Edukans Learning Circle
Edukans took the initiative to set-up this digital exchange pilot between PTC-students in Netherlands and Uganda. The pilot will take place by using the method of the ‘Learning Cycle’: A Learning Cycle is setup by a team of 10-12 classes/groups that create a temporarily learning environment. The groups remain together over a 3 month period working in 6 phases on projects drawn from the curriculum of each of the classrooms organized around a selected theme. The theme of this learning cycle will be “Education in the 21st century”. top
Facilitation
The training sessions in Soroti (March 7-15 2009) and Amersfooort (April 2 2009) and the Learning Circle “Education in the 21st century” will be facilitated by The Round Table.
The Round Table - Eliane Metni and Bob Hofman - also coordinate The Global Teenager Project
Target group
The Learning Circle is based upon the Twinschools approach; participants are from two countries – Uganda and The Netherlands and focuses on ‘Pabo students’, primary education “teachers to be” from teacher training institutes in The Netherlands and Uganda.
There are 12 ‘classes/groups’ in this Learning Circle; each class consists of 4-8 students:
Uganda - six Learning Circle groups from Soroti PTC
A regular class might be divided in several groups.
The Netherlands - six Learning Circle groups from 3 Pabo’s
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Why?
Edukans and The Round Table want to pilot this methodology of the Learning Circle in tertiair Education to see if it creates an added value and more depth to Edukans Education Experience (EEE). The goals are the following:
Digital exchange between PTC students in the Netherlands and Uganda
To involve Dutch youth with development work in a very concrete manner
To promote ‘Global citizenship’
To deepen EEE (Edukand Educational Experiences), and possibly other campaigns
To enrich to preparation towards EEE, in Uganda as well in Holland.
Learning by doing and using ICT as a tool in collaborative learning
To find how a Wiki can be used in international collaboration.
PTC Soroti is enthusiastic about this pilot. PTC Soroti has received EEE several times now, they see this as a way to let EEE be more for their students than a short (2-days) visit. Besides this they feel this will enhance the computer competence of their students.
Dear Friends in Soroti, it's good to see that the first notification emails have arrived.
This means that you are actullay using the wiki, wonderful!!
All Dutch students are registerd and have access to the wiki, the Learning Circle workshop will be Thursday evening April 2nd in the city of Amersfoort.
Maybe it's a nice idea to add some welcome messages from Soroti ion the Sandbox page (see sidebar). Best, Bob
Please note the following message from Soroti:
We have been disorganised by student campaigns since yesterday. most of our participants are contesting for College cabinet posts...elections are on tomorrrow starting at 11 am'
Students are in campaign rallies which end at mid night. More in LC News tomorrow
We are witnessing the election the start of elections of student representives this morning. I will be uploading some video clips covering the campaign rallies and perhaps a few parts of the voting exercise of our participants.
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Uganda - six Learning Circle groups from Soroti PTC
The Netherlands - six Learning Circle groups from 3 Pabo’s
Comments (4)
Bob Hofman said
at 12:04 pm on Mar 25, 2009
Dear Friends in Soroti, it's good to see that the first notification emails have arrived.
This means that you are actullay using the wiki, wonderful!!
All Dutch students are registerd and have access to the wiki, the Learning Circle workshop will be Thursday evening April 2nd in the city of Amersfoort.
Maybe it's a nice idea to add some welcome messages from Soroti ion the Sandbox page (see sidebar). Best, Bob
Aide Samuel said
at 12:57 am on May 16, 2009
Dear Friends in Netherlands,
warm greetings from the Soroti which is currently chilly
i just wanted you to take note that Students in Soroti will be reporting
to the College on 25/05/2009 and NOT as earlier communicated.
But i believe in them and know the answers will be posted as soon as they arrive.
best wishes always, Samuel Aide
Bob Hofman said
at 9:48 am on Jun 6, 2009
Please note the following message from Soroti:
We have been disorganised by student campaigns since yesterday. most of our participants are contesting for College cabinet posts...elections are on tomorrrow starting at 11 am'
Students are in campaign rallies which end at mid night. More in LC News tomorrow
Aide Samuel said
at 1:56 am on Jun 7, 2009
We are witnessing the election the start of elections of student representives this morning. I will be uploading some video clips covering the campaign rallies and perhaps a few parts of the voting exercise of our participants.
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