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Connected Community Centers
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Connected Community Centers
GOAL To strengthen community-owned economic and
social development initiatives in Lebanon through
the use of ICT platforms and investment
(PICTAs) Timeline May 2007 January
2008 Locations Alma Chaab, Baalbek, Bint Jbeil,
Bourj al Barajneh, and Nabatieh
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Connected Community Centers
PICTA Locations
Baalbeck
Bourj Barajneh
Nabatieh
Bint Jbeil
Alma el Chaab
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Phase I Assessment, Start up Review
Connected Community Centers
1) Mobilizers recruitment from each location
responsible of the development and implementation
of the project on the ground

• 2) Community mapping exercises were conducted in
  each location to identify key institutions,
  leaders, stakeholders, and community assets and
  needs, particularly related to ICT

3) A representative body was formed called
Community Leadership Circle (CLC) that
administrated the formulation of the proposal for
one ICT-based community project based on the
needs of the communities
4) A survey was conducted in each location to
define the local ICT knowledge and usage.
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Phase II Projects Development

• Developing project proposals in each location
  responding to local needs, planning for financial
  sustainability and building local ownership
  defined through the up listed steps.
• Community Development Fund that will support one
  layering ICT related project in each location.
  Projects in each of the 5 locations approved by
  the Partnership for Lebanon committee and
  supported by the community development fund get a
  10k grant.
• Evaluate impact of community projects and tested
  ICT applications on the community members
  interest in, and awareness of, computer-based
  skills and tools. Measure impact for targeted
  subgroups such as youth, women, educators, and
  entrepreneurs.
• Mid-course review to establish a model for
  Community Center expansion and replication

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Knowledge Learning layers
Connected Community Centers
The submitted and approved projects included
different components such as

• Graphic Design Training Sessions
• A Training Sessions
• Awareness Raising using ICT facilities
• Developing documentary about the region
• Language Sessions using ICT

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Thank you
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LEA 2007
Learning Enhances Awareness
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Learning Enhances Awareness - LEA

• LEA major goals
• Introduce ICT into classrooms
• Build and encourage the use of ICT by teachers
  and students in each school
• Integrating it into teaching methodologies.

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Learning Enhances Awareness - LEA
LEA includes a four-phase approach to be
implemented in different schools around Lebanon
in order to build ICT capacity and introduce ICT
use in schools in a simplified manner. These
phases are as follows Phase I Providing
projection facilities and connecting labs to
the Internet Phase II Workshop Sessions
Capacity Building Phase III Technology Center
Lab Phase IV Technical Support Team
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LEA Objectives
The project aspires to update ICT connectivity in
educational institutions in Lebanon and establish
greater interest in ICT in the education and
development sectors by

• Providing a forum for the presentation of both
  problems and solutions to the application of ICT
  in education.
• Bringing technology into classrooms by increasing
  the understanding of ICT technologies for both
  teachers and students.
• Integrating ICT lab into a sustainable
  educational system

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LEA Objectives
The attendees from each school have to be 6
school teachers (3 for the introduction level and
3 for the Intermediate level and the Lab) and 10
students (5 for the introduction level and 5 for
the Intermediate level and the Lab). The
distribution of schools to be trained will be as
follows 2 schools in Chouf, 1 school in Zgharta,
2 schools in Tripoli and 2 schools in Akkar. The
location of the schools to be trained in the same
region must be within the same geographical area.
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LEA Scope
II. Workshop Sessions Capacity Building
I. Providing projection facilities and connecting
labs to the Internet
IV. Technical Support Team
III. Technology Center Lab
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PHASE IProviding projection facilities and
connecting labs to the Internet
Some equipment, such as projectors and laptops,
is required in order to facilitate better
technology use in classrooms. Easy to carry and
install into classrooms, teachers will use them
to teach, thus creating an enabling environment
for ICT. All schools to receive assistance
already have a computer lab. Our motive is to
ensure internet connectivity for all lab
computers, upgrade the labs usefulness by the
provision of projectors, and making the labs
accessible for all students.
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PHASE II Workshop Sessions Capacity Building

• A variety of workshop sessions will be provided
  during this phase, intended for school teachers
  and students
• 1- Introduction sessions for IT fundamentals
• 2- IT Intermediate sessions
• 3- Lab sessions (A)
• 4- The Learning Enhances Awareness (LEA) Model
• The LEA concept involves
• Developing the ICT skills and capacities of
  teachers and students in schools
• Making school labs operational
• Maintaining ICT equipment at optimum levels and
• Providing incentives to maintain quality
  operations over the long-term.

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PHASE II Workshop Sessions Capacity Building

• The LEA Model facilitates ICTs adoption within
  schools by integrating it into classroom teaching
  and combining presentation facilities, course
  syllabi and internet access to encourage the use
  of educational programs.
• The training will group 16 people (6 teachers
  10 students) from each school.
• 8 people (3 teachers 5 students) with a basic
  knowledge level in ICT will attend the
  Introductory sessions
• 8 people (3 teachers 5 students) with a fair
  ICT knowledge level will attend the Intermediate
  sessions, the Lab sessions and the LEA MODEL to
  be able to take over the support and maintenance
  functions in each school on an ongoing basis.

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PHASE II Workshop Sessions Capacity Building
A. Introduction Session Fundamental applications
overview provides beginners an introduction to
the PC, primary software applications, enabling
them to feel at ease with it use.
Timing 4 x ½ Days
Introduction Sessions Number of Hours
1 Introduction to Hardware (Peripheries) 2
2 Introduction to Software 2
3 Windows Overview 4
4 Computer Fundamentals 4
5 Introduction to Microsoft Processing Fundamentals 4
Total Total 16 hours
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PHASE II Workshop Sessions Capacity Building
B. Intermediate sessions Create awareness about
available tools and software applications to help
intermediate PC users benefit from advanced
software packages. Timing 2 x ½ Days
Intermediate Sessions Number of Hours
1 Computer Fundamentals 2
2 Word Processing Fundamentals 2
3 Power Point Presentation Fundamentals 2
4 Excel Processing Fundamentals 2
Total Total 8 hours
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PHASE II Workshop Sessions Capacity Building
C. Lab sessions These sessions will build skills
at managing and solving laboratory problems and
daily troubleshooting operations. Timing
2 x ½ Days
Lab Sessions Number of Hours
1 Operating Systems 2
2 Advanced Applications 2
3 Software Troubleshooting Processing Fundamentals 2
4 Hardware Troubleshooting Processing Fundamentals 2
Total Total 8 hours
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PHASE II Workshop Sessions Capacity Building
D. The MODEL This session aims to establish a
team of 4 people at each school, including one
teacher and three students, who will oversee ICT
troubleshooting operations, and keep ICT labs
functioning. Timing 2 x ½ Days
The MODEL Number of Hours
1 IT Systems 2
2 Support Systems 2
3 Troubleshooting Operations 2
4 The MODEL Applications 2
Total Total 8 Hours
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Phase III Technology Center Lab

• A technology center lab team would promote
  technology use in classrooms by providing
  teachers assistance in helping them integrate the
  computer labs at schools into their teaching
  plans.
• A team of 4 people per school, composed of one
  teacher and three students, would be created.
• Team members would be chosen from those who
  were previously trained (16 persons), depending
  on their accomplishment level and the evaluations
  they received.
• The team will assist the school teachers
  prepare documentation using computers, and will
  help them procure and install the required
  equipments in their classrooms.
• The responsible teacher will recommend students
  to be one of the 3 to be trained.
• Students involved will be rotated every month
  for creativity and innovation purposes.

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Phase IV Technical Support Team
As regular maintenance is very important for the
proper functioning of computer labs, an on-site
maintenance and technical support team will be
built. The successful 8 trainees (3 teachers 5
students) of the Intermediate sessions who
attended the Lab sessions and the LEA MODEL will
be able to handle on the spot any computer
deficiency (hardware software). They will also
be responsible for the maintenance of all onsite
computers.
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Expected Outcomes

• The LEA MODEL application will develop ICT
  communities in the schools, support the bridging
  process between technology and education, and
  monitor the long term application of ICT in
  schools through
• Bringing technology into classrooms and
  increasing the understanding of ICT technologies
  for both teachers and students
• Providing 16 certified persons per school to
  handle the implementation and follow-up of the
  LEA Model, thus ensuring long-term impact
• Upgrade non-operational labs through the
  acquired troubleshooting sessions
• Update ICT connectivity in educational
  institutions in Lebanon and establish greater
  interest in ICT in the education and development
  sectors and
• Integrate sustainable systems through the
  development of a manual which will facilitate the
  ongoing application of the LEA MODEL.

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Expected Outcomes
Our work has demonstrated the role that ICT can
play in making Lebanese communities dynamic and
competitive. We now seek to take the same
approach to the educational sector, expanding the
program to ensure that Lebanese schools are also
taking advantage of ICT opportunities available
to them.
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Appendix One Background on LEA System
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THANK YOU
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IJMA3 Scope