domenica 13 dicembre 2020

RD CONGO - COVID-19 : INFORMATION ET COMMUNICATION


Technologie de l'Information et de la Communication pour l'Education RDC COVID-19


Marc-Marie Mutangala



Abstract

The situation that has arisen in the DRC in the management of the crisis in the field of education during the period of lockdown has prompted me to reflect on the potential that technologies offer today. This could sensitize members of the government, officials of structures offering different training courses to take different options to ensure the training of their learners in the different social situations of this country where it is difficult to bring the learner and the tutor together. How to have a different but effective management to organize the training without exposing the learners and the trainers to danger? This question is really topical in the DRC, not only for the last pandemic, but because of all these epidemics that the country is often managing in silence, because of the insecurity that is experienced in several areas of this country and also because of the impossibility of governments to set up training and education spaces in several parts of the country. This can be a motivation and a tool to be exploited to really carry training modules where there is a lack of schools and teachers, but where young Congolese also have the right to be trained. So this disclosure article presents the technological possibilities of today and the education situation in the DRC according to a 2014 report from RESEN.

 

La situation qui s'est vérifié en RDC dans la gestion de la crise dans le domaine de l'enseignement pendant la période de confinement m'a poussé à réfléchir sur les potentialités que les technologies offrent aujourd'hui. Cela pourrait sensibiliser les membres du gouvernement, les responsables des structures offrant différentes formations à prendre des options différentes pour garantir la formation de leurs apprenants dans les différentes situations sociales de ce pays où c'est difficile de réunir l'apprenant et le tuteur. Comment avoir une gestion différente mais efficace pour organiser la formation sans exposer au danger les apprenants et les formateurs ? Cette question est vraiment d'actualité en RDC, pas seulement pour la dernière pandémie, mais à cause de toutes ces épidémies que le pays est en train de gérer souvent en silence, à cause de l'insécurité qui se vit dans plusieurs aires de ce pays et aussi à cause de l'impossibilité des gouvernements à ériger des espaces de formation et d'enseignement dans plusieurs contrées du pays. Cela peut être une motivation et un outils à exploiter pour vraiment porter des modules de formation là où manque école et enseignants, mais où les jeunes Congolais ont aussi droit à être formés. Alors cet article de divulgation présente les possibilités technologiques d'aujourd'hui et la situation de l'éducation en RDC selon un rapport de 2014 du RESEN.

 

La situazione nella RDC nella gestione della crisi nel campo dell'istruzione durante il periodo di reclusione mi ha portato a riflettere sul potenziale che la tecnologia offre oggi. Questo potrebbe sensibilizzare i membri del governo, i responsabili delle strutture che offrono una formazione diversa, a prendere diverse opzioni per garantire la formazione dei loro allievi nelle diverse situazioni sociali di questo paese dove è difficile riunire l'allievo e il tutor. Come avere una gestione diversa ma efficiente per organizzare la formazione senza esporre gli allievi e i formatori a pericoli? La questione è davvero attuale nella RDC, non solo a causa dell'ultima pandemia, ma per tutte queste epidemie che il Paese sta gestendo spesso in silenzio, per l'insicurezza che si sta vivendo in diverse aree del Paese e anche per l'impossibilità dei governi di costruire spazi di formazione e di insegnamento in diverse parti del Paese. Questo può essere una motivazione e uno strumento da sfruttare per portare davvero moduli di formazione dove mancano scuole e insegnanti, ma dove i giovani congolesi hanno anche il diritto di essere formati. Quindi questo articolo di divulgazione presenta le possibilità tecnologiche di oggi e la situazione dell'istruzione nella RDC secondo un rapporto del 2014 della RESEN.

 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344432232_Mutangala_Technologie_de_l'Information_et_de_la_Communication_pour_l'Education_RDC_COVID-19

 

 (PDF) Mutangala Technologie de l'Information et de la Communication pour l'Education RDC COVID-19 (researchgate.net)



 

RDC - ENSEIGNEMENT A DISTANCE


LES NOTIONS DE BASE POUR UN ENSEIGNEMENT À DISTANCE EN RDC ET SITUATION DES TIC

 

Marc-Marie Mutangala

ABSTRACT : La situation de la pandémie a poussé les gouvernements à trouver des modalités pour garantir une certaine continuité dans la formation pour les élèves et les étudiants. Les pays ayant investi dans les NTIC ont eu un appui de qualité pour cette continuité.  En RDC, c'est en s'appuyant sur les médias traditionnels que cette formation a été organisée pour les secteurs de l'enseignement primaire et secondaire.

La situazione pandemica ha spinto i governi a trovare il modo di garantire una certa continuità nella formazione degli alunni e degli studenti. I paesi che hanno investito nelle TIC hanno ricevuto un sostegno qualificato per questa continuità. Nella RDC, è affidandosi ai media tradizionali che questa formazione è stata organizzata per i settori dell'istruzione primaria e secondaria.

The pandemic situation has prompted governments to find ways of ensuring a certain continuity in the education of pupils and students. Countries that have invested in ICTs have received qualified support for this continuity. In DRC, it is by relying on traditional media that this training has been organised for the primary and secondary education sectors.

 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344432221_LES_NOTIONS_DE_BASE_POUR_UN_ENSEIGNEMENT_A_DISTANCE_EN_RDC_ET_SITUATION_DES_TIC



sabato 12 dicembre 2020

CATHOLIC EDUCATION: NEW WEBSITE - NOUVEAU SITE WEB - NUEVO SITO WEB

New website on Catholic Education

We are pleased to let you know that a new website (www.GlobalCatholicEducation.org) is now live with a range of resources for Catholic educators globally as well as alumni of Catholic education. The website is available in English, French, and Spanish. It results from a partnership between UMEC-WUCT and key other organizations (OIEC-IFCU-OMAEC)   engaged in Catholic education at both the K12 and university levels. We encourage you to visit the website, and subscribe to its blog to receive short emails on a weekly basis alerting you of new resources of interest to our community. We also wanted to mention the opportunity to participate in a new webinar series - please check out the events page of the website for details. We hope you will find the website useful and feel free to share any comments you may have on how to improve it. 

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Nouveau site Web sur l'éducation catholique

Nous sommes heureux de vous informer qu'un nouveau site Web (www.GlobalCatholicEducation.org) est maintenant en ligne avec une gamme de ressources pour les éducateurs catholiques du monde entier et les anciens élèves. Le site Web est disponible en anglais, français et espagnol. Il résulte d'un partenariat entre l'UMEC-WUCT et d'autres organisations (OIEC-IFCU-OMAEC) clés engagées dans l'éducation catholique de la maternelle à l'université. Nous vous encourageons à visiter le site Web et à vous abonner à son blog pour recevoir chaque semaine de courts courriels vous alertant de nouvelles ressources d'intérêt pour notre communauté. Nous voulons également mentionner l'opportunité de participer à une nouvelle série de webinaires - veuillez consulter la page des événements du site Web pour plus de détails. Nous espérons que vous trouverez le site Web utile et n'hésitez pas à partager avec nous tout commentaire sur la façon de l'améliorer.

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Nuevo sitio web sobre educación católica

Nos complace informarles que un nuevo sitio web (www.GlobalCatholicEducation.org) ya está disponible con una variedad de recursos para educadores católicos de todo el mundo así como ex alumnos de la educación católica. El sitio web está disponible en inglés, francés y español. Es el resultado de una asociación entre la UMEC-WUCT y otras organizaciones (OIEC-IFCU-OMAEC) clave dedicadas a la educación católica del nivel preescolar a la universidad. Lo alentamos a que visite el sitio web y se suscriba a su blog para recibir breves correos electrónicos semanalmente que lo alertan sobre nuevos recursos de interés para nuestra comunidad. También queríamos mencionar la oportunidad de participar en una nueva serie de seminarios web. Consulte la página de eventos del sitio web para obtener más detalles. Esperamos que el sitio web le resulte útil y se sienta libre para compartir cualquier comentario que pueda tener sobre cómo mejorarlo.

 

venerdì 11 dicembre 2020

AMERICA LATINA Y CARIBE: ¿ESCUELAS ABIERTAS?

 ¿Están preparados los países de América Latina y el Caribe para abrir sus escuelas?

Por Alejandro Vera, Especialista del Programa de Educación en la Oficina Regional de Educación para América Latina y el Caribe (OREALC/UNESCO Santiago) y Alejandro Morduchowicz, Especialista Líder en Educación de la División Educación del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

En todo el mundo, 30 países aún mantienen las escuelas cerradas por la pandemia de la COVID-19 y la mitad de ellos se encuentran en América Latina y el Caribe. 18 países de la región han abierto sus escuelas de manera parcial, ya sea para un nivel educativo, para grados o años específicos o en algún estado o municipio. A la fecha, sólo 8 países en la región tienen todas sus escuelas abiertas.

Estas cifras alertan sobre las dificultades que enfrentan los sistemas educativos para lograr que todos sus estudiantes retomen las clases presenciales y nos lleva a preguntarnos: ¿están preparados? ¿cuáles son las condiciones necesarias para una reapertura segura, exitosa y que no deje a nadie atrás?

A medida que la pandemia obligó a los países a tomar medidas drásticas como el cierre de escuelas, varios organismos e instituciones preocupados por la educación emitieron recomendaciones para asegurar la continuidad educativa y planificar la reapertura de escuelas. Estas se enfocaron, entre otras, en la infraestructura escolar, las condiciones de saneamiento e higiene, los recursos humanos, la disponibilidad de tecnologías de la información y la comunicación y el financiamiento. Contar con todos estos recursos en tiempo y forma es necesario para brindar educación en cualquier contexto, pero la pandemia les ha dado un sentido de urgencia.

El informe Reabrir las escuelas en América Latina y el Caribe: claves, desafíos y dilemas para planificar el retorno seguro a las clases presenciales, que hoy lanzan la Oficina Regional de Educación para América Latina y el Caribe (OREALC/UNESCO Santiago) y la División de Educación del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, se propuso analizar las condiciones estructurales de los países de la región en la disponibilidad y distribución de estos recursos.

Los datos que allí se presentan ayudan a entender en parte las dificultades y desafíos que los sistemas educativos están enfrentando en el proceso de reapertura de escuelas. Los recursos no son el único factor, pero juegan un rol clave.

Saneamiento e higiene

El 16% de las escuelas en América Latina y el Caribe no tienen acceso a agua potable, 28% si nos concentramos en el universo de escuelas rurales. Además, el acceso a este servicio indispensable para cumplir las recomendaciones de higiene también es desigual en los hogares. Por lo tanto, existe un conjunto significativo de niños, niñas y adolescentes que no tienen acceso al agua potable ni en sus hogares ni en las instituciones escolares. Por ejemplo, según datos del estudio TERCE, esta doble privación afecta al 5,5% de las niñas y niños de 3ro y 6to año de primaria pertenecientes al 20% de los hogares más pobres, o al 19,7% de niñas y niños del ámbito rural.

Recursos tecnológicos

Contar con una computadora o tener acceso a internet son variables que han tomado protagonismo en la pandemia. En la región, se estima que 46% de las niñas y niños entre 5 y 12 años viven en hogares sin conexión a internet. Ello equivale a 31 millones de niños y niñas. La disponibilidad de computadoras tampoco es universal y es bastante desigual. Según datos del estudio PISA 2018, entre 70% y 80% de los estudiantes de 15 años pertenecientes al cuartil de mayores ingresos tiene una computadora en sus hogares, mientras que en el primer cuartil solo cuentan con este recurso entre 10% y 20% de los adolescentes.

La situación en las escuelas también presenta carencias. En América Latina y el Caribe, aproximadamente el 62% de las escuelas de nivel primario y el 75% de las escuelas de nivel secundario disponen de equipamiento informático. El acceso a Internet es mucho menos frecuente: Sólo 44% de las escuelas primarias y 66% de las secundarias cuentan con conectividad.

Docentes

Otro desafío es asegurar un número adecuado de docentes en el regreso a clases presenciales. Ellos han sido afectados por la pandemia al igual que toda la población. Algunos forman parte de la población de riesgo, por edad o por condiciones médicas; muchos tienen adultos mayores a su cargo y tienen hijos que tampoco están yendo a la escuela. Además, han tenido que impartir clases remotas sin contar con todos los recursos ni formación necesaria. Implementar las recomendaciones referidas a reducir los grupos de estudiantes puede requerir un número mayor de docentes que la planta actual.

Financiamiento

Los países de la región enfrentan una tensión inédita en materia de recursos financieros. A la vez que se han incrementado las demandas que atender, la difícil situación fiscal de los países de la región pone en dudas la disponibilidad de los recursos. Los primeros indicios sobre la evolución de los presupuestos educativos durante 2020 no indican recortes, pero no hay evidencia que la educación haya sido priorizada por los gobiernos dentro de los paquetes de respuesta económica a la emergencia.

La pandemia ha traído consigo problemas nuevos en la educación, pero también ha puesto en evidencia las carencias y desigualdades que eran y son moneda común en nuestros sistemas educativos. La crisis sanitaria ha golpeado a todos, pero no todos estaban en la misma situación al recibir ese impacto.

Los próximos meses van a ser claves para el futuro de la educación en América Latina y el Caribe. Es necesario seguir trabajando para que el regreso a clases presenciales, cuando las condiciones sanitarias lo permitan, sea una realidad para todos. Para ello, hay que profundizar los diagnósticos, priorizar la planificación y proteger los recursos. Pero más importante aún, debemos lograr que la educación sea un elemento central de las estrategias nacionales de recuperación y así asegurar este derecho a todas las niñas, niños y adolescentes.

 

BLOG | ¿Están preparados los países de América Latina y el Caribe para abrir sus escuelas? (unesco.org)



mercoledì 9 dicembre 2020

UN - HUMAN RIGHTS DAY


 Human Rights Day: 

UN urges better future

 for all after pandemic

Top United Nations officials are urging all to act together in solidarity to recover better from the Covid-19 pandemic by ensuring the rights of all for a more resilient, sustainable and just world.

By Vatican News

 Drawing lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, are calling on all to build a better future for all.   They made the appeal in separate messages for UN Human Rights Day, Thursday.  The theme of this year's observance is, "Recover Better: Stand Up For Human Rights".  

Better world and future after Covid-19

“This Human Rights Day is a call to action - a call for all of us to seize this opportunity and build the world we want,” Bachelet said in her message.  She said the tragedy is followed by an “extraordinary opportunity to recover better”.

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December, the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.  A milestone in the history of human rights, the Declaration set out, for the first time, the fundamental human rights of everyone to be universally protected.

Lessons from pandemic

Bachelet drew four lessons from the pandemic for a better future for all.  Firstly, she called for ending discrimination saying, “if anyone is at risk, everyone is at risk”.  “Discrimination, exclusion and other human rights violations harm us all,” and make all of society more vulnerable.

Another lesson to be learnt from Covid-19, she said, is to reduce widespread inequalities.  Universal social protection, universal health coverage, and other systems for the delivery of fundamental rights,” she pointed out, “are not luxuries.” “They keep societies standing and can shape a more equitable future.”

Thirdly, she encouraged the participation of all, especially young people, in the recovery process. Lastly, Bachelet urged all to increase and intensify efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, which, she said, are a concrete Agenda for universal human rights.  Human rights, she said, “yield fair and resilient societies” and “are the answer to this human crisis”.

She thus called on all to act and work together in order to recover better. With strong solidarity, we can build a world that is more resilient, sustainable and just,” she added.

Putting rights in front and centre

In a separate message, Antonio Guterres also echoed similar views saying, “People and their rights must be front and centre of response and recovery.”  “We need universal, rights-based frameworks like health coverage for all, to beat this pandemic and protect us for the future.” 

He pointed to two fundamental truths that the pandemic has reinforced.  The first is that its violations harm us all.  He said the pandemic “has had a disproportionate impact on vulnerable groups including frontline workers, people with disabilities, older people, women and girls, and minorities.”  “It has thrived because poverty, inequality, discrimination, the destruction of our natural environment and other human rights failures, have created enormous fragilities in our societies.”  The crisis has also provided “a pretext for heavy-handed security responses and repressive measures that curtail civic space and media freedom,” thus undermining human rights.

The other truth, Guterres pointed out, is the crucial need for solidarity and cooperation in fighting the pandemic effectively.   “Divisive approaches, authoritarianism and nationalism,” he stressed, “make no sense against a global threat.”

 Vatican news

https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day




 

SOUTH SUDAN : CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UNDERGO RIGHTS TRAINING

 South Sudan: Children and young people undergo rights training

The UN agency, UNICEF, has conducted training for children and youth in South Sudan’s Diocese of in Tombura-Yambio on the rights and responsibilities of minors.

 

 By Elias Ginana Mangbondo - Tombura-Yambio, South Sudan

 

Children trained in rights and responsibilities will be encouraged to advocate for the rights of other children through a series of radio talk shows.

Diocesan office for the protection of minors

The Diocese of Tombura-Yambio during its first Diocesan Synod held in 2019, created an office for children and youth protection in order to assist parishes, schools and organisations understand and implement the AMECEA (Association of Members Episcopal Conferences) and Diocesan charter for the protection of children and young people. This is in accordance with the Child Act 2008 under the provisions of Article 52(2) as well as Article 85(1) of the Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan, which refers to any human being below the age of 18, as a child.

Veronica Annie Michale, the Coordinator of the Women and Family Department in the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, praised local United Nations officials for collaborating with the Church in the vital task regarding the protection and welfare of children in the Diocese and beyond.

Children advocating for the rights of  other children

Ms Michale further indicated that the UNICEF child protection office in Yambio has managed to train representatives among children in the Diocese. Some of the children and youth will participate in different radio talk shows and advocate for the rights and responsibilities of minors.

“The Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio through the Department of Women and Family is ready and will avail children to  theUN Family and Government programmes for participation in any developmental programmes on child-related fields,” she said.

Bishop Kussala spoke to the children about climate change 

Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, the Bishop of Yambio addressed the children at the Diocesan curia about climate change and urged them to stand firm for their rights. He told them that every child must know that he/she represents millions of other children in South Sudan, and children must consider themselves as essential in the Church and nation.  He urged them to report any challenge or abuse they encounter to reliable authorities for protection.

The Bishop then blessed the children and gave each child a fruit tree seedling to go and plant at their homes. He encouraged the children to become active participants in issues of the environment.


Vatican News

 

 


venerdì 4 dicembre 2020

UNESCO - EDUCATION THIS WEEK (30 November – 4 December 2020)

 





NEW VIDEO TUTORIAL ON GENDER EQUALITY IN LEARNING CITIES

 

UNESCO has produced a video tutorial explaining how gender equality must be prioritized in learning cities to empower women through learning, eliminate gender-based discrimination and foster equitable, inclusive, resilient and sustainable cities. The video is available in the 6 UN languages.

Learning cities advance policies and practices that foster sustainable development, notably through lifelong learning programmes that promote equity, cohesion and peace.


The video tutorial is a part of the series ‘
How to build a learning city, which encourages the creation of thriving learning communities and provides cities with hands-on approaches to better implement policies and guiding documents.

PLAYLIST OF VIDEO MESSAGES AND 2020 GLOBAL EDUCATION DECLARATION

Watch your country’s education Minister or representative commitment to education on the 2020 Global Education Meeting playlist

Watch the explanation video of the 2020 GEM Declaration and read the Declaration (available in numerous languages).

UPCOMING E-EVENTS

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->8 December:
Worldwide virtual launch of TIMSS 2019 results: First look at the results of TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) 2019 and present highlights from the TIMSS 2019 international report.
COVID-19 and implications for learning assessment: Back-to-back following the launch of the TIMSS2019 results as a reminder to all of us of the critical importance of data, evidence and insights generated by large scale learning assessments in improving learning outcomes.

RESOURCES ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE GLOBAL CONVENTION

Last Wednesday (25 Nov), UNESCO organized the celebration of the First Anniversary of the Adoption of the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications regarding Higher Education.
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than 150 participants, including representatives from Norway and Nicaragua, the first two countries to ratify the Convention, among others.

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->A practical guide to recognition: implementing the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications Concerning Higher Education

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->UNESCO laureate harnesses communities to ensure the education of hard-to-reach girls in Kenya

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->School-related gender-based violence impedes inclusive education of good quality

 

 

 

 

 

JUST PUBLISHED

 

Learning to become with the world: education for future survival


Learning assessments in Sub-Saharan Africa: Teaching and Learning Educators’ Network for Transformation

 

 

 

The impact of climate displacement on the right to education

 


Inter-Agency group on TVET newsletter – November 2020

 

AI in education: change at the speed of learning

 

  

Cost Effective Approaches to Improve Global Learning – World Bank publication

 

Translate a Story: A book translation campaign to promote early age reading during COVID-19 crisis

 

 

 

210TH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

The first part of the 210th session of the UNESCO Executive Board is taking place from 2 to 10 December. The Board will open with a plenary session on 2 and 3 December, to be followed by the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations and NGO Committee on 4 December.

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