Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF)’s Post

Teaching for impact and sustainable change? Have just been asked about materials relating to Sustainable Development Goals. I have recommended looking at the material developed by the two world associations for Guiding and Guiding, WAGGGS and WOSM, in cooperation with FAO. They are know as the YUNGA-UN badges and we have yet to implement this program material in Denmark (note 'yet' - I may pick up this challenge in future). We are talking a lot about crisis preparedness - and I believe we owe to students to develop their capacity to analyse and act when confronted with crisis situations on the ground. 'Crisis' can refer to flooding of the kind we have seen in Central Europe this month. But it can also involve humanitarian crises such as the situation for Syrian refugees in 2015, Ukrainian refugees in 2022 or Palestinian refugees in 2024. Or perhaps a pandemic - a type of crisis familiar to all since 2020. To train crisis preparedness, we developed a dilemma game for the international scout and guide camp Roverway 2024. This tested participants' ability to analyse a crisis situation and make a decision, often based on scarce information, if any at all (this did challenge some participants). This game came out of our conversations in the WAGGGS Europe Crisis Support Team, as well as my interviews with 10 Polish volunteers engaged in 'Ukraine Action'. In two weeks I shall test the game on a group of BA students from Language & International Studies. Because students who aim for a career in international organisations, diplomacy, security or global NGOs need practical experience with decision making in crisis situations. If the experiment works, we may want to develop the game further. Just today I got some inspiration on possible ways of working with scenarios for the future. The crisis game is not available online, but you can access the YUNGA material. This is very good - highlighting important themes relating to sustainability. And it is there for you to use in IB classrooms, Folk High Schools, civil society trainings etc. So let's start thinking and acting for the future :)

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Tomorrow I'll be speaking at the (online) Qwak Infer conference. I'll be sharing a bit of the scientific-GenAI and the engineering-MLOps challenges we deal with at LSports. 500 already signed, but it's online, so its easy to scale. If you want to join, the link is in the first comment! *Presentation is in English.

There was a glaring skills divide between Kenyan TVET participants and other global participants in the recently concluded World skills competition. Quoting a reporter in a Kenyan news channel "it was soon evident Kenya and other African countries had a lot of catching up to do with the rest of the competitors especially from Asian and European countries". There's this fascinating biblical story about Joshua and his counterparts going to spy the land they were to occupy. Joshua's and Caleb's perspectives were positive, but their counterparts saw giants in the land and equated themselves to grasshoppers. This story ties well with Kenya's lackluster at the competition. TVETs need to decide what to do from here henceforth. It is either we adopt a 'can-do' mentality and engage world leaders to improve our curricula, learning systems and teaching methods, or, recoil and feel sorry for ourselves. We can also opt to continue ignoring global advancements and continue in our stone age technologies. The ball is in our court. Bottom up is the way to go. Growing skills from a young age should be the focus and the Competency Based Curriculum offers a great platform for that to happen. Let's not loose sight of what we can achieve with a positive attitude. Kenya School of TVET Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA) Kenya #Worldskillscompetition #worldskills #TVET #Kenya #Competence

𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 At EduFest Africa 2024, we will be hosting 6 panelists who will be discussing important topics like: 📍 How students can leverage social media for networking and career opportunities. 📍 How educators can rekindle their lost passion for education. 📍 The Flipped Classroom Model: How teachers can embrace blended learning for effective teaching outcomes in education. 📍 Practical strategies teachers and students can implement to maintain a healthy work-life balance and optimize time management in the classroom. • How to leverage social media in building a profitable brand. …and lots more. Without any iota of doubt, EduFest Africa 2024 is going to cause a great shift in the educational sector. You don't want to be told how impactful the event was. You want to participate and experience the shift. Click the registration link right away and reserve your seat. Register now: https://lnkd.in/dmrEAFPF #Education #EduFestAfrica2024 #ReimaginingEducation #EmpoweringEducators

𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 At EduFest Africa 2024, we will be hosting 6 panelists who will be discussing important topics like: 📍 How students can leverage social media for networking and career opportunities. 📍 How educators can rekindle their lost passion for education. 📍 The Flipped Classroom Model: How teachers can embrace blended learning for effective teaching outcomes in education. 📍 Practical strategies teachers and students can implement to maintain a healthy work-life balance and optimize time management in the classroom. • How to leverage social media in building a profitable brand. …and lots more. Without any iota of doubt, EduFest Africa 2024 is going to cause a great shift in the educational sector. You don't want to be told how impactful the event was. You want to participate and experience the shift. Click the registration link right away and reserve your seat. Register now: https://lnkd.in/dgwxBkDm #Education #EduFestAfrica2024 #ReimaginingEducation #EmpoweringEducators

𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 At EduFest Africa 2024, we will be hosting 6 panelists who will be discussing important topics like: 📍 How students can leverage social media for networking and career opportunities. 📍 How educators can rekindle their lost passion for education. 📍 The Flipped Classroom Model: How teachers can embrace blended learning for effective teaching outcomes in education. 📍 Practical strategies teachers and students can implement to maintain a healthy work-life balance and optimize time management in the classroom. • How to leverage social media in building a profitable brand. …and lots more. Without any iota of doubt, EduFest Africa 2024 is going to cause a great shift in the educational sector. You don't want to be told how impactful the event was. You want to participate and experience the shift. Click the registration link right away and reserve your seat. Register now: https://lnkd.in/enksHfEi #Education #EduFestAfrica2024 #ReimaginingEducation #EmpoweringEducators

𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 At EduFest Africa 2024, we will be hosting 6 panelists who will be discussing important topics like: 📍 How students can leverage social media for networking and career opportunities. 📍 How educators can rekindle their lost passion for education. 📍 The Flipped Classroom Model: How teachers can embrace blended learning for effective teaching outcomes in education. 📍 Practical strategies teachers and students can implement to maintain a healthy work-life balance and optimize time management in the classroom. • How to leverage social media in building a profitable brand. …and lots more. Without any iota of doubt, EduFest Africa 2024 is going to cause a great shift in the educational sector. You don't want to be told how impactful the event was. You want to participate and experience the shift. Click the registration link right away and reserve your seat. Register now: https://lnkd.in/dj7B3nM2 #Education #EduFestAfrica2024 #ReimaginingEducation #EmpoweringEducators

𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 At EduFest Africa 2024, we will be hosting 6 panelists who will be discussing important topics like: 📍 How students can leverage social media for networking and career opportunities. 📍 How educators can rekindle their lost passion for education. 📍 The Flipped Classroom Model: How teachers can embrace blended learning for effective teaching outcomes in education. 📍 Practical strategies teachers and students can implement to maintain a healthy work-life balance and optimize time management in the classroom. • How to leverage social media in building a profitable brand. …and lots more. Without any iota of doubt, EduFest Africa 2024 is going to cause a great shift in the educational sector. You don't want to be told how impactful the event was. You want to participate and experience the shift. Click the registration link right away and reserve your seat. Register now: https://lnkd.in/eByWAa7B #Education #EduFestAfrica2024 #ReimaginingEducation #EmpoweringEducators