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These pages refer to the process of developing an e-learning course on openIMIS, which is now complete. The course details can be found here: Self paced e-learning course: Introduction to openIMIS |
We are currently in the process of developing of new self-paced online e-learning course on openIMIS (initially focusing on the use case of a health financing scheme).
You can find here all related material and discussions on various topics such as the comparison of online platforms and the definition of the target group.
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Online platform criteria
We are currently looking at three different platforms (atingi.org, socialprotection.org and Moodle) but we would appreciate it if you have any other suggestions. Ideally we would like to add 1-2 more to the list. We also have a list of specific criteria we are considering when comparing the platforms, which includes:
whether it is open source or not.
the intended target audience for the platform
the functionality (ease of use from the provider and consumer perspective)
languages available on the platform
what type of certification and tests the platform offers
maintenance requirements
cost
sustainability (dependence on funding)
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Atingi (GIZ)
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Moodle (hosted on Initiative resources)
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Backend
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Moodle
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Moodle
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Moodle
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Open Source (yes/no)
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Target audience
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Aim of the project is to provide digital teaching to young people in developing countries
Suitable for entrepreneurs, farmers, students
e-Health identified as key topic
Focus countries: Benin, Togo, Rwanda, Niger
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Member-based knowledge sharing and capacity building platform.
Open to social protection practitioners, policy-makers, experts as well as academics and students.
Aim is to foster global knowledge sharing on social protection policies.
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Wide audience range
Personalisation for any type of learning environment
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Functionality (provider & consumer)
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Based on Moodle (migration phase)
Provides good functionalities especially interfaces
Self-paced courses, blended learning, mobile learning
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Many functionalities for the user (text, audio, video, blogs, news, webinars, events, programme profiles)
Can make course very simple but also with more web design, which takes more effort.
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All Moodle functionalities
High level of personalisation but will probably require more effort to develop
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Languages
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English, French, Spanish at the moment
Easy with Moodle to translate into many languages (e-based translation systems)
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The platform runs in English, French and Spanish.
All courses at the moment are in English but they are in the process of translating one of them into French.
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All languages available
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Tests & certification
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Moodle offers basic certification options
Development of an open badge
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Moodle offers basic certification options.
They can also create more advances testing with quizzes etc.
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Moodle offers only basic certification
If more advanced certification is required, effort needed to develop
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Cost
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Free access & use
Free for us to host the course (needs to be cross-checked)
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Free access & use
We can host the course for free if we have the ready made Moodle-based scorm package.
They can also help with developing the course if we provide the content (they do develop courses from scratch, including content). Very flexible in terms of what we would need.
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Free access & use
Cost related to hosting Moodle
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Sustainability
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No info on project phases but long-term & sustainable perspective.
Plans to scale up and expand on target audience and regions
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Long-term view.
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If Moodle course is hosted on wiki page or website, this would provide stability in the long-term
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Maintenance requirements
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Independent course management (antingi team not developing content)
Developing new maintenance requirement strategy (more info to come)
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Technical maintenance will be performed by the platform.
If any content updates are needed, this would come from GIZ.
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Server maintenance
Technical maintenance (bugs, updates, etc)
Content management
Target audience
We have agreed that we want to define one specific user profile that we will use as a pilot for developing the trainings and then expand to other user profiles if time and capacity allows. Our understanding is that the regional hubs would be targets of interest however, we need to nail down, within the regional hubs, what kind of user profile we want to direct the course at. It would be helpful to understand a bit more the pool of competencies found within the regional hubs (health financing/economics experts, medical experts, IT experts etc.) and if they have any preferences. Do we want them to in the end have a basic knowledge of the software or should they be able to actually advise on implementation? All interesting points where we would appreciate your thoughts.
Outcome of discussion during IC call 03.02:
Regional hubs: rational behind targeting the regional hubs is to give the people who have access to decision-makers, the tools to talk about openIMIS and what an implementation requires (as targeting the decision-makers directly is unrealistic).
AeHIN: most of their members are academics and medical students (medical faculties of universities) but also health insurance agents, who are less familiar with the IT part. An overarching goal is to increase ICT participation in the hubs to make people feel more comfortable with the IT side.
ILO: need to increase understanding of IT governance, especially for mid-level business people. Also important that we somehow reach decision-makers.
GIZ: we also should keep in mind the overall social protection aspect. However, we need to be stick to what is actually applied right now, which is the health insurance sector. There is still room to include a part on social protection and how it could be applied in other settings within the course (one module for example)
Following further discussions with members from the AeHIN network we summarize potential target groups with comments below:
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Target Group
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Subgroups
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Course Focus & Prerequisite Knowledge
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Comments
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Government officials
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Policy makers/decision-makers
District-level officials with strategic but also implementing responsibilities
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Basic health insurance/health financing knowledge
Focus on openIMIS and why it is beneficial for a country
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Higher level officials very unlikely to undertake an e-learning course.
For the lower-level "implementing" officials it is important to note that the e-learning will not replace the trainings involved with an implementation project.
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Academia
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MPH health informatics/health financing
Medical schools/nursing schools
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Prerequisite knowledge will depend on what type of students we want to target
Focus on showing a "use case" of health insurance tech.
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Issue with targeting academia is that the intention is not that students will go to implementer and promote the technology for implementation
Is there another profile within academia (not student level) that has this middle-man role (PhD students with links to the government).
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Software developers
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Tech SMEs that can support openIMIS
Small insurance companies
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ICT background
Focus on health insurance processes and technical side of openIMIS
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Course Profile
Title | Introduction to openIMIS |
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Target audience | The e-learning course will majorly target mid-level government officials, with a background in (either) health financing and/or ICT. |
Learning objectives | After completion of all modules and the self-assessment, participants will be able to:
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Type of course | Self-paced e-learning course |
Certification | Certificate of completion |