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KENYA 2013A WORLD OF
OPPORTUNITIES
SERVICE…TEACHING…BUILDING GLOBAL CONNECTIONS…VISITING PROFESSOR… MOUNTAIN TREK…
GAME PARK SAFARIBarb Bates
Brief history…2010
DeVry offered hardware, students, expertise, financial support, logistical support, and potentially much more
“Doing well by doing good”
2010: Our BIG shipment
• Shipped 300 computers from DeVry
• Students and teachers at DeVry develop install disc for Ubuntu OS and Edubuntu educational suite.
Big surprise – Progress!
• Planned to teach 2 basic courses.
• But 35 of 52 teachers had mastered basics and needed advanced experience.
• Developed advanced program on-the-fly: Teaching with projects, Rachel, and cross cultural teams.
Advanced course
• Finding and evaluating online resources
• How to guide students to online resources
• Integrate computer and online resources into curriculum
• “Rachel” for schools without internet
Week 2 School visits and teaching students
• To check on donated computers and equipment
• See what students were doing with computers
• Demonstrate use of DeVry’s donated projectors
Join us next year… for the opportunity of a lifetime!
• Serve• Teach• Hike• Explore• Safari• Connect• Learn