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COMBATING HIV/AIDS THROUGH AN ODL TEACHER
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME A Framework

• By Institution Red
• of the
• Republic of Bonazaswa

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BACKGROUND (1)

• 1. CONTEXT
• Bonazaswa located in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Land-locked
• Area 1 000 000 sq.km
• Population 2 mln,
• Density 2 persons/sq.km
• Independent for 3 decades
• Mining, tourism, agriculture are pillars of
  economy
• Av.econ.growth rate of 6 over past 5 years
• Life Expectancy dropped from 65 to 45 years in
  past 5 years

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BACKGROUND (2)

• 2. Impact of HIV/AIDS
• HIV/AIDS a problem of unprecedented proportions
  in Bonazaswa
• - skilled labour depleting at alarming rate
• - up to 50 of population infected
• - annual infection rate is 10
• - no. of orphans skyrocketing
• - the teaching profession one of the
  hardest hit - 10 teachers die annually due to
  HIV/AIDS (1,400 teacher deaths in the last year)
• gt ultimately affects socio-
  economic development

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BACKGROUND (3)

• 3. Rationale
• Education has the potential to turn situation
  around
• Role of the teacher as a change agent becomes
  paramount
• they are in contact with large sections of the
  society - learners, parents, communities,
  churches, orphans, etc.
• Hence the need for a national ODL programme
  through which teachers will develop a better
  understanding of HIV/AIDS-related issues, and be
  able to educate the communities in which they
  work.

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Vision Statement

• To build an educated and economically empowered
  nation through a high quality ODL Teacher
  Development Programme that reduces the spread
  and mitigates the impact of HIV/AIDS

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Target Groups

• Practicing teachers
• Trainee teachers
• Retired teachers
• gtTotal of 20,000 teachers to be trained over 3
  years

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Learners Profile

• All have sec. school leaving certificate
• Majority have not studied through ODL
• their ages range between 18-65 years, majority
  18-40 age group
• 60 is female and 40 male
• most working in remote areas , with limited
  access to learning technological resources.

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PURPOSE

• To empower teachers to respond positively to the
  challenges posed by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and to
  act as change agents by educating the nation on
  the scourge

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Assumptions

• The current educational level of target groups
  will enable them to cope with the envisaged
  programme
• Teachers will rise to the occasion, are committed
  and will be passionate about their role
• the integrity and credibility of teachers
• support of the communities and all other critical
  partners
• Learning/Resource centres available and
  accessible to target group
• Organisation Red has already trained tutors who
  are Knowledgeable on HIV/AIDS issues
• HIV/AIDS records are kept at national level)

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Indicators of Success

• 1. Total trained teachers 20,000 at the end of
  3-year period (2005), broken down as follows-
• Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total
• Intake 1 3,000 3,000 4,000 10,000
• Intake 2 3,000 3,000 4,000 10,000
• Total 6,000 6,000 8,000 20,000
• 2. Teacher mortality due to HIV/AIDS reduced from
  10 to 5 by 2005
• 3. Reduced rate of new infections by 50 by end
  of 2005
• 4. Increase in life expectancy by at least 5
  years for everybody by 2010
• 5. Improved quality of education - falling
  drop-out rates, increased teacher-learner contact
  hours

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Teaching Learning Strategies

• 1. Provide learner support
• Provide a set of high quality self-study printed
  materials,, audio cassettes, video cassettes,
  including assignments
• orientation session for learners at start of
  Programme
• Monthly face-to-face tutorial sessions
• study circles
• 2. Learner Assessment
• end of module assignments
• 3. Radio Programmes

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Course Outline

• A course will consist of 3 modules over 6 months
• Module 1 - HIV/AIDS Facts Figures
• Life skills
• Module 2 - Innovative methodologies for
  imparting life skills HIV/AIDS information
• Module 3 - Supporting infected and affected
  people

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Implementation

• The ODL Teacher Development Programme will be
  implemented by Organisation Red in partnership
  with other key players

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Partners

• Communities
• Pre-service teacher training colleges
• Schools
• Churches
• Ministries of Education, Health,
  Information/Broadcasting, and others
• Universities
• Teachers
• Teacher Unions
• gtThis programme will be offered in addition to
  what is already being offered by other providers

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Resource Implications

• Expertise on
• - Course development design
• - Content writers editors
• - information technology
• Provision of textbooks and other
  teaching/learning materials
• Equipment facilities for resource centres
  (audio-visual cassettes and equipment, computers,
  etc)
• Administrative support structures- upgrade
  learner record system, expanding the MIS
• One video mobile unit
• vehicles
• Staff time-
• - 30 of staff time required during development
  and implementation of Programme
• Part-time staff
• Budget

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Monitoring Evaluation

• Establish a Management Information System (MIS)
  to
• a) monitor the implementation of the
  Programme (tutorials, materials, learner
  progress, end of module evaluation
  questionnaire)
• b) undertake a summative evaluation/ impact
  assessment

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