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[[User:Veronicah | Veronicah Wangui]]

I have been working on Digital learning in emergencies and I have added an article on Digital learning in emergencies#Accessible Digital Learning in Emergencies. This article describes the guidelines required when creating digital learning resources in emergencies so as to ensure they are accessible for all children with and without disabilities without causing the digital divide due to the disabilities. The article offers guidance on how to create content for people with different types of impairments including visual, hearing, physical, language, and cognitive impairments.

Biography

Veronicah Wangui @2022

I am Veronicah Wambui Wangui, born and raised in Kiambu County, Kenya. An ambitious, self driven and proactive African woman. I am working to grow myself personally and professionally in the Humanitarian context. I have very few years of experience but working hard to meet my dreams and aspirations of being a global expert in maters of education and child protection.

Work Experience

I have 4 years of experience in working within the education programming and humanitarian context. I am currently working as a Project Manager-Inclusive Education at Humanity & Inclusion formerly known as Handicap International and INGOs which supports people with disabilities. My role revolves around managing and providing technical support to matters of inclusion as well as a lead in advocacy of rights of persons with disabilities inline with the UNCRPD through the HI/LWF consortium funded by ECHO. My previous role was an Inclusive Education Officer at HI where I worked hands-on with the learners with disabilities to provide support as well as building the capacities of teachers in line with the Teacher Professions Development approach in inclusive education and individualized support to children with disabilities enrolled in school.

Previously, I have worked as an inclusive education teacher at Kambui Secondary School for the hearing impaired. My main role was teaching English and Literature as well as Kenya Sign Language to the learners in the schools. My scope of work focused on all learners from form one to form four in both the academic and extracurricular activities. I trained and coached the girls handball team where we represented the school from the zonal to national sporting activities and sometimes came back with medals. Having a passion for culture, I supported the drama club under the guidance of Esther Makena as the lead Music and Drama teacher in the school.

Education Background

Masters Degree in Education, Special Needs, Kenyatta University, Ongoing

Bachelors Degree in Education Arts with Special Needs, Maasai Mara University, 2014

Certificate of Advanced Studied-Digital Education in Emergencies, University of Geneva, 2022

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, Karinga Girls High School, 2013

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, Vickmerry Primary School, 2009

Links

LinkedIn- Veronicah Wambui

Unige Moodle- Veronicah Wangui

Module 4: Open education in emergencies contexts: comparative and international perspective

Open Educational Resource

Learning outcomes:

By the end of the module, the earners should be able to:

·        Critically define OER and its scope

·        Describe the polices that advocate for Open Education Resources

·        Understand the aims and objectives of OER

Time necessary: 30 Hours

Description:

·        Activity 1: OER and its scope

·        Activity 2: Policies advocating for OER

·        Activity 3: Aims and objectives of OER

1. Activity 1: OER and its scope

Time: 5^th May 2022 4-7pm Gnv

Learning outcomes:

By the end of the session, the learners should be able to:

Define:

o  OER

o  ICT

o  Open license

Identify the stakeholder involved in OER

Detailed description:

Read articles on open learning developed by UNESCO

Download OER resource book and map out the stakeholder involved

Group discussion on OER resources available in Kenya

Personal study

2. Activity 2: Policies advocating for OER

Time: 12^th May 2022 4-7pm Gnv

Learning outcomes:

By the end of the session, the learners should be able to:

·        Identify international statement supporting OER

·        Highlight existing declarations and guidelines on OER

Detailed description:

Read through the following article on statements supporting OER

Research on existing guidelines and declarations on OER

Watch the video on OER

3. Activity 3: Aims and objectives of OER

Time: 19 May 2022 4-7pm Gnv

Learning outcomes:

By the end of the session, the learner should:

·        Identify the 5 objectives of OER

·        State the recommendations put in place to address each of the OER objective

Learning outcomes:

Read and take notes form the OER resource

Research on the recommendations as provided by UNESCO

Share experience on steps Kenya is making towards realizing OER

4. Activity 4: Assessment and evaluation

At the end of the course training, the teachers will gain a badge which is shown below:

Course completion badge