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Digitizing African Education
Impacting Positive Change
Presented by Karen Walstra,
Karen Walstra Consulting
Digitizing African Education
Impacting Positive Change
Karen Walstra
Twitter @KarenWalstra
Karen@KarenWalstraConsulting.co.za
2030
Devices are
only one aspect
Key Pillar to Successful e-Education
Vision
Long term
plan
Without the vision,
There is Confusion
Not just drop and
run!
Be Informed
Buy into The Vision
Get Everyone on Board
Encouraging
critical & creative
thinking
Know the focus - see the Vision
Key pillars of successful e-Education
Skills
development
Without the Skills,
There is Anxiety
Key Pillar to Successful e-Education
Teacher is key to success
Upskill, Build Capacity! Allow innovativeness!
Builds confidence
Removes fear
Demonstrates benefits
Skills Development
Accelerates Adoption of digital education
Empowers Learners
Coding & Robotics Lego EV3
Sphero
mBot
Prepare Learners for the Future
Key pillars of successful e-Education
Incentives
How does this
benefit me?
Without the Incentives,
There is Gradual
Change
Key Pillar to Successful e-Education
2. Automatically
creates
spreadsheet for
responses
3. Add-on used to
mark work in
seconds: Flubaroo
1. Create a
form -
assessment,
questionnaire,
survey, etc.
Saving Teacher’s Time, using auto-marking
Incentive: saves
time
Instant Response
Creates automated
graphs of responses to
form
Incentive - know
learners’
understanding
True Personalised Learning
2. Creates
automated
overview of
class results
1. Import results
from any
assessment
3. Creates
automated
individual
results for each
learner
Incentive - know
how learners are
progressing:
class and
individuals
Google confidential | Do not distribute
Analyse Data - Personalised Learning
Project Everest
Campaign City Ideas
Project Everest
Campaign City Ideas
True Collaboration - Building Teamwork Skills
Improved Learner Engagement
Key pillars of successful e-Education
Resources
Do I have
what I need?
Does it impact
me positively?
Without Resources,
There is Frustration
Key Pillar to Successful e-Education
Resources
must just work,
so tasks can be
completed and
effective
learning can
take place
Integration with Curriculum, Pedagogies, Activities
Substituting Modifying or Redefining
Docs for notes
Flipped Classroom:
Teachers can share worksheets using Docs before
class.
Learners can collaborate in real time.
Calendar for meetings or
events
Time Management:
Learners can use Calendar to track assignments;
Teachers can use it for timetabling
Sites for class page
Project-Based Learning:
Learners can use Docs, Sites, and Groups to create
and manage projects or show learning outcomes.
Learners are creators of content -
anytime, anywhere
Key pillars of successful e-Education
Action
Plan
Way forward
Without the Action Plan,
There are False Starts
Key Pillar to Successful e-Education
Key Pillars to Successful e-Education
The
Vision Skills Incentives Resources
Action
Plan
With all Pillars in place
CHANGE occurs
Are there benefits to going
Digital?
Improved Learner Engagement
Cloud based learning benefitted Learners:
● Learn application awareness and skill-set
● Learn subject content on demand
● Build collaboration skills
● Improve research ability and the thinking skill-set that
research requires.
● Build self-esteem and self-confidence.
● Become better communicators
Learners who are not exposed to technology at home
benefit by
● Have access at school
● Learn device responsibility and awareness
Educator Benefits
● Instant shared communication with
each other, learners and even parents.
● Easier feedback, repetitions,
consolidation.
● Easier creation of notes
● Easier dissemination of theory
● Easier monitoring of practice, because
it’s paperless and cloud-based.
● Easier testing, Self-marking tests
● Faster feedback and relearning
● Resubmission.
● No losing of assignments.
● Portable, Organised, Stored.
● Can Check on handing in on a sports
field, waiting for a match to end,
Benefits to School G Suite for Education
● More secure than local server
● Saves time
● Saves paper
● Different medium (digital)
● Save on textbook costs
● Save time in managing logistics of
textbooks Improves learner
concentration
● Increases opportunities to incentivises
learners
● Improves learner motivation
● Better effort from learners, as a whole
- therefore better results
20th century 21st century
information, skills,
& knowledge
learner
teacher
Why change the way we teach?
learner
information, skills,
& knowledge
teacher
Top Skills Currently Needed in the Workplace
Problem Solving
Team-working
Communications
Critical Thinking
Creativity
Literacy
Digital Literacy
Leadership
Foreign Language
Emotional Intel.
N/A
51%
33%
26%
21%
18%
15%
15%
14%
14%
7%
2%
Analyzing and
making sense of
information…
Therefore we should
encourage creative
thinking
Google confidential | Do not distribute
Images
60%
of learners will work in jobs
that do not yet exist
Jobs that didn’t exist 10 years ago
Driverless Car Engineer
App Developer
Cloud Computing Specialist
Drone Operator
Content Creator
Millennial
Generational
Expert
Sustainability
M
anager
Data Analyst
Data Scientist
Elon Musk
Do we encourage our learners to achieve
these heights?
Technology can
assist us to
achieve great
heights for
each learner
individually!
Thank you!

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Digitizing African Education Impacting Positive Change

  • 1. Digitizing African Education Impacting Positive Change Presented by Karen Walstra, Karen Walstra Consulting
  • 2. Digitizing African Education Impacting Positive Change Karen Walstra Twitter @KarenWalstra Karen@KarenWalstraConsulting.co.za
  • 5. Key Pillar to Successful e-Education Vision Long term plan Without the vision, There is Confusion
  • 6. Not just drop and run! Be Informed Buy into The Vision Get Everyone on Board
  • 8. Know the focus - see the Vision
  • 9. Key pillars of successful e-Education Skills development Without the Skills, There is Anxiety Key Pillar to Successful e-Education
  • 10. Teacher is key to success Upskill, Build Capacity! Allow innovativeness!
  • 11. Builds confidence Removes fear Demonstrates benefits Skills Development Accelerates Adoption of digital education
  • 12. Empowers Learners Coding & Robotics Lego EV3 Sphero mBot
  • 13. Prepare Learners for the Future
  • 14. Key pillars of successful e-Education Incentives How does this benefit me? Without the Incentives, There is Gradual Change Key Pillar to Successful e-Education
  • 15. 2. Automatically creates spreadsheet for responses 3. Add-on used to mark work in seconds: Flubaroo 1. Create a form - assessment, questionnaire, survey, etc. Saving Teacher’s Time, using auto-marking Incentive: saves time
  • 16. Instant Response Creates automated graphs of responses to form Incentive - know learners’ understanding
  • 17. True Personalised Learning 2. Creates automated overview of class results 1. Import results from any assessment 3. Creates automated individual results for each learner Incentive - know how learners are progressing: class and individuals
  • 18. Google confidential | Do not distribute Analyse Data - Personalised Learning
  • 19. Project Everest Campaign City Ideas Project Everest Campaign City Ideas True Collaboration - Building Teamwork Skills
  • 21. Key pillars of successful e-Education Resources Do I have what I need? Does it impact me positively? Without Resources, There is Frustration Key Pillar to Successful e-Education
  • 22. Resources must just work, so tasks can be completed and effective learning can take place
  • 23. Integration with Curriculum, Pedagogies, Activities Substituting Modifying or Redefining Docs for notes Flipped Classroom: Teachers can share worksheets using Docs before class. Learners can collaborate in real time. Calendar for meetings or events Time Management: Learners can use Calendar to track assignments; Teachers can use it for timetabling Sites for class page Project-Based Learning: Learners can use Docs, Sites, and Groups to create and manage projects or show learning outcomes.
  • 24. Learners are creators of content - anytime, anywhere
  • 25. Key pillars of successful e-Education Action Plan Way forward Without the Action Plan, There are False Starts Key Pillar to Successful e-Education
  • 26.
  • 27. Key Pillars to Successful e-Education The Vision Skills Incentives Resources Action Plan With all Pillars in place CHANGE occurs
  • 28. Are there benefits to going Digital?
  • 29. Improved Learner Engagement Cloud based learning benefitted Learners: ● Learn application awareness and skill-set ● Learn subject content on demand ● Build collaboration skills ● Improve research ability and the thinking skill-set that research requires. ● Build self-esteem and self-confidence. ● Become better communicators Learners who are not exposed to technology at home benefit by ● Have access at school ● Learn device responsibility and awareness
  • 30. Educator Benefits ● Instant shared communication with each other, learners and even parents. ● Easier feedback, repetitions, consolidation. ● Easier creation of notes ● Easier dissemination of theory ● Easier monitoring of practice, because it’s paperless and cloud-based. ● Easier testing, Self-marking tests ● Faster feedback and relearning ● Resubmission. ● No losing of assignments. ● Portable, Organised, Stored. ● Can Check on handing in on a sports field, waiting for a match to end,
  • 31. Benefits to School G Suite for Education ● More secure than local server ● Saves time ● Saves paper ● Different medium (digital) ● Save on textbook costs ● Save time in managing logistics of textbooks Improves learner concentration ● Increases opportunities to incentivises learners ● Improves learner motivation ● Better effort from learners, as a whole - therefore better results
  • 32. 20th century 21st century information, skills, & knowledge learner teacher Why change the way we teach? learner information, skills, & knowledge teacher
  • 33. Top Skills Currently Needed in the Workplace Problem Solving Team-working Communications Critical Thinking Creativity Literacy Digital Literacy Leadership Foreign Language Emotional Intel. N/A 51% 33% 26% 21% 18% 15% 15% 14% 14% 7% 2%
  • 34. Analyzing and making sense of information… Therefore we should encourage creative thinking
  • 35. Google confidential | Do not distribute Images 60% of learners will work in jobs that do not yet exist
  • 36. Jobs that didn’t exist 10 years ago Driverless Car Engineer App Developer Cloud Computing Specialist Drone Operator Content Creator Millennial Generational Expert Sustainability M anager Data Analyst Data Scientist
  • 37. Elon Musk Do we encourage our learners to achieve these heights?
  • 38. Technology can assist us to achieve great heights for each learner individually! Thank you!