YOUR ORGANIZATION IS:
A private or public institution interested in Education as a Human Right. You are opened to embrace Distance Education and Elearning.
YOUR CAUSE IS:
Teaching the world citizens of tomorrow. You believe education should be free and opened to all. You want to eliminate all access barriers, inequalities and literacy gaps.
Suggested Microvolunteering Actions for Education
CREATE
add a wiki or e-dictionary entry for a topic your are knowledgeable about
create a photo or video to help a teacher better convey his message
write a book or academic article summary
create an illustration for a virtual lesson: *meme , *drawing, *graphic
brainstorm plot ideas for educational games and stories
SHARE
lend a book or DVD to a learner
share a free digital resource: *library, *game, *documentary, *website
answer a question about a topic that you are knowledgeable about
post open-source and free access software
ORGANIZE
translate/ proofread 1 page of a: *textbook, *scientific article, * course, *caption/subtitle text
scan and upload a book chapter or an academic article
tag and categorize public domain archives
review an e-lesson and provide feedback to the creator
edit a photo or video
create an audio version of a text content
search the web for a license-free piece of content needed to develop an opened access educational resource: *photo, *video, *article, *illustration
INTERACT
share a message on behalf of an illiterate person
record and share a teacher’s lecture
organize a 1 hour “help with homework” tutoring session for an underprivileged child
engage in an 1 hour conversation with somebody who is studying your native language
Ideas, trends and experiments:
Distance education may be the solution to the huge literacy gap existing in our unequally developed world. The idea is to promote digitalization and the free sharing of knowledge and teaching resources.
Technology already allows us to move the learning experience to non-traditional classroom settings such as libraries, refugee camps or hospitals and clinics.
Furthermore, educational content could be easily displayed on screens placed in high traffic public places such as parks, airports or bus stops.
In this spirit, teachers from disadvantaged communities could be trained through online meetings with academics from different parts of the world.
How to reach remote schools with no internet access
Many schools from around the world are not connected to the internet. Yet these educational institutions could still benefit from distance education. Alternatives to an internet connection:
mobile libraries that tour remote rural communities
free offline and no-data mobile phone applications.
storing educational resources on portable devices. The e-lessons could be saved on cheap laptops, or even recycled mobile phone, ipods and photo cameras.
