This year we decided to use our holiday budget to support the Tumaini secondary school. Located in a very remote area without power supply, the school was firmly on the far side of the digital devide. Using our growing local network of suppliers and alumni in Kenya, a solar power station and laptops were installed. After a period of training and monitoring, a theft and recovery, the systems are now regularly used to access the internet over 3G and generally aquire computer literacy, a decisive skill in Kenyas fast developing internet industry.

Cornelsen publishers academic prep system based on Avallain META www.studienstarter.de wins Comenius EduMedia-Seal 2011

Cornelsen & Charité - www.studienstarter.de - first assessment based academic prep system on Avallain META showcases a promising new e-learning model. Studienstarter offers online courses in individually tailored packages for high school students preparing for entry exams to medical studies. An elaborate assessment cockpit identifies needs and proposes corresponding interactive learning content. Sophisticated curriculum handling, an innovative interface and extensive commerce support characterize the system based on the Avallain META architecture.

LitCam Conference 2011

On the 10th and 11th October 2011 the 6th LitCam conference will take place in Frankfurt, Germany.  LitCam is part of the Frankfurt Book Fair and for the past 6 years it has opened the event with a conference which brings together interesting and vibrant presentations and workshops from projects and organisations around the globe.  For more information on LitCam please visit http://www.litcam.org/
 
The theme for this years conference is "Literacy and Sustainable Ecomonic Growth" and will again attract speakers from as far and wide as Iceland, Nigeria and Bolivia.  Once again Avallain is a Cooperation Partner and will be supporting the event by giving a workshop on day 2 of the conference around developing and deploying a mobile health literacy system for Africa.

For info on the conference please visit http://www.litcam.org/images/stories/pdf/en/5517_Einladung_LitCam_SCREEN_final.pdf

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