MIT-Haiti Symposium Summary

MIT-Haiti Symposium
MIT-Haiti Symposium :: October 21-22, 2010

The MIT Haiti Symposium
For Haiti, Open Educational Resources, along with the affordances of a robust educational technology infrastructure, could present significant opportunity to address several interrelated dimensions of its aspirations.

On-site teacher training with OCW
Translation crowdsourcing => quality control)
Use the diaspora to help with translation
Symposium workshop for teachers and faculty in Haiti
Translation of selected video and related print content
Learning Bus filled with content, engaging even remote areas
Enhance the teaching capability of faculty
Distribute MIT OER to Haitian partner universities with appropriate technology
Create new Blossoms by Haitian scholars
Bring key faculty in STEM to MIT to learn about resources
Ship hard drives of all MIT OER content
Identify and adapt most needed courses from OCW
Expert guest lecturer to work with faculty and students
Teacher training with interactive component
Localization needs for courses
Identify 5 mathlet modules that could be translated and integrated
iLab project (like Makarere) at State University of Haiti
Get access to all software tools for use on local intranet.
A few students come to MIT in summers
Need support resources (people.
Extend existing exchange programs to MIT
Create the opportunity for students to be immersed in technical environments
Create a national library of digital educational resources
iLabs
Basic physics demonstration labs that can move around
The School of Engineering of UEH is willing to participate.

Must develop knowledge base to inform decision-making
Need funding – capital support
May be a new administrative model for higher education
Building educational buildings and infrastructure may be more immediate priority
Need a clear project management and coordinating structure
Establish Conseil des Recteurs
National Science Advisory Committee
Leadership training
Teacher training is critically needed
Account for instability of the internet in Haiti
Lack of native Haitian scientific expertise
Lack of specialized skills/knowledge/training

Priorities for Action
Projects
Open Educational Resources
Immersion in Technical Environments
National Library of Digital Educational Resources
Process
Faculty Development
Policy, Governance, Infrastructure
Platform for Engagement: MIT/Haiti

Open Educational Resources
Share the complete library of OER content and software in conjunction with a faculty development and support plan
Immersive Technical Environments
Form a network of partnerships that will create a science and technology immersion infrastructure in Haiti
National Library of Digital Educational Resources
Create a national library of digital educational resourcesfor open educational content and build that is openly accessible and free to users

MIT-Haiti Symposium
MIT-Haiti Symposium :: October 21-22, 2010

MIT-Haiti Symposium Summary

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