1. The Global Teacher Crisis
meeting the challenge through new technologies and new modes of teaching and learning
Bob Moon
The Open University
12th Cambridge International Conference on Open and Distance Learning,
Friday 28th September 2007

2. Nigeria

3. Nigeria

4. Nigeria

7. Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers
Adopted by the Special Intergovernmental Conference on the Status of Teachers, Paris, 5th October 1966
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

9. Half of existing teachers in Sub-Saharan Africa are untrained
Sub-Saharan Africa needs four million new teachers
Half of existing teachers in Sub-Saharan Africa are untrained
Teacher salary and status are in free-fall

10. Poor resources
Poor retention
Poor CPD

11. HIV/AIDS
Corruption

12. in South African Rural Communities
Emerging Voices
A Report on Education
in South African Rural Communities
Researched for the
Nelson Mandela Foundation
by the HSRC
and the EPC

13. Assertions:
“Bricks and mortar” institutions insufficient for 21st century needs
Most training will be school based
Most training must be practically focussed
Potential of new communication technologies must be recognised

15. Nigeria

17. Venezuela

19. Eastern Cape

23. TESSA Countries Ghana Kenya Nigeria Rwanda South Africa Sudan Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia

24. Africa Have Your Say
Teacher Swap
Story Story
African Perspectives

26. Free higher education for everyone

27. Ghana

29. The Open University, Tanzania
The Open University, Sudan

30. Tidal wave in which convergent technologies and broadband accelerate peer-to-peer communication and user-generated content

31. Grassroots revolution of:
Connectivity
Coalition
Collaboration
Creativity

32. How can ODLs / OERs “today” rejuvenate work-based professional learning?

33. Can new forms of interactivity displace the term “distance” from the ODL lexicon?

34. How can we grasp these new opportunities for ODL / OERs to make us (this community here in Cambridge) centre stage in educational reform?

36. Nigeria

37. Nigeria