FLOSS4Edu Open Educational Resources Workshop

Objectives

 * To bring together a selected number of educational practitioners from across the East African region to discuss the role of Free and Open Educational Resources in the East African Education.
 * To identify innovative and creative ways of partnerships to build Open Educational Resources as a direct input in the provision of life long learning and alternative education for all
 * To launch the first East African Free and Open Content Development group to spearhead the development of Free and Open Educational Resources using Wiki Technologies
 * To demonstrate and highlight several content production and dissemination technologies that can be used in the development of Free and Open Educational Resources

Expected Outcomes

 * A critical mass of Free and Open Educational Content developers in the East African Region willing to contribute on WikiEducator and FLOSS4Edu project
 * To bring together a selected number of educational practitioners from across the East African region to discuss the role of Free and Open Educational Resources in the East African Education.
 * To identify innovative and creative ways of partnerships to build Open Educational Resources as a direct input in the provision of life long learning and alternative education for all
 * To launch the first East African Free and Open Content Development group to spearhead the development of Free and Open Educational Resources using Wiki Technologies
 * To demonstrate and highlight several content production and dissemination technologies that can be used in the development of Free and Open Educational Resources
 * The launch of the first East African Free and Open Content Development group working under the FLOSS4Edu project

Who will participate

 * The Permanent Secretary – Ministry of Information and Communication /The Permanent Secretary – Ministry of Education
 * Educational Practitioners from Leading Universities/ Institutions of Higher Learning in the East African Region
 * Private Technologists and companies working on the development of Digital Educational Content in the East African Region
 * Selected Student Leaders and Wiki Enthusiasts in the East African Region
 * Representatives from Ministry of Education