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News & Information on the eLearning Africa Conference, an Annual Event for Developing eLearning Capacities in Africa

www.elearning-africa.com

No. 7, May 22, 2009
Content
1. A Warm Welcome from the President
2. The Big Debate at eLearning Africa
3. Laying the Foundation for Africa's e-Schools
4. Matching Resources with Resourcefulness - The Role of ICT in Africa
5. Students Absorbed by "Cool Technology" at South African School
6. TICE et handicap : les clefs de l'intégration
7. Salles d'opérations virtuelles pour une coopération internationale !
8. The mLearning Guru and The eLearning Africa Debate





Taking place in Dakar, this year's eLearning Africa conference is under the patronage of His Excellency Maître Abdoulaye Wade, The President of the Republic of Senegal, who will attend the official launch of this prestigious event and has sent his enthusiastic greetings in advance. Find out more about the country's visions and ambitions when it comes to the development of education and ICT:

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Un chaleureux accueil du Président

Se tenant à Dakar, la conférence eLearning Africa de cette année est placée sous le patronage de la République du Sénégal. Le Président du Sénégal lui-même, son Excellence Maître Abdoulaye Wade, participera à l'ouverture officielle de cet évènement prestigieux et à envoyé en avance ses voeux enthousiastes. Découvrez les ambitions et les visions de pays en ce qui concerne le développement de l'éducation et des TIC :

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The Big Debate at eLearning Africa

For the first time, at this year's eLearning Africa in Dakar, delegates from all over Africa and beyond will join leading international experts for a major debate on an issue of central importance for the future of education in Africa.
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3. Laying the Foundation for Africa's e-Schools

To equip all African schools with ICT tools and to ensure that African youths graduate with the skills necessary to fully participate in the information society and knowledge economy is the objective of Nepad's e-Schools Initiative. A large-scale roll-out addressing 600,000 schools across Africa is now about to begin. Here Dr Henry Chasia, Executive Deputy Chairperson of the e-Africa Commission and keynote speaker in the Opening Plenary, depicts how a decisive e-Schools business plan will help the ambitious 10-year project become a success.
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Matching Resources with Resourcefulness - The Role of ICT in Africa

As the chairman for Africa at Microsoft, Dr Cheick Diarra is responsible for the company's commercial and citizenship activities on the continent - of which education initiatives are a critical part. Since taking on the role in 2006, Dr Diarra has travelled throughout Africa talking to students, youth groups, teachers, universities, government leaders, Ministries of Education and the private sector about the role of ICT in enhancing the effectiveness of education in Africa. eLearning Africa cordially welcomes Dr Diarra as a keynote speaker in the plenary session on Thursday, 18:00 - 19:30.
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5. Students Absorbed by "Cool Technology" at South African School

8. The mLearning Guru and The eLearning Africa Debate

Enabling flexible learning with mobile and wireless technologies is what mLearning advocate John Traxler is passionate about. There is probably no one who has a broader perspective on the issue than the author of widely known textbooks such as "Mobile Learning: A Handbook for Educators and Trainers" and "Mobile Learning in Developing Countries". With an analytical and discursive mind, John Traxler has investigated the African landscape for many years and developed a profound understanding of the role of technology in education. He will be one of the keynote speakers in the eLearning Africa Debate and here he examines some of the key issues surrounding it.
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JOURNALISM IN THE AMERICAS
Journalists Can Apply for New Spanish Online Course: Advanced Digital Tools for Investigative Journalism

Journalists from Latin America and the Caribbean can apply until June 4 for the Knight Center's new online course in Spanish, " Advanced Digital Tools for Investigative Journalism," which takes place June 15–July 19, 2009.
The course was developed for the Knight Center by Argentine journalist Sandra Crucianelli after the success of her popular introductory course “Digital Tools for Investigative Journalism.”
Spaces for the course are limited, and demand is expected to be high. Those selected to participate will be Latin American and Caribbean journalists who currently work full time for print or electronic news media and have at least five years of journalism experience. They will have either taken the introductory course by Crucianelli or can demonstrate proficiency with digital tools.
More information and a link to the application can be found in the Knight Center's story here: http://knightcenter.utexas.edu/distancelearning_article.php?page=9743
—Jennifer Potter-Miller


(RE-EDITED BYMUKTI MAJID ONBEHALF OF E-LEARNING AFRICA 2009)