NAMCOL & NOTESMASTER: A DEDICATED LEARNING PORTAL

©Notesmaster Global2ND February 2012

WHYARE WE HERE?

1. To Introduce Notesmaster

2. To show the Benefits to NAMCOL

3. To Demonstrate Notesmaster Namibia

4. To take any Questions on the site

NOTESMASTER IS A CUSTOM BUILT E-LEARNING PLATFORM USING PHP SYMFONY TECHNOLOGY. THIS MAKES IT SCALABLE TO THE NEEDS OF THE GROWING OPEN SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

EACH NOTESMASTER WEBSITE HOSTS RELEVANT LEARNING MATERAILS IN TAILORED SYLLABUS STRUCTURES. THEY ALSO PROVIDE EASY ACCESS TO A RANGE OF TOOLS THAT HELP USERS CREATE CONTENT FOR USE IN THE CLASSROOM. THIS IS COMPLEMENTED BY UNLIMITED SPACE TO STORE DIGITAL LEARNING CONTENT ONLINE.

ABOUT NOTESMASTER

NOTESMASTER NAMIBIA IS INTENDED AS A FREE TO USE E-LEARNING SITE FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATIONS, SCHOOLS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS OF JSC, NSSCO AND NSSCH.

THERE ARE NO COSTS FOR HOSTING, DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT OR TRAINING. NOTESMASTER NAMIBIA WILL FORM PART OF THE GLOBAL ROLLOUT OF NOTESMASTER SITES AS A COMPLIMENTARY AID TO OPEN SCHOOLS. THE SYLLABUS CAN HOUSE CONTENT CREATED BY NAMCOL AND OTHER OER’S.

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WHO IS NOTESMASTER NAMIBIA FOR?

THE COMOSA SECRETARY LYSTRA SAMPSON-OVID AT THE 2012 AGM ON 29TH FEBRUARY WILL HIGHLIGHT NOTESMASTER AS A MODEL THAT THE COMMONWEALTH CAN ADOPT FOR INCREASING ACCESS TO THE PRODUCTS OF THE OER PROJECT.

BY HOSTING THESE OER MATERIALS ALONGSIDE MATERIALS CREATED IN-HOUSE BY OPEN SCHOOLS, THE NETWORK OF NOTESMASTER SITES INTENDS TO PROLIFERATE ACCESS TO OERS AND FACILITATE THE GLOBAL EXCHANGE OF IDEAS IN STRUCTURED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.

NOTESMASTER AND C.O.M.O.S.A.

THE NOTESMASTER SITES ARE OWNED BY NOTESMASTER GLOBAL LTD WHICH IS BASED IN THE UK AND PART OWNED BY THE CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL. THE DIRECTORS OF NOTESMASTER GLOBAL ARE JASON RAYMOND AND DEAN DUNDAS.

NOTESMASTER IS FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS AND PROMOTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATIONS.

WHO OWNS NOTESMASTER ?

510,473 secondary school students in the Anglophone Caribbean

+100,000 annual intake into secondary education

20,500 secondary level teachers (approx)

June 2010 figures – compiled M. Sealy CXC

THE NOTESMASTER CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY

BENEFITS TO NAMCOL…

Exam cohortSchool cohort

Youth demographic

GovernmentsEmployers

ParentsTeachersStudents

All ages demographicGeneral Public

ParentsTeachersStudents

NOTESMASTER WITHIN NAMCOL

OPPORTUNITIES

Core competencies

+Multi-media enrichment resources(videos)

Interactive learning siteReal time content

Fixed for a period

Fluid – changing dailyLimitless content from web universe

Notesmaster NamibiaNAMCOL

Notesmaster Caribbean

NOSTT

www.cxc.org

Notesmaster BotswanaBOCODOL

THE BEGINNING OF THE OPEN SCHOOL NETWORK

How does it work?

GOING LIVE.. NEXT STEPS…

THE COMPLETION DATE AND PLANNED NAMCOL WORKSHOP DATE IS APRIL 2012

FURTHER REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE ACCESS TO ALL SYLLABUSES FOR JSC, NSSCO AND NSSCH SUBJECTS

SIGNED AGREEMENT BETWEEN NAMCOL AND NOTESMASTER

COMPLETION OF NOTESMASTER NAMIBIA

THANK YOU AND ANY QUESTIONS ?