TY - RPRT TI - Recommendations Report for Technology and CPD for Secondary School Leaders and Teachers in Sierra Leone AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AB - An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/ CN - opendeved.1067 DA - 2023/12/31/T00:00:00.000Z PY - 2023 LA - en PB - Open Development & Education UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/IMCM84F3 KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - JOUR TI - Introduction of an EdTech intervention to support learning of foundational skills in Sierra Leone: policy, teacher, and community perspectives AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Pitchford, Nicola J. T2 - Frontiers in Education AB - Background Like many other countries, Sierra Leone faces significant challenges with primary education resulting in many children leaving primary school without acquiring basic foundational skills. To address these challenges, an educational technology (EdTech) intervention was implemented in 20 primary schools located in two marginalized districts in Sierra Leone. While this EdTech intervention has been shown to raise learning outcomes, little is known about the impacts on the broader education ecosystem. This paper investigates how this EdTech intervention might address some the challenges faced with primary education in Sierra Leone, by examining policy, teacher, and community perspectives. Method A mixed methods approach was employed which included a policy mapping exercise, a survey of teachers training needs in supporting the development of foundational skills with grade 1 learners, an interview with teachers after they had delivered the EdTech intervention to garner their perceptions and experiences of using the technology in their class, and focus groups with teachers and other community members to gain insights into how the EdTech intervention had been received. Results Findings from the policy mapping exercise and quantitative data from the survey of teacher training needs were triangulated with qualitative data from the interviews and focus groups. Four key themes emerged relating to the effective and sustained use of this EdTech intervention to support the acquisition of foundational skills by primary school children in Sierra Leone: (1) the need for continued teacher professional development, (2) the use of English as the language of instruction, (3) access to the technology by children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and (4) the importance of active community engagement in supporting the intervention. Discussion Collectively, results indicated that the EdTech intervention employed in this study aligned well to the education policy in Sierra Leone. Enhanced teacher training is needed, especially in using English as the language of instruction, and continued community engagement is essential for scaling the intervention effectively and ensuring that all children, including those with SEND, access the technology at primary school. These results have implications for other EdTech intervention deployed in resource-poor settings to enhance learning of foundational skills. DA - 2023/05/12/ PY - 2023 DO - 10.3389/feduc.2023.1069857 DP - DOI.org (Crossref) VL - 8 SP - 1069857 J2 - Front. Educ. SN - 2504-284X ST - Introduction of an EdTech intervention to support learning of foundational skills in Sierra Leone UR - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2023.1069857/full Y2 - 2023/11/22/13:20:44 ER - TY - RPRT TI - Tich Mi Ar Tich Dem Open Development & Education and EducAid Sierra Leone AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Mason-Sesay, Miriam AB - An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/ CN - opendeved.1060 DA - 2023/02/18/T00:00:00.000Z PY - 2023 LA - en PB - Open Development & Education UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/X2GZ7KUT KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - BLOG TI - Tich Mi Ar Tich Dem - Open Development & Education AU - Walker, Hannah AU - Tegha, Ghislaine AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - McBurnie, Hannah Walker, Ghislaine Tegha, Anne-Fleur Lurvink and Chris AB - Over the past two decades, Sierra Leone has faced a series of shocks: a civil war, landslides, Ebola, and the COVID-19 pandemic. These shocks have aggravated the learning crisis that the country’s education system faces—and dramatically increased the pressure on teachers to deliver high-quality support to children. In this context, the Ministry of Basic and DA - 2022/03/31/T14:57:55+00:00 PY - 2022 LA - en-GB UR - https://opendeved.net/2022/03/31/tich-mi-ar-tich-dem/, https://opendeved.net/2022/03/31/tich-mi-ar-tich-dem/ Y2 - 2022/12/21/20:43:51 ER - TY - BLOG TI - Tich Mi Ar Tich Dem - Open Development & Education AU - Walker, Hannah AU - Tegha, Ghislaine AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - McBurnie, Hannah Walker, Ghislaine Tegha, Anne-Fleur Lurvink and Chris AB - Over the past two decades, Sierra Leone has faced a series of shocks: a civil war, landslides, Ebola, and the COVID-19 pandemic. These shocks have aggravated the learning crisis that the country’s education system faces—and dramatically increased the pressure on teachers to deliver high-quality support to children. In this context, the Ministry of Basic and DA - 2022/03/31/T14:57:55+00:00 PY - 2022 LA - en-GB UR - https://opendeved.net/2022/03/31/tich-mi-ar-tich-dem/, https://opendeved.net/2022/03/31/tich-mi-ar-tich-dem/ Y2 - 2023/11/09/19:30:24 ER - TY - RPRT TI - No teacher is an island AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Godwin, Katie AU - Mason-Sesay, Miriam AB - An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/ CN - opendeved.1059 DA - 2022/10/31/T00:00:00.000Z PY - 2022 LA - en PB - Open Development & Education UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/7374M339 KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - BLOG TI - No teacher is an Island - Open Development & Education AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Bokamba, Tania Elena Megogo AU - Mason, Miriam AU - Godwin, Katie AU - Godwin, Anne-Fleur Lurvink, Tania Elena Megogo Bokamba, Miriam Mason and Katie Godwin, Anne-Fleur Lurvink, Tania Elena Megogo Bokamba, Miriam Mason and Katie AB - When we step into the head-teacher’s office in one of our project schools, Foday, the facilitator comes in and greets us. He asks us to be patient while they sort out lunch for the children and get the teachers together. We sit back and relax, and watch the hundreds of learners receive their rice DA - 2022/10/31/T11:48:36+00:00 PY - 2022 LA - en-GB UR - https://opendeved.net/2022/10/31/no-teacher-is-an-island/, https://opendeved.net/2022/10/31/no-teacher-is-an-island/ Y2 - 2023/11/09/19:29:49 ER - TY - BLOG TI - ‘Tich Mi Ar Tich Dem’: Designing a low-cost and scalable teacher professional development in Sierra Leone AU - Walker, Hannah AU - Tegha, Ghislaine AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - McBurnie, Chris T2 - Open Development & Education AB - Reading Time: 4 minutes Over the past two decades, Sierra Leone has faced a series of shocks: a civil war, landslides, Ebola, and the COVID-19 pandemic. These shocks have aggravated the learning crisis that the country’s education system faces—and dramatically increased the pressure on teachers to deliver high-quality support to children. In this context, the Ministry of Basic and […] DA - 2022/// PY - 2022 LA - en-GB ST - ‘Tich Mi Ar Tich Dem’ UR - https://opendeved.net/2022/03/31/tich-mi-ar-tich-dem-designing-a-low-cost-and-scalable-teacher-professional-development-in-sierra-leone/ Y2 - 2022/08/23/07:18:41 KW - _C:Sierra Leone SLE ER - TY - RPRT TI - ‘Tich Mi Ar Tich Dem’: Designing a low-cost and scalable teacher professional development in Sierra Leone AU - Walker, Hannah AU - Tegha, Ghislaine AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - McBurnie, Chris AB - An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/ CN - opendeved.1058 DA - 2022/03/31/T00:00:00.000Z PY - 2022 LA - en PB - Open Development & Education UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/E98S2AG2 KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - RPRT TI - Module 0. Kick-Off of the EdTech Fellowship AU - Walker, Hannah AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Moustafa, Nariman AU - Macharia, Grace AU - Haßler, Björn AB - This resource is an output of the Open Development & Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/. CN - 1000 DA - 2023/// PY - 2023 LA - en M3 - EdTech Fellowship PB - Open Development & Education SN - 2 UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/QXXKBQ36 KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - RPRT TI - Module 1. Defining and understanding your ‘people’ and user base. AU - Walker, Hannah AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Moustafa, Nariman AU - Macharia, Grace AU - Haßler, Björn AB - This resource is an output of the Open Development & Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/. CN - 1001 DA - 2023/// PY - 2023 LA - en M3 - EdTech Fellowship PB - Open Development & Education SN - 3 UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/H69XC2JZ KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - RPRT TI - Module 2: Building a pedagogically effective EdTech intervention AU - Walker, Hannah AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Moustafa, Nariman AU - Macharia, Grace AU - Haßler, Björn AB - This resource is an output of the Open Development & Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/. CN - 1002 DA - 2023/// PY - 2023 LA - en M3 - EdTech Fellowship PB - Open Development & Education SN - 4 UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/AJP6VS9V KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - RPRT TI - Module 4: Diagnosing adaptive challenges AU - Moustafa, Nariman AU - Walker, Hannah AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Macharia, Grace AU - Haßler, Björn AB - This resource is an output of the Open Development & Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/. CN - 1006 DA - 2023/// PY - 2023 LA - en M3 - EdTech Fellowship PB - Open Development & Education SN - 8 UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/8XK73WT2 KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - RPRT TI - Module 3: Assessing readiness for EdTech in your education system AU - Walker, Hannah AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Moustafa, Nariman AU - Macharia, Grace AU - Haßler, Björn AB - This resource is an output of the Open Development & Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/. CN - 1003 DA - 2023/// PY - 2023 LA - en M3 - EdTech Fellowship PB - Open Development & Education SN - 5 UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/AWA68B85 KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - RPRT TI - Module 3: Case Study Evidence Pack AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Walker, Hannah AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Moustafa, Nariman AU - Macharia, Grace AU - Haßler, Björn AB - This resource is an output of the Open Development & Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/. CN - 1004 DA - 2023/// PY - 2023 LA - en M3 - EdTech Fellowship PB - Open Development & Education SN - 6 UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/HWZZM9RE KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - RPRT TI - Module 3: Case Study Scenarios AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Walker, Hannah AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Moustafa, Nariman AU - Macharia, Grace AU - Haßler, Björn AB - This resource is an output of the Open Development & Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/. CN - 1005 DA - 2023/// PY - 2023 LA - en M3 - EdTech Fellowship PB - Open Development & Education SN - 7 UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/5U7R837W KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - RPRT TI - Tich Me Ar Tich Dem — Inception Report AU - Haßler, Björn AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Adam, Taskeen AU - Blower, Tom AB - Our research addresses the Sierra Leonean government’s need to optimise and validate an effective model for in-service TPD. As noted, a distributed TPD model is favoured (building on the World Bank’s Free Education project and the Sierra Leone Education Attendance Monitoring System (SLEAMS), using a ‘one-tablet-per-school’ (OTPS) model). Evidence indicates that this low-tech approach to TPD can improve learning outcomes in emergencies (⇡Haßler, et al., 2019). In contrast, COVID-19 interventions that focus on ‘remote learning for children’ are catastrophically failing (⇡Asadullah, 2020; ⇡Asanov, et al., 2020; ⇡BRAC, 2020; ⇡Le Nestour, et al., 2020; ⇡Uwezo Kenya, 2020). Our research provides crucial and timely evidence to shore up current government plans for a scalable, effective TPD intervention. Our research identifies whether this TPD model addresses the needs of rural / disadvantaged teachers. Our study focuses on a sample of teachers and students from schools in rural / semi-rural areas to understand whether and how school-based TPD initiatives promote student learning (as an alternative to traditional centralised and cascade models). Such traditional models are severely disrupted by COVID-19, highlighting our study’s relevance to education continuity in emergencies. CN - 0269 CY - Freetown, Sierra Leone DA - 2022/01/01/ PY - 2022 LA - en M3 - Tich Me Ar Tich Dem Output PB - OpenDevEd SN - 1 UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/3RTBA9FR KW - Author:OpenDevEd KW - AuthorFirst:Haßler KW - _bjoern_cv KW - _r:AddedByZotZen KW - _yl:b ER - TY - RPRT TI - Teaching and Learning of Mathematics in the Context of the National Numeracy Programme in Malawi: Findings from a Rapid In-depth Qualitative Study AU - Correa de Oliveira, André AU - Kanyoza, Charity AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Boilo, Violet AU - Kadzamira, Esme AU - Haßler, Björn DA - 2023/01// PY - 2023 LA - en M3 - Working Paper PB - EdTech Hub UR - https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/B8SQMMBA KW - _forthcoming KW - _r:AddedByZotZen ER - TY - RPRT TI - EdTech Fellowship – Course Syllabus AU - Haßler, Björn AU - Walker, Hannah AU - Moustafa, Nariman AU - Macharia, Grace AU - Adam, Taskeen AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - McBurnie, Chris AB - This resource is an output of the Open Development & Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/. CN - 0288 DA - 2023/04/30/ PY - 2023 LA - en M3 - EdTech Fellowship PB - Open Development & Education SN - 1 UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/UH95PISR KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByZotZen KW - _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - RPRT TI - Introduction to Design Challenges AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Hassan, Mustafa Syed AU - Moustafa, Nariman AU - Walker, Hannah AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Macharia, Grace AU - Haßler, Björn AB - This resource is an output of the Open Development & Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/. CN - 1007 DA - 2023/// PY - 2023 LA - en M3 - EdTech Fellowship PB - Open Development & Education SN - 9 UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/QN8H4FZC KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - RPRT TI - Empathising with Education Stakeholders AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Hassan, Mustafa Syed AU - Moustafa, Nariman AU - Walker, Hannah AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Macharia, Grace AU - Haßler, Björn AB - This resource is an output of the Open Development & Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/. CN - 1008 DA - 2023/// PY - 2023 LA - en M3 - EdTech Fellowship PB - Open Development & Education SN - 10 UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/MEUD7KNF KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - RPRT TI - User Journey Mapping and Ideation AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Hassan, Mustafa Syed AU - Moustafa, Nariman AU - Walker, Hannah AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Macharia, Grace AU - Haßler, Björn AB - This resource is an output of the Open Development & Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/. CN - 1009 DA - 2023/// PY - 2023 LA - en M3 - EdTech Fellowship PB - Open Development & Education SN - 11 UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/HEFZPBXX KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - RPRT TI - Prototyping AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Hassan, Mustafa Syed AU - Moustafa, Nariman AU - Walker, Hannah AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Macharia, Grace AU - Haßler, Björn AB - This resource is an output of the Open Development & Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/. CN - 1010 DA - 2023/// PY - 2023 LA - en M3 - EdTech Fellowship PB - Open Development & Education SN - 12 UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/JMUFCDN3 KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - RPRT TI - Teacher Retention and Mobility in Sierra Leone: What factors contribute to teachers' motivation to stay or leave schools? AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Mansaray, Kabiru AU - Kamara, Josephine AU - Khanu, AlimamyJames AU - Cameron, Emma AU - Godwin, Katie AU - Haßler, Björn AB - An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org CN - 0168 DA - 2023/06/16/ PY - 2023 LA - en PB - EdTech Hub UR - https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/CQ8JNCH8 KW - _r:AddedByZotZen ER - TY - BLOG TI - Where do teachers go, and where do they stay? AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Espinoza-Revollo, Patricia AU - Ali, Yusuf AU - Garrod, Oliver AU - Atherton, Paul AU - Mackintosh, Alasdair AU - Ramirez, Ana AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AU - Haßler, Björn AU - Godwin, Katie DA - 2023/03// PY - 2023 UR - https://edtechhub.org/2023/03/22/where-do-teachers-go-and-where-do-they-stay/ ER - TY - RPRT TI - What are the enablers and barriers for effective School-Based Teacher Professional Development? AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Bangura, Zainab AU - Fortune, Alhaji AU - George, Alex H. AU - Godwin, Katie AU - Mason-Sesay, Miriam AU - Moseray, David AU - Tholley, Ibrahim AU - Turay, Emmanuel B. AU - Haßler, Björn DA - 2022/08/18/ PY - 2022 LA - en PB - OpenDevEd ER - TY - RPRT TI - No Teacher is an Island: A case study on the enablers and barriers for effective school-based teacher professional development in Sierra Leone AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Bangura, Zainab AU - Fortune, Alhaji AU - George, Alex H. AU - Godwin, Katie AU - Mason-Sesay, Miriam AU - Moseray, David AU - Tholley, Ibrahim AU - Turay, Emmanuel B. AU - Haßler, Björn CN - 0284 DA - 2022/08/18/ PY - 2022 LA - en PB - OpenDevEd UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/N665IBBE KW - Author:OpenDevEd KW - _bjoern_cv KW - _r:AddedByZotZen KW - _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence ER -