Cisco Systems Help Link African Internet Professionals Through Academy Program
In the pilot stage of the Project, partnerships and a collaborative education model will be established between Instructors and students using the Cisco Networking Academy Program*.The partnerships are envisaged as a two-way sharing process between all participants withparticular focus on cultural diversity. Launched in 1997, the Academy program has now impacted more than 10,000 Academies in over 151 countries, with curricula now taught in 11 languages. Over 400,000 students are active in Academies in high schools, colleges and universities, technical schools, community based organizations, and other educational programs around the world.The Academy's blended learning model integrates face-to-face teaching with a challenging web-based curriculum, hands-on lab exercises, and Internet-based assessment. Over one million students have successfully completed networking and other IT courses offered as a part of the diverse Academy curriculum.UK Project Manager, Mark Johnson initiated the partnership with Uganda Christian University (UCU) in order to build on his positive experience of professional exchange with African teachers. UCU is the hosting University and recognized as one of the most progressive in the Uganda with over 700 students gradating with degrees in different disciplines each year.As Community Learning Manager at Hampstead School in London, Mark teaches adults the fundamentals of wireless Internet technologies as well as managing the school's adult learning provisions.
Mark will travel to Uganda with UK Academy Instructors John Skyers and Kenrick Walters to run the series of classes, workshops and lab sessions."At this point we are still trying to secure funding for things like books and airfares. All the UK instructors will be donating their time without pay while in Uganda but UCU have approved funding exceeding $10,000 for essentials like internet connectivity, accommodations and student expenses", explained Johnson..
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