LIPHEA/HEALTH Alliance E-Learning and Networking Technologies Workshop: Building a Regional Community of Practice

Topics

• Critical e-learning concepts, tools, standards and best practices for East Africa
• Multimedia production basics for event and lecture capture, course creation and cd- and web-based delivery
• Access and integration of free Open Educational Resources (OER), data mining and identification of relevant resources to enhance e-learning
• Establishment of a web publishing process for the development of shared regional web resources (e.g. open courses and “living” digital libraries)

Tools

• Adobe E-Learning Suite (Adobe Captivate® 4, Flash® CS4 Professional, Dreamweaver® CS4, Photoshop® CS4 Extended, Acrobat® 9 Pro, Presenter 7, Soundbooth® CS4)
• eXe course authoring software
• Sony Vegas Video
• Teleport Pro offline browser
• Course and content management systems (Moodle, Plone etc.)

The workshop will focus on the application of a “classroom-in-a-bag” kit for facilitating e-learning activities and developing regional shared resources.  The kit consists of robust suite of hardware and software for easy video conferencing, synchronous web-based instruction, the capture and processing of live events and the packaging of course materials and multimedia into shareable, standards-compliant learning objects and modules. 

Upon completion of the workshop each participant will have been trained in the utilization of the classroom in a bag and will return to their home institution with a donated kit.  A regional community of practice will be established to facilitate continued innovation and long term support in e-learning, web and networking technology.