Seward Inc. Works with Egyptian Ministry of Education on Technology for Improved Learning Outcomes Project
The U.S. Agency for International Development has funded the project, which aims to benefit communities through increased student learning. The project team will work with schools to help establish and sustain the effective use of technology.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, May 27, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Seward Inc. has partnered with Creative Associates International, Inc. on the Technology for Improved Learning Outcomes (TILO) project in Egypt, funded by The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The TILO team is working closely with the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, the private sector, and communities across eleven governorates to develop and deliver a holistic integrated model for introducing technology into school-based reform activities. The goal is to benefit the larger community through increased student learning.

The TILO program is designed to enhance the quality of teaching, learning, and decentralized school management through the effective use of technology in schools. TILO schools go through two stages of participation:
• Stage 1: The project equips schools with technology and digital resources and delivers hands-on training to teachers and others to meet standards within education reform.
• Stage 2: Schools develop their own School Technology Advanced Management Plans to sustain the effective use of technology in their schools.

Seward will support the project with online learning materials and instructional design training. Seward will also consult about design and development of Moodle-based courses that are being repurposed from existing face-to-face training (http://moodle.org/).

On a recent trip, a Seward representative met with the new Technology Adviser to the Egyptian Minister of Education. The team presented Moodle as an option for improving teacher training across Egypt. Moodle allows for consistent training delivery and makes it easily. This shift to Moodle would cut the cost of training and improve training logistics.

About Creative
Creative is a 32-year-old privately-owned non-governmental organization that addresses urgent challenges facing societies today. Whether they are shifts in demographics, the workplace, the classroom, technology, the political arena or the needs of stabilization in post-conflict environments, Creative views change as an opportunity to improve, transform and renew. We help our clients turn transitional environments into a positive force toward creating more empowered and effective communities, systems and institutions. For more information, visit www.caii.com.

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