Response to the covid 19 crisis

1. Teacher Training Education Sandbox
18th May 2020
Strategy for distance learning during COVID-19 pandemic
In Uganda

2. National Teacher’s Colleges in Uganda
Training secondary school teachers

3. COVID 19 Pandemic
• Closure of schools since March 20th
• MoES COVID response plan:
1. Distance learning
2. Preparation to re-open
• No information on the date of re-opening
• Agencies foresee re-opening / opening cycles
Impact on Ugandan Education system
Need to focus on distance learning/blended learning
All initiatives developed now will be benificial and not lost

4. TTE Sandbox
Strategy for distance learning during COVID-19 pandemic

5. Infrastructure
Institutional Development
Pedagogy
Allows access to digital infrastructure
Promotes digital transformation of management practices
Encourages the use of ICT in teaching and learning
Teacher Training Education Project - Uganda
3 project components

6. • A sandbox is basically a small space filled with sand where children play, and
using their imagination, build sand castles, tunnels etc. The software
term sandbox derives from this, because in a digital sandbox environment, a
programmer has the liberty to build things from scratch.
• With TTE Sandbox, we aim to improve content & processes in the NTCs with
Edtech
TTE Sandbox

7. TTE sandbox
Strategy for distance learning
Podcasting
Use of social media
Helpdesk
One stop portalE-books
Videos and video
conferencing Continuity of
learning
E - learning
content
Long termFast track
Hackathon and prototyping of digital lessons

8. Bulk SMS
To ease communication within NTCs
Text message alerts
To reach NTC staff and students
Managed by NTC management
Technical and financial support by TTE project

9. Virtual hackathon
To stimulate creativity in distance learning
• To encourage the NTC staff to be innovative in
unpacking different use of technologies to plan
digital lessons through distance learning.

10. Continuous Professional Development
To train NTC staff for distance learning
• Each NTC has an envelope of 2,000 euros to allow their staff to
follow online courses.
• NTC to be trained on project proposal writing through
https://open-learning.enabel.be (Enabel Moodle Platform) –
following a collaboration between 2 projects (SDHR and TTE).

11. Lesson development for
distance learning
ICT for distance learning
ONE Helpdesk
To support the 5 NTCs
Peer 2 peer support
Communities of Practice

12. Communities of Practice
Virtual conferences organized by helpdesk for NTC staff
• On a weekly basis
• More topics to come

13. Podcasting
Digital audio files
• Easy to use (recording, editing and hosting)
• Free hosting and distribution
• Accessible from any device
• Accessible in Uganda
Features of the platform
Platform
• Anchor: all in platform where you can create and distribute your podcast for free.
• Link to the platform: https://anchor.fm/

14. E-books
Objectives
How to share E-books (WhatsApp, etc.)
How to create E-books using PDF24
Identify existing E-books (Open Educational Resources, etc.)
An electronic book, also known as an e-book, is a book publication made
available in digital form, consisting of text and images. E-books are useful to
share lesson content.

15. Videos
For distance learning
Lesson planning (currently under construction)
Pedagogy tips (3 already dissiminated)
For NTC re-opening
Tutorial on how to make face masks (creation and adequate use)

16. One-stop-portal
Using Padlet
• Accessible by lecturers
• All the resources developed are available
o Tutorials on ICT for distance learning
o Open Education Resources for Secondary Education
o Lessons developed (Podcasts, e-books, videos...)
Platform
• Padlet: An application to create an online board that you can use to display information
and content
• Link to the platform: https://padlet.com/ttesandboxtools/NTCs
Features of the platform

17. Buffett approach
Strategy for distance learning - TTE sandbox
…many more
innovations to be
discovered

18. THANK YOU