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The Integration of Technology and Pedagogy in Challenging Higher Education Spaces Barbara Moser-Mercer, Innocent Ntumba Tshilombo, Ellen Jackowski

2 Inclusive & THE CHANGE WE equitable quality HE for sustainable WANT TO SEE development THE PROBLEMS WE Fragility, conflict, low resource, ENCOUNTER language & culture Transformative THE SOLUTIONS WE pedagogy, adaptive IMPLEMENT technology, 21st century skills Indigenous THE OUTCOMES knowledge, design solutions, WE WITNESS empowered learners, life & livelihood skills BUILDING BACK THE IMPACT BETTER FOR WE SEEK SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES Moser-Mercer/InZone 2018

PROGRAM DESIGN ELEMENTS 3 THEORY OF CHANGE REFUGEE MANAGEMENT DIGITAL & COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ECO- SYSTEM Moser-Mercer/InZone 2018

4 BUILDING HIGHER EDUCATION SPACES www.unige.ch/inzone IN KAKUMA, DADAAB & AZRAQ CAMP Moser-Mercer/InZone 2018

5 Learning space design PEDAGOGY TECHNOLOGY SPACE Moser-Mercer/InZone Moser Mercer/InZone Moser Mercer/ InZone 2018 2018

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Connecting in 8 I nZone@UniGE Learning Hubs Moser-Mercer/InZone 2018

PEDAGOGY 9 TECHNOLOGY SPACE Connecting in social spaces

10 Local learning spaces of global relevance Powerful ideas Expert design Collaborative implementation Moser-Mercer/InZone 2018

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12 CONNECTED LEARNING CONSTRUCTS INTEREST POWERED PRODUCTION CENTERED PEER SUPPORTED OPENLY ACADEMICALLY NETWORKED ORIENTED SHARED PURPOSE Moser-Mercer/InZone 2018

INTEREST POWERED 13 Moser-Mercer/InZone 2018

Encouraging Deeper Learning 14 Academically oriented ¡ Recap - Introductions help build relationships - Engage students with open questions - Maintain interest with mixed media - Deepen learning with conversation

15 PRODUCTION CENTERED Moser-Mercer/InZone 2018

SHARED PURPOSE 16 Moser-Mercer/InZone 2018

Openly networked 17 Initiating a Discussion with a Question

PEER SUPPORTED 18 Moser-Mercer/InZone 2018

Higher Education and humanitarian assistance Transforming temporary and immediately-oriented traditional responses and behaviours to sustainable and scalable solutions with long term impact. Empowering displaced people to become active actors in the society Innocent N. Tshilombo

GETTING STARTED IN A REMOTE AREA Assistance-based No access to local humanitarian employment market Poor Infrastructure response design Remote location Harsh weather conditions Poor connectivity Difficult living conditions Local Government policy Inadequate learning facilities Innocent N. Tshilombo

Tested digital solutions to provide reliable access to quality learning INFRASTRUCTURE Data Gadget analysis Usage Modem Policy Learner-centered supporting system to Learners driven solutions to enhance the address local challenges learning experience Innocent N. Tshilombo

Displaced learners Displaced learners supporting local managing higher initiatives that address education local problems Displaced learners positioned to equally stand in the society Global impact Innocent N. Tshilombo

23 • Virtual learning, on-line tutoring • No on-site facilitation • No on-site management 4-20 • InZone learning platform (2007-2012) without loss of quality Incremental scaling • Blended learning • On-line tutors (1 per course) • On-site facilitators (1-2 per course) 20-45 • On-site manager (1) • Different platforms and dedicated digital tools (2013-2016) • InZone Digital Learning Eco-System • On-line tutors (2-6 per course) • On-site facilitators (2-6 per course) • On-site managers (3-9 per site) 45-160 • Different platforms, dedicated digital tools (X2Go & WhatsApp) (2016-2018) Moser-Mercer/InZone 2018

Key Take-aways 24 HIGHER TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH EDUCATION IN ASSESSMENT FRAGILE CONTEXTS • Technology- •Connectivity •HE’s civic options engagement enhanced skill supports SDGs acquisition in •On-line/off-line fragile contexts learning •Refugee management – •Apps & devices • Research ethics social start-ups for indigenous • Community- knowledge •University centered production partnerships research •Enabling partnerships Moser Mercer/InZone 2018 Moser-Mercer/InZone 2018

25 TO PARTNER FOR SUSTAINABLE IMPACT: inzone@unige.ch

26 Member: UNIGE-GE Barbara Moser-Mercer, Director ! Ian Newton, Executive Director ! Djemila Carron, Senior Lecturer Human Rights & Humanitarian Law ! Barbara Delahayes, Learning design/humanitarian interpreting ! Emma Sebastiani, Learning design/humanitarian interpreting ! Kerstin Lambert, Applied Arts ! Paul O’Keeffe, post-doctoral researcher Learning ! Tobias Wehrli, Student management & Web ! UNIGE-KAK Juvenal, Innocent, Grace, Peace, Arcade, Maryam, Ahmed, Mireille UNIGE-DAD/Somalia Abdirizak, Gulet, Ardo UNIGE-AZR Omran, Qusai, Moutasem, Kawkab UNIGE-AMM Nadeem, Eyad Princeton-Geneva partnership fund Moser-Mercer/InZone 2018