CAS Digital Learning in Emergencies (2022-23)/module4-SalemAlhammadi
Module 4 Salem's page
Introduction
This page is the project for model 4 of Digital learning in emergency CAS for Salem
Overview of the project
The project is a higher education project, located in the capital city of Afghanistan, Kabul. The global goal of the project is to train and educate Afghani to create a new generation of leaders who are able to lead and manage the state institutions effectively. The main audience of the project is young afghani youth between 21 to 25.
Context of the project
According to the fragile state index, Afghanistan is considered one of the most fragile states, which means that the state institutions cannot fulfill their duties and obligations and lack the human resources to run those institutions. Moreover, the country is lacking financial resources and suffers from decades of wars. Yet, the government is controlled by a group considered to have very narrow perspectives of tolerance and the acceptance of different points of view. Additionally, the country is threatened to fall into a new civil war. Moreover, the country is suffering from economic sanctions and is one of the most affected by climate change, in addition to being a landlocked country, which means it has no maritime borders and must depend on its neighbors for importing and exporting.
Objectives &Outcomes
Global:
1- To train and educate Afghani to create a new generation of leaders who are able to lead and manage the state institutions effectively.
Local:
1- The ability to understand, and develop flexible foreign policy, and manage the relationship with the regional power
2- The ability to build a modern economy that is utilizing its local comparative advantage
Outcomes:
1- Understand the situation in the country from different aspects
2- Identify the main challenges either local, regional, or global
3- Design and manage realistic national projects
4- Identify the strengths to use them, and the limitations to avoid them
Project Structure
The project will last for 3 years and cover 6 semesters, each semester will last for 5 months. In each semester there will be 5 courses. Each course covers different topics, some topics will have only one session, and another topic might have up to 8 sessions.
Open Education Activites
The following sections illustrate how the program will be an open education program at the level of the session. Open education will cover two sides. It will use open education resources as a part of student's education and learning. The other side is that students' work, reports, research, and reflections will be published online, under the open educational recourses policy. I would like to emphasize that open education will not be taught as a concept, but open education as a methodology will be used to teach students certain topics, and at the same time to make the students experience open education by participating in promoting the concept through publishing their work online under open educational resources policy as mentioned above.
Learning outcomes:
1- To search and find relevant online open educational resources.
2- Sharing the work using online means as an open educational resource.
Expected time: 25 Hours
Detailed Description:
1- Read the attached resource from UNESCO that defines open education resources.
2- Read the second attachment that discusses the challenges of open education in higher education.
3- Explore the third attachment to find different open educational resources.
4- Find an academic resource that discusses one of the following topics that we already discussed during our sessions:
- History of political thoughts
- Peace and conflicts
- Political actors
- International affairs theories: Realism
- International affairs theories: Liberalism
5- Discover and analyze one resource that interests you.
6- Produce a written, video, or audio reflection for the chosen material, and publish it online as an open educational resource.
Resources
1- UNESCO Open Education Resources
2- Opportunities and challenges for higher education
3- Open Educational Resources: Where to Find
4- Commons: website for finding and sharing open resources and materials
Tools for publications
You may use one of the following methods to publish your work. However, the following methods are merely suggestions, and you may add any other methods that you find it suitable as long as it is online, accessible, and free.
1- YouTube video
2- Wikipedia
3- Podcast apps
4- Personal blogs
5- Social apps such as Twitter, Facebook, etc…
6- Commons network
7- Khan Academy
Activities
| Activity | Time to Finish | Evaluation | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading first resources | 4 Hours | Quiz | Open education badge/ Novice |
| Reading second resources | 6 Hours | Quiz | Open education badge/ Intermediate |
| Produce a reflection on one selected ed material | 15 Hours | Reflection | Open education badge/ Contributor |