VeSeL: Village e-Science for Life Blog

The following text formed the base of Avallain's presentation at eLearnig Africa 2009)

In the context of our so-far successful Organic Farming information system "Infonet-Biovision", we have reached the critical phase of ensuring effective dissemination to the target audience, small scale farmers in rural Kenya.

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Posted by Kevin Walker at 7/18/2009 09:48:00 AM 0 comments

https://glsn.com/

an Application Infrastructure Provider (AIP) supporting remote communities with access to digital libraries for offline use.

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Posted by Kevin Walker at 4/03/2009 02:38:00 PM 1 comments

Portable teaching tool using solar and wind for powering local experiments. Details here

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Posted by Kevin Walker at 4/28/2008 01:25:00 PM 0 comments

Stockholm (SE), July 2007 - Ericsson announced at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in Geneva (05-06 July) that it is collaborating with Stanford University to explore the innovative use of mobile technologies in distance eLearning. Ericsson will work with Stanford University's International Outreach Program to bring distance learning to countries in Africa.

The program offers students on different continents the opportunity to learn from researchers in environmental sciences from several countries and perspectives, as well as contribute to lively discourse and debate through Internet and mobile phone interaction.

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Posted by Kevin Walker at 4/27/2008 03:26:00 PM 1 comments

An example of Indian Agricultural Extension videos being shared through you tube.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=4F4A07BBA95EAA98

http://www.e-agriculture.org is a "global initiative to enhance sustainable agricultural development and food security by improving the use of information, communication, and associated technologies in the sector."

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Posted by Kevin Walker at 2/27/2008 08:55:00 PM 0 comments

Teachers Talking Kenya is a project that brings together a group of rural school teachers in the Kangundo district to use the internet and learn on Friday evenings. The initial project was enabled by CAWD (virtual campus CAWDNET) and the Commonwealth of Learning.

For more see the Teachers Talking Blog

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Posted by x at 10/22/2007 09:04:00 AM 0 comments

In Sierra Leone, devices like TVs or PCs are out of reach for most of the people. However, an old functional radio can be found in almost every home. With “Culture Radio”, Shelter for Africa intends to reach everyone interested in getting a basic school education.

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Posted by Kevin Walker at 9/18/2007 02:49:00 PM 0 comments

Part of the DEEP project, eRanger is a mobile multimedia classroom

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Posted by Kevin Walker at 6/21/2007 11:33:00 AM 0 comments

African children do better with digital details an initiative by New Partnership for Africa's Development, supported by various technology companies, announced at e-Learning Africa conference.

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Posted by Kevin Walker at 6/04/2007 11:48:00 AM 0 comments

Developing Countries Farm Radio Network includes scripts and other resources for rural radio. We have proposed having students/communities create these, and podcast them or broadcast using a low-power FM transmitter.

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Posted by Kevin Walker at 5/02/2007 10:13:00 PM 0 comments

GESCI was started by the United Nations ICT task force. It aims at an integrated, end-to-end system which includes content and support. The initiative is well on its way to meet its goal of three to four 'impactful partnerships' with national/regional initiatives, launching in Bolivia, Namibia, Ghana and India. In each case, GESCI consults with government ministry on an ICT and education strategy, projecting long-term costs and providing computer, internet access and 'quality content'. They do not fund these large-scale initiatives, and in each case have yet to raise any funds.

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Posted by Kevin Walker at 3/08/2007 09:36:00 AM 1 comments

"The EduVision E-Learning System (EELS) is an end-to end content management system that can efficiently distribute educational material in real-time to anywhere on the African continent....

...Pupils will access the material via a simplified tablet computer, or eSlate, which will be wirelessly connected to their school’s BaseStation, a unit that downloads content from satellite radio."

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Posted by josh_u at 3/01/2007 09:56:00 AM 0 comments

"ICDE - the global organization for flexible learning and teaching, status within UNESCO as the NGO with formal consultive relations in distance and on-line education."

"An important aim of ICDE is to promote intercultural co-operation and understanding through flexible learning and teaching throughout the world."

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Posted by josh_u at 2/25/2007 10:02:00 AM 0 comments

E-Learning Africa
28-30 May, Nairobi

IST Africa
9-11 May, Maputo, Mozambique

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Posted by Kevin Walker at 2/09/2007 12:07:00 PM 0 comments