3. 1. To Introduce Notesmaster
2. To show the Benefits to NAMCOL
3. To Demonstrate Notesmaster Namibia
4. To take any Questions on the site
4. NOTESMASTER IS A CUSTOM BUILT E-LEARNING
PLATFORM USING PHP SYMFONY TECHNOLOGY.
THIS MAKES IT SCALABLE TO THE NEEDS OF THE
GROWING OPEN SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
EACH NOTESMASTER WEBSITE HOSTS RELEVANT
LEARNING MATERAILS IN TAILORED SYLLABUS
STRUCTURES. THEY ALSO PROVIDE EASY ACCESS
TO A RANGE OF TOOLS THAT HELP USERS CREATE
CONTENT FOR USE IN THE CLASSROOM. THIS IS
COMPLEMENTED BY UNLIMITED SPACE TO STORE
DIGITAL LEARNING CONTENT ONLINE.
ABOUT NOTESMASTER
5. NOTESMASTER NAMIBIA IS INTENDED AS A FREE
TO USE E-LEARNING SITE FOR EDUCATIONAL
ORGANISATIONS, SCHOOLS, TEACHERS AND
STUDENTS OF JSC, NSSCO AND NSSCH.
THERE ARE NO COSTS FOR HOSTING,
DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT OR TRAINING.
NOTESMASTER NAMIBIA WILL FORM PART OF THE
GLOBAL ROLLOUT OF NOTESMASTER SITES AS A
COMPLIMENTARY AID TO OPEN SCHOOLS. THE
SYLLABUS CAN HOUSE CONTENT CREATED BY
NAMCOL AND OTHER OER’S.
NOTESMASTER NAMIBIA
7. THE COMOSA SECRETARY LYSTRA SAMPSON-OVID
AT THE 2012 AGM ON 29TH FEBRUARY WILL
HIGHLIGHT NOTESMASTER AS A MODEL THAT THE
COMMONWEALTH CAN ADOPT FOR INCREASING
ACCESS TO THE PRODUCTS OF THE OER PROJECT.
BY HOSTING THESE OER MATERIALS ALONGSIDE
MATERIALS CREATED IN-HOUSE BY OPEN
SCHOOLS, THE NETWORK OF NOTESMASTER SITES
INTENDS TO PROLIFERATE ACCESS TO OERS AND
FACILITATE THE GLOBAL EXCHANGE OF IDEAS IN
STRUCTURED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.
NOTESMASTER AND C.O.M.O.S.A.
8. THE NOTESMASTER SITES ARE OWNED BY
NOTESMASTER GLOBAL LTD WHICH IS BASED
IN THE UK AND PART OWNED BY THE
CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL. THE
DIRECTORS OF NOTESMASTER GLOBAL ARE
JASON RAYMOND AND DEAN DUNDAS.
NOTESMASTER IS FUNDED THROUGH
GRANTS AND PROMOTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
WITH EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATIONS.
WHO OWNS NOTESMASTER ?
9. 510,473
secondary school students in the Anglophone Caribbean
+100,000
annual intake into secondary education
20,500
secondary level teachers (approx)
June 2010 figures – compiled M. Sealy CXC
THE NOTESMASTER CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
11. Exam cohort
School cohort
Youth demographic
Governments
Employers
Parents
Teachers
Students
All ages demographic
General Public
Parents
Teachers
Students
NOTESMASTER WITHIN NAMCOL
16. THE COMPLETION DATE AND PLANNED
NAMCOL WORKSHOP DATE IS APRIL 2012
FURTHER REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE ACCESS
TO ALL SYLLABUSES FOR JSC, NSSCO AND
NSSCH SUBJECTS
SIGNED AGREEMENT BETWEEN NAMCOL
AND NOTESMASTER
COMPLETION OF NOTESMASTER NAMIBIA
