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itique / Interview - Vicenzo Fazzino , Unesco
QUALITY TRAINING - DISTANCE LEARNING
Last March, the Gabonese state and the UNESCO, in partnership with Airtel, initialed an
agreement on a digital training program. Starting next year, 15,000 students in exam classes will
be tutored throughout the year. Below is the interview with Vincenzo Fazzino - Unesco official.
By
Mayombe Legnongo
Mr. Fazzino, you were one «These students will /BEPC and Final year For them tutors, we must
of the linchpins of this benefit from a real sup- /BAC). These classes will have 100 modules lasting
program. Just a word to port knowing that qua- therefore follow this distance 20 minutes each and which
reposition the interest of lified tutors will back learning program. will constitute a true virtual
the e-education ... them up, and their Only science subjects will library.
Whether in rural or urban skills will be assessed be taught: mathematics,
areas there is a growing throughout the year» physics, ENS biology ... What can we expect for
demand for new educational The ambition is to reach this year ?
contents. We must find a centers located in the nine 15,000 young people and Distance learning will
way to capture «learner's provinces of Gabon. The so allow them to revise enable students to have
attention» and these digital first training workshop was the Fourth year and Final access to high quality
media allow it. Then e- held from 12 to 15 April year tests. contents developed by expe-
learning makes such 2016. rienced review class tea-
contents continuously avai- What are the means chers. These students will
lable. At any time, you Talking about students, used ? benefit from a real support
have access to available who will benefit ? We will have at least a knowing that qualified
learning which contributes One of the objectives of hundred teachers trained tutors will back them up,
to a real democratization this TMG program is to in educational engineering, and their skills will be
of education. Then, by its reduce significantly the in other words, the design assessed throughout the
flexibility and the possibility failure rate of students in of courses. We must also year. I think we shall gene-
for teachers to manage exam classes (Fourth year have 200 tutors who will rate interest among girls
their schedules, it may accompany the students in and reduce significantly the
also be a response to the the use of these contents. rate of academic failure. ■
reintegration of school
youth, whether in classic
or technical curriculum.
We therefore assume that
teachers will be trained ...
Under this program
«Training My Generation-
Gabon 5000» (TMG), a
training center based on
the Avicenna’s approach
was opened. It serves to
strengthen the technical
capacity of teachers to
allow them to produce qua-
lity courses and on a conti-
nuous basis, to make them
capable of adapting to the
new technologies of tea-
ching. Moreover, this center
serves as an educational
HUB network of 11 other
15
QUALITY TRAINING - DISTANCE LEARNING
Last March, the Gabonese state and the UNESCO, in partnership with Airtel, initialed an
agreement on a digital training program. Starting next year, 15,000 students in exam classes will
be tutored throughout the year. Below is the interview with Vincenzo Fazzino - Unesco official.
By
Mayombe Legnongo
Mr. Fazzino, you were one «These students will /BEPC and Final year For them tutors, we must
of the linchpins of this benefit from a real sup- /BAC). These classes will have 100 modules lasting
program. Just a word to port knowing that qua- therefore follow this distance 20 minutes each and which
reposition the interest of lified tutors will back learning program. will constitute a true virtual
the e-education ... them up, and their Only science subjects will library.
Whether in rural or urban skills will be assessed be taught: mathematics,
areas there is a growing throughout the year» physics, ENS biology ... What can we expect for
demand for new educational The ambition is to reach this year ?
contents. We must find a centers located in the nine 15,000 young people and Distance learning will
way to capture «learner's provinces of Gabon. The so allow them to revise enable students to have
attention» and these digital first training workshop was the Fourth year and Final access to high quality
media allow it. Then e- held from 12 to 15 April year tests. contents developed by expe-
learning makes such 2016. rienced review class tea-
contents continuously avai- What are the means chers. These students will
lable. At any time, you Talking about students, used ? benefit from a real support
have access to available who will benefit ? We will have at least a knowing that qualified
learning which contributes One of the objectives of hundred teachers trained tutors will back them up,
to a real democratization this TMG program is to in educational engineering, and their skills will be
of education. Then, by its reduce significantly the in other words, the design assessed throughout the
flexibility and the possibility failure rate of students in of courses. We must also year. I think we shall gene-
for teachers to manage exam classes (Fourth year have 200 tutors who will rate interest among girls
their schedules, it may accompany the students in and reduce significantly the
also be a response to the the use of these contents. rate of academic failure. ■
reintegration of school
youth, whether in classic
or technical curriculum.
We therefore assume that
teachers will be trained ...
Under this program
«Training My Generation-
Gabon 5000» (TMG), a
training center based on
the Avicenna’s approach
was opened. It serves to
strengthen the technical
capacity of teachers to
allow them to produce qua-
lity courses and on a conti-
nuous basis, to make them
capable of adapting to the
new technologies of tea-
ching. Moreover, this center
serves as an educational
HUB network of 11 other
15
