Free and Open Source University Learning Applications.

2009. 8m28s. English/French with English Subtitles.

eLearning presents a pragmatic means to provide education to those living in rural areas, people who otherwise may not be able to receive a formal education. However, the software infrastructure required to provide such a service can be costly. Free and open source software presents an alternative. But aside from this cost saving, the development of this software is in itself a learning opportunity for those students interested in software development.

The two projects profiled here, AVOIR and POLLES, are providing both the software to encourage eLearning and university administration in sub-Saharan and North Africa respectively, along with providing a platform for post secondary institutions to get applied training in software development. Connectivity Africa has been supporting these initiatives since 2004.

For more information:
http://avoir.uwc.ac.za
http://www.sakaiquebec.org/en/projets/polles.html
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-87736-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

Directed by Rana Ghose and Connectivity Africa.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• idrc
• connectivity
• africa
• acacia
• ict4d
• chisimba
• avoir
• polles
• elearning
• open
• source
• linux
• osmium
• morocco
• tunisia
• algeria
• south
• uganda
• kenya
• university
• distance
• learning
• rana
• ghose
• tabasheer
• zutshi