In partnership with SCCI and Catholic Relief Services

First e-learning unit for seed inspector course well received

07 July 2021

Mwabu has completed the first e-learning unit for the seed inspector course, developed with SCCI in partnership with Catholic Relief Services.

Mwabu has completed the first e-learning unit for the seed inspector course, developed with the Zambian Ministry of Agriculture Seed Control and Certification Institute (SCCI), as part of the curriculum digitisation project in partnership with Catholic Relief Services (CRS).

To develop the first unit, Mwabu used SCCI materials as a basis to write an Instructional Design Worksheet (IDW), which includes text, voicing and artwork needed. SCCI subject matter experts provided clarifications where needed to produce the final version. The e-learning was built including interactive elements, questions, voicing and custom artwork by our in-house artist. SCCI then had the opportunity to review the unit, which was very well received. They provided feedback which fed into finalising the design and will inform the design principles of the remaining units.

   

   

Over the next few weeks Mwabu will closely collaborate with SCCI subject matter experts to develop IDWs for the remainder of the digital course content.

We are excited to be working with SCCI and CRS to make this curriculum more accessible to seed inspectors in Zambia and beyond!

Survey Indicates Teachers Want Tech!

Survey Indicates Teachers Want Tech!

23 October 2024

In a recent pilot of our survey tool, focussed on foundational learning, we collected data on the availability of teaching and learning resources, teachers’ training and support needs, availability of technology (smartphones, tablets, computers) as well teachers’ beliefs and willingness relating to technology use in the classroom.   Our preliminary findings show that despite recent large-scale interventions, teaching and learning resources remain limited, for example there is one reading book per 3-5 learners in 46% of classrooms. This, together with learner absenteeism are the most prevalent challenges faced by teachers. The most requested forms of support are training on literacy teaching methods and provision of numeracy materials. 

Time + Tide Report on Fantastic Learner Progress.

Time + Tide Report on Fantastic Learner Progress.

16 October 2024

Mwabu congratulates the Time + Tide Foundation Girls Club for the fantastic improvements they have achieved in their Girls Club literacy programme in Liuwa Plain. After one year of using the Mwabu Learn app as part of an after-school programme aimed at improving low literacy levels of girls, the 2023 cohort scored a collective average of 53% on their literacy assessments – a significant increase from the baseline at 27%.

Digital Sexual Reproductive Health Education.

Digital Sexual Reproductive Health Education.

23 September 2024

Mwabu’s product team has created a few sample modules and developed a draft course outline for a new interactive digital course to support dissemination of crucial information about sexual reproductive health (SRH) to adolescents across Zambia and beyond. We have taken these steps as we are aware of the urgency and need for relevant, sensitive and appropriate education content relating to this topic. We also know that individual organisations working in this area seldom have the funds required for investment in a full digital course so, as part of this initiative, we are exploring alternative funding models to enable contributions to development from several sources.  


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