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We are currently in the process of developing of new self-paced online course on openIMIS.

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:

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Atingi (GIZ)

Socialprotection.org

Moodle (hosted on Initiative resources)

Open Source (yes/no)

yes 

yes 

yes 

Target audience

  • 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

  • Member-based knowledge sharing and capacity building platform.

  • Open to social protection practicioners, policy-makers, experts as well as academics and students.

  • Aim is to foster global knowledge sharing on social protection policies. 

  • Wide audience range

  • Personalisation for any type of learning environment

Functionality (provider & consumer)

  • Based on Moodle (migration phase)

  • Provides good functionalities especially interfaces

  • Self-paced courses, blended learning, mobile learning

  • Many functionalities for the user (text, audio, video, blogs, news, webinars, events, programme profiles)

  • Need more info on provider side 

  • All Moodle functionalities

  • High level of personalisation but will probably require more effort to develop 

Languages

  • English, French, Spanish at the moment

  • Easy with Moodle to translate into many languages (e-based translation systems)

  • From intitial use, it seems there is content in English, French and Spanish.

  • All languages available 

Tests & certification 

  • Moodle offers basic certification options

  • Development of an open badge

  • Need info on this

  • Moodle offers only basic certification

  • If more advanced certification is required, effort needed to develop 

Cost

  • Free access & use

  • Free for us to host the course (needs to be cross-checked)

  • Free access & use

  • Need info on provider side & costs related to hosting a course. 

  • Free access & use

  • Cost related to hosting Moodle

Sustainability

  • No info on project phases but long-term & sustainable perspective.

  • Plans to scale up and expand on target audience and regions

  • Need info on this

  • If Moodle course is hosted on wiki page or website, this would provide stability in the long-term

Maintenance requirements 

  • Independent course management (antingi team not developing content)

  • Developing new maintenance requirement strategy (more info to come)

  • Need info on this

  • 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.