AVICENNA Virtual Campus In IRAQ
(in Science and Technology) 2003 –2009
E-learning and Teacher Training
Enhancing Teacher Quality and Learning in Higher, Secondary and Primary levels
SC/PSDAmman
November –2009
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MILOUDI UNESCO/SC/PSD 2009
November 2002 to December 2006
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Main achievements(31/12/2006)
• 14 Avicenna centres in the following countries: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus, Italy,
France, Spain and Malta; • 140 416 students enrolled• The cost per student and per year is only 19€ • 1000 teachers/ tutors trained• 206 online modules (20 hours) produced• Avicenna Virtual Library shared by the partners • 80 seminars organised • 6 films produced• 1500 blind students use via Internet the adapted
online courses in 2007 (e-learning for blind students)
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Online modules
Total students enrolled
Total of teachers and tutors
trained
Total number of seminars
Films produced
Algeria 19 40 000 100 7
Egypt 18 15 000 145 6 1
Spain 10 1 800 12 2 1
France 12 200 14 19
Italy 12 2 240 16 1
Jordan 19 2 408 80 7
Lebanon 10 17 000 18 5
Malta 16 320 16 7
Morocco 14 720 22 5 1
Palestine 24 23 325 167 8 1
Syria 17 2 400 70 6 1
Tunisia 17 31 315 298 8 1
Turkey 16 3 613 19 2
Cyprus 2 80 4 1
Total 206 140 421 981 84 6 Contractual Basis 156 12 000 910 42
% Rate of achievement
132% 12 times 108% 200%
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MILOUDI UNESCO/SC/PSD 2009
Cost per student and per yearTotal Budget = 4 600 000 €
(80% from EC and 20% from UNESCO and Partners )166 €
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The Five Pillars of the Avicenna Virtual Campus
P1 – ORGANISATION of the Network
P 2 – NETWORK AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUTURE
P 3 – EDUCATIONAL MODEL
P 4 – LEGAL (Author's right & intellectual property)
P 5 – QUALITY ASSURANCE CONTROL SYSTEM
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Extensions of Avicenna Virtual Campus Network Developing countries have expressed to UNESCO their interest in the implementation of the Avicenna concept for the development of the capacity building and improvement of quality education
Now we have launched some extensions in the following countries and regions :
* EGYPT, SYRIA, IRAQ and Palestine * AFRICA (All the African countries) (UNESCO science in Africa initiative)
* Caucasus 4 countries (negotiation)
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Science & Technology Education• African Virtual Campus to be used for sharing:
on-line science education material large scale teacher training activities within TTISSA and TVET programmes.
Main achievements(30/05/2009)
- 4 e-learning centres implemented in West Africa (Benin, Ivory Cost, Cape Verde and Senegal)- 120 Teacher trained on the engineering online production- The Process of online courses production is now operational
January 2010:Teacher training workshop planned in Gambia for university teachers from
Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Togo and Sierra Leone.
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Miloudi UNESCO/SC/AP 2005
PHASE I
PHASE II
PHASE III
PHASE 0
- 21 Avicenna centers- 6 300 teachers to be trained- Production of 1 900 modules- Network will be used by 150 000 students
Launched on august 2009
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WP 1 – Development Strategy and Policy - Strategy and policy - Development management method of the network - Organisation of the networkWP 2 - Network and Technology Infrastructure WP 3 – Human Resources Development - Training of Directors, Experts, Teacher Producer and Tutors in each center WP 4 - Organisation of the production & e-learning environment - Concept of e-Learning courses and organisation WP 5- Online Courses Production Process & Training - Production of online Courses WP 6 – Quality controlWP 7 - AVC Virtual Library WP 8 - Network Validation - Teacher / student Training with online courses - Evaluation of the global system WP 9 - Dissemination and ConferencesWP 10 - Project management
ACTIVITIES
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MILOUDI UNESCO/SC/PSD 2007
Avicenna Knowledge Centre (AKC) or E-Learning Centre
INTERNET
Class RoomSelf Service
Production Room
Administration & Information
E-Learning Centre Staff • Director • Educational Expert • Technical Expert• Technician• Secretary
Activities Provide training sessions to the teachers on the
engineering production of the online courses. Provide training sessions for tutors and technical
support and information for students; Manage and Maintain the Virtual Library; Develop relationships between the e-Learning centres of
the regional network and also the centre is in charge for the development of the national virtual campus network.
Develop scientific groups through the network Organise national seminars and dissemination activities Provide support for the handicapped students
(Blind and Deaf students)
Meeting Room& Library
Technical Room
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Production process
and Assurance Quality Control System (AQUAS)
-Modules proposals-Agreement of production request
-Quality-label request
-Modules selection-Agreement of production-Technical & Pedagogical
module Validation
Approval production
Modules with Quality -Label
-Avicenna Modules-Technical & Pedagogical
Assistance-Modules Proposal
-Modules Production
Quality-label request
ScientificCouncil
Control Committee (UNESCO)
AVICENNAVIRTUALLIBRARY Local
Universities
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WP6 UNED WP6 UNED –– AVLAVL (AVICENNA VIRTUAL LIBRARY)(AVICENNA VIRTUAL LIBRARY)
LOM Repository
Catalogue searching
CourseContent
Course Platform
Accessing repository
AVICENNA PORTAL
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THANK YOU For YOUR ATTENTION
UNESCOSciences Sector (PSD – Paris)
[email protected]://avicenna.unesco.org
http://ww.cav.cci.ucad.sn/index.php Tel: +33 (0) 1 45 68 41 65/ 64/ 63
Fax: +33 (0) 1 45 68 54 27