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Title: microEDU
Location:
Global
Categories: Education
Status:
In Progress
Timeline:
September 29 09 to September 29 09
Description:
MicroEDU is an effort to engage all educators and learners through technology and, most importantly, to offer more learning opportunities to children who lack such opportunities (such as those from rural areas). MicroEDU provides a systematic database of educational games, pre-recorded lessons, slides, videos submitted by innovative teachers and students from all over the world. This makes it easy and convenient for people to learn and share. Teachers have the opportunity to share their innovative ideas in engaging students in learning while all students, including children who lack learning opportunities, have access to these education resources as well. This is because we will be providing technology gadgets and internet access to these children who lack learning opportunities. Along with teacher and student volunteers who will be appreciated and honoured with certificates of recognition, we will also help prepare these children to take recognised public exams in their respective countries. \r\nAs each submission by innovative teachers or students reach a certain quality and rating, or for each time somebody scored full mark for the ‘featured educational game’ , MicroEDU will receive a certain amount of funding from Corporate Sponsors, and we will provide them with great advertisement and publicity services. We also provide an opportunity for people from rural areas to market their products (handicraft etc.) online. Individuals and small enterprises can also support us through purchasing these products. These small enterprises will receive publicity as well. Thus, we can ensure the sustainability of our project and continue to help more children from other parts of the world to have more learning opportunities.\r\nWe believe that education is a means to eradicate poverty. With technology, we shall build a bridge to reach out to children who lack learning opportunities, while connecting all educators and learners.
Background:
Education is a primary problem in most Asian countries. With the growing student population in most countries and the increasing ratio between students and teachers, the quality of education given to the students is affected. Access to information is limited based to economic status, location and availability of resources.\r\nCompared to students in urban cities, students in rural areas gain lesser knowledge on some subjects due to lack of teachers, lack of access to the internet and far location. This situation is true to most countries in Asia like Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines.\r\nWith the advent of computers and the internet, life is made easier and education is enhanced. They help a lot especially in getting access to a wide variety of information from all over the world. Data can be sent from areas miles apart in just a few minutes through the internet. \r\nEducation can be enhanced if we maximize the use of these information and communication technologies (ICTs). \r\nWe, the microEDU group, believe we can make a difference. \r\nBridging the Gap\r\nWe call this the 21st century—an era of globalisation and advancement in technology. To quote Jimmy Carter, “Globalization, as defined by rich people like us, is a very nice thing... you are talking about the Internet, you are talking about cell phones, you are talking about computers. This doesn\'t affect two-thirds of the people of the world…” \r\n\r\nThe integration of technology in education is a noble intention, but in reality this will most likely only benefit students who are studying in big cities and prestigious schools. What about those children who do not even have sufficient education opportunities? Be it the urban poor or children from rural areas, many still encounter the lack of access to education due to factors such as daunting journey/inconvenience of transport to school, unable to enroll in schools, lack of teachers etc. Some children do attend school but are highly dependent on the availability of teachers who would want to volunteer at certain times, and this often results in not having regular, frequent and sufficient number of lessons. In addition, they are rarely involved in healthy competitions and exposure to more learning experiences to be able to improve themselves. It is imperative to provide them a situation conducive for effective learning.\r\n\r\nOn the other hand, we have students who have easy access to technology like computers and the internet. Yet, many of them only use them for addictive games, social networking sites and such. They either lack the initiative or the information to explore the possibility of the role of technology in providing a systematic database of educational resources as well as in youth participation. Some are eager to involve themselves in youth participation but lack opportunities or are unable to commit due to various reasons.\r\nOn top of that, we have educators around the world who have devised innovative methods in teaching. While some of them have received recognition of some form, others may have been doing this for a long time and yet they did not receive support from their school/local authorities. Educators today are gradually pioneering the reform of teaching methods to engage students in learning. However, most of these efforts and initiatives are done individually or within a small group of educators. What is needed now is a platform for the exchange of ideas between different communities of educators, the compilation of these ideas, and to share their innovations to benefit more learners instead of just a limited number of their own students. These educators and teachers need a platform that supports their efforts and initiatives too.\r\n\r\n\r\nEducation, technology, youth participation and support for the generation of innovative teachers are the key issues integrated into my project idea. We believe that education is a means to eradicate poverty too. With technology, we shall build a bridge to reach out to children who lack learning opportunities, while connecting and encouraging the involvement of all educators and learners.
Objectives:
Purpose\r\nTo provide a platform of education opportunities for children who lack access to education, and also a systematic and organised database of innovative education resource for global understanding and ideas exchange among educators and learners, as well as a gateway to promote fair trade.\r\n\r\nMission\r\nTo advocate education for all, adopt an equitable use of technology, and work towards poverty eradication.\r\n\r\nVision\r\nAll children and youths will gain education opportunities and be involved in youth participation as well as to benefit from the use of technology, and to have an awareness on fair trade and enterprise.
Needs:
>volunteer educators and students who are willing to share their knowledge though video presentations on any subject\r\n\r\n>corporations or donors to help us fund the project\r\n\r\n>people who can help raise awareness about the project\r\n\r\n>people who can help man the project
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