It
is widely acknowledged that one of the
greatest challenges facing the development
and the quality of education in Africa
relates to the number of teachers that
are unqualified for the type of courses
they teach.
In
order to overcome this challenge, it is
necessary and urgent to put into place
effective on-the-job training and retraining
programmes for teachers.
The
nature and scope of this training reveal
that it is crucial to make use of the
new technologies, through open and distance
learning.
The
BREDA will design and produce a briefcase
of multimedia materials for on-the-job
training and retraining of teachers using
the new technologies of information and
communication. In the initial stage, this
activity will be carried out in a limited
number of countries as part of a pilot
project.
Forthcoming
activities in 2001
Furthermore,
in order to reinforce the science and
mathematics syllabuses, the BREDA will
undertake the production of a multimedia
virtual network aimed at strengthening
the learning of Science, Mathematics and
Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The network will attempt to combine efficient
learning methods with the relevant media
in computing, video and communication.
The network will allow the teaching institutions,
the teachers and the learners to work
together on determining study levels,
translating these levels into teaching/learning
activities, producing multimedia learning
materials on the web, training staff,
distributing, testing and improving curricula,
teaching materials and approaches, and
assessing the learning levels and programmes.
