Enhancing the Visual and Presentation of Educational Content - Zambia — International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)

Summary

The project is supported by IICD since 2006. The Mpelemb Secondary school and 6 other schools jointly own the ENEDCO project. The ENEDCO project aims to improve content so that teaching is more effective and the project’s principle focus lies in the visual representation of the content of existing teaching materials. The users of the project are the teachers who use the visualized teaching materials. Other beneficiaries include schools in the vicinity. An important and integral part of this project is the need to disseminate information to other schools interested in the improved teaching materials. Equally important is the fact that these schools are already engaged in other educational related collaborative initiatives.

Update and results

Increased capacity in ICTs at Mpelembe and pilot schools to enable them to develop materials
Promoted the exchange of knowledge gained in this project by establishing and supporting teacher’s networks.
Developed several visual enhanced teaching material
Increased awareness of the potential of ICTs by school management

Project context

As indicated in the problem analysis, the Ministry of Education has set goals and formulated strategies to address the challenges they are currently facing. Particularly, where ICTs are recognised and treated as an integral part of the measures taken, especially with regard to access to education and improvement of teaching and learning.

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Objectives

To increase the learning outcomes in the related subject in pilot schools
To create teaching and learning content which is visually enhanced using ICTs
To package and distribute in CD DVD ROM visually-enhanced content in a recommended subject
To increase knowledge and skills (capacity) at Mpelembe and pilot schools to enable them undertake visualization activities
To promote the exchange of knowledge gained in this project by establishing and supporting teacher’s networks

Impacts

The users of the project are teachers in the seven schools who will be using the visualized teaching materials. The students will be beneficiaries of the project as the impact will be on the students. The number of teachers and students working at the pilot schools are reflected in the estimates of the table below.

Name of schools	Teachers	Pupils
KANTANSHI	57	1,200
MPELEMBE	50	800
MUKUBA	46	1,650
KABUNDI	45	1,550
HELEN KAUNDA	52	1,878
CHAMBOLI	52	1,260
IBENGA	33	652
Total	335	8,990

Other beneficiaries are schools in the vicinity. An important and integral part of this project is the need to disseminate information to other schools interested in the improved teaching materials. Equally important is the fact that these schools are already engaged in other educational related collaborative initiatives.

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Lessons learned

Gonzalo Portal, the project leader, explains about the background, impact and future challenges for this project.

Management

At the initial stage the structures have to be put in place, such as the Project Implementation Team, coordination with resource organizations and Ministry of Education have to be established and maintained. Mpelembe would lead the Project Implementation Team, which will comprise all 7 pilot schools. A Memorandum of Understanding between Mpelembe and the pilot schools will be developed and signed.

Interview with Mishaik Mutuzana, teacher at Mpelembe School, Kitwe (Zambia)

Interview with David Phiri, student at Mpelembe School, Kitwe (Zambia)