Barb Bates. Technology Partnership Developing digital literacy & Connecting schools globally In Kenya!

KENYA 2013A WORLD OF

OPPORTUNITIES

SERVICE…TEACHING…BUILDING GLOBAL CONNECTIONS…VISITING PROFESSOR… MOUNTAIN TREK…

GAME PARK SAFARIBarb Bates

Technology Partnership

Developing digital literacy & Connecting schools globally In Kenya!

Brief history…2010

DeVry offered hardware, students, expertise, financial support, logistical support, and potentially much more

“Doing well by doing good”

2010: Our BIG shipment

• Shipped 300 computers from DeVry

• Students and teachers at DeVry develop install disc for Ubuntu OS and Edubuntu educational suite.

2013 Team

Riki and EliTiffany and Julie

John and Barb

Kim

Riki and Amos

Meru, Kenya!

Central Highlands/ Mt. Kenya Region

Agricultural heart of Kenya

Bustling towns and crossroads

Kenya Methodist University – our host

Computer labs at KeMU

Intro to combined classes

Big surprise – Progress!

• Planned to teach 2 basic courses.

• But 35 of 52 teachers had mastered basics and needed advanced experience.

• Developed advanced program on-the-fly: Teaching with projects, Rachel, and cross cultural teams.

Advanced course

• Finding and evaluating online resources

• How to guide students to online resources

• Integrate computer and online resources into curriculum

• “Rachel” for schools without internet

Basic course: 21st century teaching and computer skills

Teachers learn about computers, MS Word, excel, & powerPoint via

Intel TEACH program

We also taught critical thinking, and student-centered teaching techniques

Helping teachers create their PowerPoint about a favorite student

From 0-60 in four days!

A weekend break on Mt. Kenya

19,000 ft. – we hiked to 11,000.

Week 2 School visits and teaching students

• To check on donated computers and equipment

• See what students were doing with computers

• Demonstrate use of DeVry’s donated projectors

Primary school with new projector from DeVry

Students at rural school getting donated Nokero solar lightbulbs

After teaching and school visits…

• SAFARI!

Elephants

ZEBRAS

RHINOS AND GAZELLES

WARTHOG FAMILY

CHEETAHS

Big Kitty

GIRAFFES

Mom and baby Gerenuk

Baby elephant drinking from River

LIONS!

End of our SAFARI

Back to the game lodge

What a memorable adventure!

Join us next year… for the opportunity of a lifetime!

• Serve• Teach• Hike• Explore• Safari• Connect• Learn

Jambo Bwana

• Jambo, Jambo Bwana, habari gani? • Mzuri sana!• Wageni mwakaribishwa, • Kenya yetu, hakuna matata.

• Hello, Hello Mister, how are you? Very well!Visitors you are welcome, in our Kenya there is no problem.