Berlin, 30 th November Online Educa 2006 The Burundi Project Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships by Paolo Brunello WITARpresents

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 2 On one side… The Istituto Tecnico Alessandro Rossi Heavily contributed to the development of the Veneto regionHeavily contributed to the development of the Veneto region Founded in 1878 by Alessandro RossiFounded in 1878 by Alessandro Rossi Trained 5 generations of techniciansTrained 5 generations of technicians WORLD ISTITUTO TECNICO ALESSANDRO ROSSI WITAR Istituto Tecnico Alessandro Rossi ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Istituto Tecnico Alessandro Rossi ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Our Mission: PROMOTING THE TECHNICAL AND CRAFT CULTURE IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Our Mission: PROMOTING THE TECHNICAL AND CRAFT CULTURE IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 2002

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 3 The bridge ISTITUTO TECNICO ALESSANDRO ROSSI ISTITUTO TECNICO ALESSANDRO ROSSI LYCEE TECHNIQUE ALESSANDRO ROSSI LYCEE TECHNIQUE ALESSANDRO ROSSI

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 4 VSAT donated by EUTELSAT 1Mb down / 256Kb up shared

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 5 On the other side… Since 2003 WITAR raised and invested € supporting the Lycée Technique Alessandro Rossi The Lycée Technique Alessandro Rossi Click to watch online video Be patient: video will pop up on your browser soon after clicking

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 6 WITAR e-Learning Program 1 GOAL 3 Drives EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT WEBSEARCHING TRAINING DISTANCE LEARNING e - COLLABORATION

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 7 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT ONLINE COURSES TEACHERS STUDENTS LEARNING OBJECTS WEBSEARCHING TRAINING SPECIFIC WEBSITES Drive 1

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 8 Generalfr.wikipedia.orgGeographywww.nationalgeographic.comTechnicalwww.driverguide.com SPECIFIC WEBSITES WEB-SUPPORTED TEACHING LEARNING OBJECTS LEARNING OBJECTS LEARNING OBJECTS LEARNING OBJECTS

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 9 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT VIDEOCONFERENCEVIDEOCONFERENCE TEACHERSTEACHERSSTUDENTSSTUDENTS 1 - TO - CLASS LESSONS DISTANCE LEARNING 1 - TO - 1 LESSONS Drive 2

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 10 Italian teacher’s screen on projector, captured via VNC On Burundian PC: same app and file On Burundian PC: same app and file Voice interaction via Skype Voice interaction via Skype 1 - TO - CLASS LESSONS Watch video

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 11 Italian teacher prepares a video… Italian teacher prepares a video… Video is shown to Burundianclass Video is shown to Burundianclass …transmitted and shown to Burundian teacher …transmitted and shown to Burundian teacher prepares class to watch it Burundian teacher prepares class to watch it Videoconferencebetween Burundian class and Italian teacher to discuss it Videoconferencebetween Burundian class and Italian teacher to discuss it VIDEOCONFERENCEVIDEOCONFERENCE

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 12 MOODLEMOODLE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TEACHERSTEACHERSSTUDENTSSTUDENTS CLASS TO CLASS e - COLLABORATION TEACHER TO TEACHER Drive 3

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 13 w w w. l t a r n g o z i. o r g / m o o d l e w w w. l t a r n g o z i. o r g / m o o d l e

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 14 What happened so far? 1.Heavy Internet use 2.Autonomous learning 3.Peer-to-peer learning

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 15 Hurdles to overcome INFRASTRUCTURE 1.School institutional “viscosity” and resilience 2.Complex system and network administration 3.Unreliable logistics in Burundi (i.e. black outs, etc.)

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 16 “Hardles” to overcome PEOPLE 1.Multiplicity and diversity of actors involved 2.Motivation – Strong inertia when restructuring job routines to implement innovation and learning – Voluntary base: “You work for free” 3.Language: English is poorly mastered on both sides 4.“PC? Sounds complicate already!” 5.Tricky Teacher/Student power game: “ Students are generally better than their teacher with PC and English”

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 17 Contacts & Extras WEB: Phone: Burundi Italy Skype: pbrunello ___________________________________ ITIS Alessandro Rossi: LTAR Ngozi: Technicalities Funding Sustainability Partnerships

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 18 Sustainability AutofinancingAutofinancing –Computer Literacy courses –Copy center –PC maintenance & technical assistance –Electric installations service –Welding and machinery assistance Becoming a center of competence for:Becoming a center of competence for: –Photovoltaic installations –VSAT installations

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 19 Financial Sources WITAR’s efficiency: Running costs Running costs Total expenditures = 9%

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 20 Partnerships WITAR signed an agreement with the Diocèse de Ngozi, that is supervising the Lycée Technique Alessandro RossiWITAR signed an agreement with the Diocèse de Ngozi, that is supervising the Lycée Technique Alessandro Rossi Some collaboration with Ngozi UniversitySome collaboration with Ngozi University_______________________________________ Eutelsat donated the VSAT equipement and the connection and it is very responsive to our project needsEutelsat donated the VSAT equipement and the connection and it is very responsive to our project needs

Berlin, Sewing the Digital Divide through School Partnerships p a o l o. b r u n e l l w i t a r. o r g 21 Technicalities Videoconference software: Skype ( software: Skype ( Learning Management System: Moodle ( Management System: Moodle ( Remote Control software: UltraVNC ( Control software: UltraVNC ( Touchtyping learning software: Typingmaster ( learning software: Typingmaster ( Server: Ubuntu Linux LTSP ( Ubuntu Linux LTSP (