What is LATINA?LEARNING

AND TEACHING IN A

DIGITAL WORLD

LATINA LAB

• The LATINA Lab is a unit within the professional university of Oslo and

Akershus* in Norway

LATINA LAB IN OSLO, NORWAY

The Programme

LATINA is a change-oriented digital training programme

Goal• To provide teachers, students and

professional people with the technical, social and conceptual tools needed to operate successfully in a web-based world.

• The programme staff combine strong links to libraries with a strong commitment to teaching and educational design.

Development

• The Lab develops, demonstrates and provides intensive training in teaching and learning methods that are based on the current state of - and emerging trends in - user-oriented ICT.

Background –LATINA AFRICA

2008• Three university people

from South Sudan attend LATINA Summer school in Oslo

2009• Spring: Maria Musoke visits

Oslo and "discovers" LATINA LAB

• Summer: Agnes Namaganda from Maklib attends LATINA Summer school

LATINA 2009 @ Maklib

Background –LATINA AFRICA

2010• June: Prof. Maria Musoke attended

the Statistics for Advocacy workshop (directed by Tord) in Greece (Chania, Crete)

• Summer: Philliam Adoma, Irene Mbawaki and Monica Naluwooza from Maklib attended LATINA Summer School (with scholarships from Bergen UL)

• August: Helge, Tord and Prof. Maria Musoke met at IFLA conference in Gothenburg and decide to run a LATINA course at Maklib in Uganda, with funding from Bergen University library and other donors

2012• LATINA AFRICA conducted

in Uganda

LATINA 2009 @ Oslo University College, Norway

LATINA 2009 @ Oslo University College, Norway

LATINA 2012 @ Maklib

Software

•Use Open Source Software and widely used

Production• LATINA work is increasingly web-based, cloud-

based and multi-media oriented. • We access, produce, edit and curate resources

through a variety of devices, such as portable computers, touch tablets and mobile phones.

• The materials we develop before and during our courses are normally published on the open web with a CC license (allows free re-use for non-commercial purposes).

Week 2. Structure• Each of the groups develops a particular type

of product to be presented. • Each production is backed by a set of web

resources available through a home page. • Each group selects its own theme or topic -

which must be approved by the course leaders.

• Each group will be supported by two instructors

Week 2. Structure

• Organize a creativity event using Pecha Kucha: Carol & Agnes

• Prepare and conduct a learning event: Irene & Andrew

Instructors1. Agnes Namaganda Kanzira2. Irene Mbawaki3. Philliam Adoma4. Andrew Mwesigwa5. Patrick Sekikome6. Carol Kobusingye7. Sylvia Munafu8. Tim Sentamu9. Brian Wamala