The experimental phase of the implementation of the mini MakerSpaces confirmed the great interest of young people in the maker movement, but also showed a low level of digital skills both at the level of potential users and at the level of the managers of these spaces, in particular the installation and handling of equipment, small maintenance operations, mastery of modeling software, the efficient management of a MakerSpaces, the organization and animation of information and training programs, etc. Also, the context of the global COVID pandemic has made clear the importance to have local response to face or attenuate effects of problems affecting local population.

Building on ODC's experience in makerspace management and FabLab as well as related initiatives, the collaboration with GIZ presented an opportunity for capacity building of mini-makerspace managers supported by PRADEC to effectively contribute to the achievement of the objective of stimulating creative, collaborative and innovative approaches of young students and artisans in rural areas. The first phase of this capacity building just ended, where the the managers of the makerspaces mentioned above were trained for a period of 2 weeks.

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Pragmatique, Ouvert, #Afrique, #Informatique de Gestion, #BonneGouvernance, #SociétéCivile, #Décentralisation, Polyvalent, #Gamification, #Makerspace, #GIZ, #cameroun

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Dans ce #Podcast téléchargeable sur COLORFUL quelques échos 🎙️📻 du travail réalisé chez mon partenaire ActivSpaces (https://youtu.be/CLmd4CEQ58w) et en bonus l'annonce de notre prochaine après-midi ludique ==> https://fb.me/e/HBhDqxZo

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🎤🎙️ Notre premier *podcast* experimental ActivSpaces pour présenter le prochain *assessment center* que nous proposerons le 3 juin prochain 📻🎙️ 

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Toute personne a droit à une identité juridique selon l'article 6 de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’Homme

•Sans preuve d’identité, pas de droit d’accès à de nombreux services publics, tels que la santé, l'éducation et la sécurité sociale

•Sans identité légale, impossible d’obtenir un permis de conduire ou un passeport, de voter, de revendiquer de droits de succession ou d’accéder à une pension, etc.

Quelques statistiques globales:

•Environ un milliard d'individus ne possèdent pas de preuve d'identité légale (sur papier ou numérique)

•Environ 45% des personnes sans identité légale sont originaires d'Afrique subsaharienne

•Environ un enfant sur quatre de moins de 5 ans (166 millions), en moyenne, n'est pas enregistré

•Moins de la moitié des enfants d'Afrique subsaharienne sont enregistrés

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Gamification works because it triggers real, powerful human emotions. These are positive user experiences. And positive user experience leads to better engagement, loyalty and higher sales !

It’s time to get serious about playing because when it comes to eLearning, gamification isn't just for fun. While it’s commonly assumed that gamifying your eLearning courses is merely a pleasant distraction or attention grabber, it is far more useful tool than people tend to give it credit for. 

According to educational video game designer Marc Prensky “students now learn differently than students did even a generation ago” and "you can't hold people's attention the way you used to.” And because of this attention problem, games are becoming more important than ever in making effective eLearning courses for the actual and coming generations.

As gamification makes seemingly mundane tasks fun, using it appropriately can boost participation rates in eLearning courses, increase employee motivation and even improve retention. In this post we will take an in-depth look at why gamification can make your eLearning courses more engaging and effective. 

https://www.shiftelearning.com/blog/why-gamification-elearning

Gamification is a way to change that and make things not only more fun but also more productive. 

"If you can make something more fun, and include notions of play, you can get people to do things they otherwise might not want to do."

he increased willingness to participate and engage is supported biologically by dopamine, which is released when a person experiences pleasure and increases motivation to continue doing the thing that gave pleasure. This is how gaming rewards work. 

Traditionally, anything that would be considered more like playtime has been looked down upon in the business and training world. However, playing does more than just make things more pleasant. It also encourages people to want to learn more, increase concentration, and increase effort and determination to learn.

We have a natural desire to be curious, discover and to learn, but this is often discouraged with old training methods. Gamification can spark this desire to learn back to life. 

http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Game-Based%20Learning-Ch5.pdf