Commonwealth Computer Navigator's Certificate/CCNC Review meeting

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Aims
The aims of this review meeting are:


 * 1) To report on the status of local certification of the CCNC at local institutions
 * 2) To discuss the implications of recent developments with UNESCO pertaining to the CCNC
 * 3) To review progress of the content and to identify areas of improvement potential
 * 4) To specify requirements for multimedia development for the CCNC Modules
 * 5) To design an assessment strategy for the CCNC
 * 6) To specify the requirements for student support materials
 * 7) To agree a schedule for final completion.

Review notes and comments

 * Review Meeting Notes and Comments

Agenda
This is a flexible agenda which will be adapted and modified the wiki way according to needs of the review team.

Wednesday - 27 June 2007

 * 9:00 - 9:30 - Welcome and introductions
 * 9:30 - 10:30 - Meeting with Sir John Daniel

Tea break


 * 10:45 - 11:00 - Update on developments with UNESCO - Discussing the implications
 * 11:00 - 12:00 - Report on certification at local institutions
 * To note - Developments from the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and the CCNC. (Level 1 - 4, National Certificate Level). See SAQA Unit Standards.
 * To note - The NZQA unit standards for the ICDL. In NZ this is 19 credits at Level 2 (i.e. 190 Notional Learning Hours).
 * 12:00 - 12:30 - Recap and reflection on the pedagogical template (Sue Dark)

Lunch


 * 13:30 - 15:00 Status report on content development (10 minutes for each Module)
 * Module 1 - Concepts of IT: Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
 * Module 2 - Using the computer and managing files: Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
 * Module 3 - Word processing - to be Reassigned with UNESCO funding support
 * Module 4 - Spreadsheets: UWIDEC, Jamaica
 * Module 5 - Database: Peter Rawsthorne, independent consultant, Canada
 * Module 6 - Presentation: University of the Western Cape, South Africa
 * Module 7 - Information and communication: World Campus, Pennsylvania State University

Tea


 * 15:30 - 16:00 - WikiEducator Review tools
 * 16:00 - 17:00 - Discussion on refinements to agenda and the most productive way forward

Thursday - 28 June 2007

 * Assessment strategy
 * Assessment guidelines
 * Review and feedback process. Method to be decided on Day 1.

Friday - 29 June 2007

 * Specification ideas for Multimedia development
 * Multimedia development guidelines
 * Editing guidelines
 * Student support requirements
 * Completion schedule.
 * Completion schedule

Working Papers

 * Assessment models
 * Marketing Strategies

Photographs

 * Photographs of the Review Meeting

To do list

 * Pankaj & Wayne (others) to work on a concept paper exploring assessment models.
 * Course Page work (Sue to start to identify Course Page needs)
 * Learner support information can be linked from here
 * Developers information, e.g. multimedia guidelines, references to good practice etc.
 * Next steps
 * Marketing plan for CCNC for information on knowledge dissemination on the CCNC to educational institutions.