Learning4Content/Workshops/Face-to-Face schedule/L4C40/Workshop Reports

=Workshop Dates and Facilitator contacts= The workshop ran for 3 days from 12th- 14th February 2009

Vincent Kizza

Tel: 256-312130

Email: vkizza2001@yahoo.co.uk

=Acknowledgments = The facilitator wishes to express profound appreciation to the following without whom this workshop would not have been possible:-
 * COL for the sponsorship of the workshop.
 * The Principal of Caltec Academy who accepted to host the workshop despite heavy staff duties.

=Introduction and Background = This was the 3rd face-to-face L4C workshop in our country Uganda.

=Venue= The venue of the workshop was Caltec Academy ,Makerere computer lab

=Participants = In all there were 21 participants ,all of whom except one signed their learning contracts. Of these,7 were females.

=Workshop Proceedings =

Day 1: Objectives
The objectives of the day were to introduce participants to:-
 * WikiEducator and COL
 * Web 2.0 Technologies
 * Learning contracts
 * Setting up a WE account
 * WikiMedia editing and formatting

Day 1: Proceedings
The day stated a bit late at 9:30am instead of the scheduled 8:00am because of the late reporting of many participants. However the day later picked pace and all planned activities were carried out as per the days time table.

Day 1: Achievements
By the end of the day,participants were able to:-
 * Acquaint themselves with WE and COL
 * Open acounts on WE
 * Sign learning contracts
 * Do basic editing and formatting.

Days 2 and 3: Objectives
The objectives of days 2 and 3 were:-
 * Take stock of acquired skills in Day 1
 * Create and link pages.
 * Insert images and other file types.
 * Colaborative page editing and interactions
 * Some content creation
 * Pedagogical templates
 * Wiki strucures and free content

Days 2 and 3: Proceedings

 * Typically,each of the days started with a 30- min practical session to finish off assignments from previous day.
 * Folowed by a recap of the previous day's work through an out door flash light session

Days 2 and 3: Achievements
=Lessons Learnt=
 * Late coming can be curbed with mutual agreement with the particpants about time of start and end of workshop
 * Time for acquiring basic computer literacy has to be factored in the planning.
 * A low cost dial-up connection should be put in place as a risk mitagation strategy in case the normal channel is disrupted as is usually the case

=Recommendations=
 * The workshops can also be take place during term time when the schools are on unlike only in the holidays as previously believed.
 * Editing with open office be encouraged during the workshops CDs with it be distributed other than downloads because bandwidth is small.
 * Meetings for national teams be organised soon to help with technical support and way forward.