curriculum for educators and the process was very collaborative. The educator's

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] RFI: IT Training Curriculum for Rural Community Local Government

2005-05-18 Thread Zoya Naskova
I would think the first question to answer would be what local government staff would do with IT. How would they use IT in their work? Any IT training should be based on actual needs and focus on how IT as a tool would improve one's work and life. Based on this sort of exploration (needs

[GKD-DOTCOM] RFI: IT Training Curriculum for Rural Community Local Government

2005-05-17 Thread Peter Jack
Dear Colleagues, All GKD Members interested in IT training curriculum for Rural Community Local Government in Nigeria should contact me as we are developing a nationwide curriculum for Nigerian citizens in preparation for e-Government implementation. Our first reference for the core material is

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] RFI: IT Training Curriculum for Rural Community Local Government

2005-05-17 Thread Molly E. Uzoh
Femi, The information on How Can Local Governments Use ICT To Improve Their Efficiency? is right on target. Silvie and the other contributors also have very good ideas. However the key driving force or the core content of the IT Training Curriculum for Rural Community Local Government will

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] RFI: IT Training Curriculum for Rural Community Local Government

2005-05-16 Thread Lee Thorn
We have trained local government people through our now spun-off Internet Learning Centers in Laos. High school teachers who knew IT and ran the centers in each rural locality taught local government people based on their needs as it related to the teachers experience - and charged them a

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] RFI: IT Training Curriculum for Rural Community Local Government

2005-05-16 Thread Pamela McLean
Dear Femi, I would appreciate discussing this with you, as CawdNet is also working on a course for Local Government (LG) officials in Nigeria. CawdNet has a long standing interest in local government. Our late founder's inital vision was based on working with all ten local governments in

[GKD-DOTCOM] RFI: IT Training Curriculum for Rural Community Local Government

2005-05-13 Thread Femi Oyesanya
Dear GKD Members, A friend of mine, Professor Vesper Owei of George Washington University, is in the process of organizing a training seminar for Nigerian Local Government officials. It is a 3 week session. I was working with him gathering information on what would be the most appropriate ICT