Africa has never been more ready for a knowledge revolution. With its burgeoning population growth and vast natural resources, it’s about time for institutions to open access to digital knowledge in low-tech and user-friendly formats. At the start of 2021, 90% of African schools were still closed due to COVID-19 and most families in Africa lacked access to connectivity and critical content in the home. During this time, CDN was invited by partner organizations to liaise closely with African stakeholders in 5 countries to identify opportunities, challenges, and strategies to improve access to OER tools. This session highlights best practices and lessons learned through Open Content for Development (OC4D), an OER library tool launched by the Community Development Network (CDN). Our West African team will share insights from 5 countries since 2020 and will zoom in on lower-literate learners in low-tech areas.
Attendees of this session will be able to:- Training/Leadership Development for local knowledge workers (Youth Service Ambassadors, “YSAs”);
- Digital Content Curation and Localization;
- Tech Deployment/Maintenance/Troubleshooting from Remote Access Points; and,
- Feedback Integration via digital dashboard to monitor hardware, software, and learner progress.
