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-=FLOSS4EDU OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES WORKSHOP TO BE HELD ON THE 22ND OF NOVEMBER, 2006 AT PANAFRIC HOTEL, VALLEY ROAD, NAIROBI=-

'THEME: ACHIEVING MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS THROUGH USE OF DIGITAL OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

OBJECTIVES

-=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