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This is presentation was made to a group of Ugandan teachers who are currently preparing to host eLearning Africa 2014. The presentation covered the basis of what to consider when writing a paper/proposal to present at the conference and how to apply for the scholarship. This presentation was compiled by Allan Kakinda

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“Beyond what you know is whom you know.”

– Daniel Kakinda

INSPIRATION

Social Capital?

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eLearning Africa at a glance

The key networking event for ICT-enhanced education and training in Africa A must for those who want to develop multinational and cross-industry contacts and partnerships, as well as enhance their knowledge, expertise and abilities The hub for first-hand information and real-life examples of how ICT advances the cause of education for all in Africa Decision makers and practitioners from the education, business and government sectors, with 80% coming from Africa Accompanied by an extensive exhibition and demonstration area

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‘Practical’ Track

Policy Track Creative Track Special Focus Track

Research and Innovation Track

Oriented towards practical action-driven outcomes

Oriented towards policy formulation & implementation

Introduces new explorative ideas methodologies, technologies and tools

Highlights a focus area such as mining, environment

Subscribes to research criteria

Practitioners, private sector, educationists

Policy-makers in gov’t, development agencies

Practitioners, educationists, private sector

Subject specialists, gov’t officials, practitioners

Academics, consultants, researchers, R&D specialists

CONFERENCE THEMES

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‘Practical’ Track

Policy Track

‘Creative‘ Track

Special Focus Track

Research and Innovation Track

Presentations X X X x X

Panel Discussion X X X X

Debates X X X X X

Special Focus X X X X X

Demonstrations X X

Plenary Sessions X X X

Knowledge Exchange Sessions

X X X x X

Networking X X

Speed Networking X X

SESSION FORMATS

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Proposal Writing Tips

Presentations and papers that  Are clearly grounded in context Provide conceptual clarity. Are supported by clear reasoning Are backed up with evidenceProvides evidence of literature that was consultedAre relevant for an African context Are useful for practitioners, policymakers and prospective partners

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Proposal Selection Criteria

 Cover the conference themes broadly. Proposal content contributes towards participants‘ understanding of the defined topic. Speakers need to be sufficiently immersed in the proposed content to be able to present first-hand experience.Speaker has good command of English/Frenchcheck any referenced websites

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Other Considerations

 DiversityGender balanceAvoid having more than one person (additional co-presenters)Proposers should be willing and able to attend the full conference Proposals where they can be successfully realised without a lot of technical support. Avoid commercially driven proposalsAvoid repetitionLocal sound proposals are always given preference.

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USEFUL TIMELINES

Call for proposals ( November/December, 2013 – Mid January, 2014)

Scholarship applications – February, 2013 Successful proposal announcement – Mid

March, 2014

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SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

http://elearning-africa.com/scholarship.php

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PERSONAL TESTIMONY

Speaking at eLA 2011, Speaking at eLA 2011, Tanzania.Tanzania.

Presenter, Panelist and Chairperson Programme Committee Member,

eLearning Africa Session Manager, Online Educa

and eLA ICWE Representative, eLA 14

[email protected]