Kiwix4Schools Africa Mentorship Program

Kiwix4schools Africa Mentorship Online Course

Introduction

The Kiwix Mentorship Program is just one of the many initiatives undertaken by Open Foundation West Africa to promote open knowledge and equal access to education. With a team of dedicated mentors, participants will receive hands-on training and support to maximize their use of the Kiwix software. This will enable them to make a positive impact in their communities by providing access to a wealth of educational resources and information. With the successful completion of the program, mentees will become ambassadors of the open knowledge movement and help to spread the reach of Kiwix. Join us in creating a future where education knows no boundaries. By the end of the mentorship program, participants will acquire the skills needed to operate and use the use Kiwix software and explore an innovative approach to using Kiwix for their project.

The program will take a hybrid approach and leverage the following in its delivery;

E-learning platform for self-learning
Live sessions
One-on-one mentorship support

Selected outstanding participants will be supported with a mini fund to pilot the project in one school in their country.

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For Participants

Participants are mandated to take a 4 weeks online course with 2 assignments to report on.
There will be an onboarding virtual meeting to take participants on how to navigate the course.
There will be one online office the hour every week for 3 weeks to provide support and answer questions for the online participants

Course Structure

Section A- The first section will introduce participants to the Kiwix tool, the organization responsible for the tool. It also takes participants through how the software functions and helps participants to navigate through the software. Participants have access to text and supporting lesson videos while navigating through the course. There are also external reading materials that students will have access to for further reading. After the first section, there is 2 assignment that students need to complete before the end of the course. Assignments are to be emailed to your mentees or uploaded to the assignment folder (Work with your mentors to ensure that your assignments are uploaded to the folder in the drive.

Section B - This section takes participants through why this matters, the history behind Kiwix, the African internet penetration rate, how Covid-19 transforms learning, how educators are adapting, learn how offline tools are used to build open content and introduce knowledge. Participants will have access to lesson videos, external video resources, and reading materials to expand their knowledge of the topic. There is a second assignment after this session.

Experiences - This section introduces participants to the OFWA Kiwix4schools program, how it started, impact achieves. It also shows participants how the project has been implemented in the past, how to form collaborations and partnerships and learnings from the project. It challenges participants to be innovative around their projects.

When you visit the school- This session provides you with tips on what to do when you arrive at the school and resources you can localize to suite your context.

Office Hours/Live Sessions

The live sessions will be hosted every Friday at 14:00 UTC for a duration of 90 minutes. These sessions will be hosted by the trainers and mentors to provide additional support to participants. Why participants should join these live sessions?;

Interaction and Engagement: The Live sessions will provide an opportunity for learners to interact with their instructor and peers in real-time. This can help to increase engagement and motivation, as learners can ask questions and receive immediate feedback.

Personalization: The Live sessions allow instructors to personalize their teaching approach to the needs of the learners. They can adapt the pace and content of the session to suit the level and learning style of the learners, which can help to improve learning outcomes

Collaboration: Live sessions also enable participants to collaborate with each other and work on group projects, which can help to build teamwork and communication skills.

Feedback: In live sessions, participants can receive feedback on their progress and performance, which can help them to identify areas for improvement and make necessary adjustments.

Community Building: Live sessions also help to build a sense of community among learners. By participating in group discussions and activities, learners can feel more connected to their peers and the broader learning community.
Overall, these live sessions will enhance the learning experience for the Kiwix e-learning program by promoting interaction, personalization, collaboration, feedback, and community building.

Recommended technology resources

A laptop/desktop or smartphone or tablet with a stable or reliable internet connection.
The MS Office suite that can properly render documents in MS Word and PDF, MS Excel for data sets, and MS PowerPoint for presentations
Suitable software to enable playback of pre-recordings and recorded sessions for example VLC Media Player
An external disk or sufficient storage space on your computer or phone should you wish to download the course material for later study or engage with some space-intensive programs.
A set of speakers, earphones, or headphones.
A smartphone enables interaction and communication through various channels out of class.

Contact course managers

Ruby D-Brown- rbrown@ofwafrica.org
Eugene Masiku emasiku@ofwafrica.org
Maxwell Beganim - mbeganimgh@gmail.com
Otuo Boakye Acheampong- otuo2004@gmail.com