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Friday, 12 June 2009

University Outreach in Kenya

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Mobile technology has become increasingly popular in Africa. Google wants to encourage the local development and use of creative mobile tools. One of the ways to promote growth in this market is to support university-level computer science programs that give students the skills they need to innovate mobile applications, as well as other technologies.

Google is working with the MIT Africa Information Technology Initiative (AITI), an organization that sends MIT students to Kenya to teach a mobile programming course to university students during the (northern) summer. Over the past several months, Google has supported AITI to expand their existing program. And starting this week, AITI will deliver an intensive six-week course at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya. Students from Strathmore University, University of Nairobi, and Jomo Kenyatta University will attend this program to learn how to develop mobile applications. Instructors from these universities have also been invited to participate as liaisons to observe the course and assist students.




Google supports the AITI program in a variety of ways. During the course, Google engineers will mentor students remotely through an online social network. Additionally, Google will contribute Android curriculum materials. We will also provide support for faculty who wish to teach course modules during the following year.

The AITI program seeks to build both technical and entrepreneurial skills. This summer's course topics will include Java, mobile technologies, J2ME, SMS, server-side technologies, and emergent mobile technologies. In addition to the technical curriculum, the course seeks to build entrepreneurial skills by incorporating guest lecturers with expertise in the Kenyan technology market, mobile challenges, a group mobile application project, and a business plan competition.

The program will also have a vibrant web community for our students and instructors. This community will allow the participants to post or answer questions, evaluate the class, search and post job openings, search for course materials, and so on. This online community will help to make this program sustainable beyond the six-week summer session.

Students, faculty, and administration have expressed excitement and eagerness about the program. We anticipate 35 students and 6 faculty members to atttend. You can take a look at AITI's blog for the latest info. We're looking forward to a great few weeks!

Posted by Elena Spitzer, Learning & Development, Google

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A la rencontre des universités au Kenya

La technologie mobile devient vraiment importante pour l'Afrique. Google désire encourager le développement local et l'utilisation d'outils de création mobile. Une des façons d'encourgaer la croissance dans ce marché est de soutenir des programmes universitaires de technologies de l'information qui donnent aux étudiants les compétences pour innover dans le domaine du mobile ainsi que dans d'autres technologies.

Google travaille avec MIT-AITI, une organisation qui envoie les étudiants du MIT vers le Kenya pour donner des cours sur la programmation pour mobile pendant lété dans l'hémisphère nord. Depuis quelques mois, Google a pporté de l'aide à ITI afin d'étendre leur programme. Dès cette seamine, , AITI va donner un cours intensif de 6 semaines à l'Université Strathmore à Nairobi au Kenya. Les étudiants de l'université Strathmore, de l'université de Nairobi et de l'université Jomo Kenyatta vont assister à ce cursus qui permet de développer des applications mobiles. Les enseignants de ces facultés sont invités à participer comme poinst de contacts pour observer les cours et assiter les étudiants.

Google vient en aide au programme AITI de plusieurs manières . Pendant la durée du cours, les ingénieurs de Google vont piloter les étudiants à distance à tarvers un réseau social en ligne. De plus Google va contribuer via des supports dédiés à Android. Nous apporterons aussi de l'aide pour le personnel de faculté qui désire enseigner ces modules éducatifs pendant l'année suivante.

Le programme AITI cherche à apporter des compétences techniques et entreprenariales. Les sujets traités cet été concernent Java, les technologies mobiles, J2ME, SMS, les technologies server-side et les technologies mobiles émergentes. Au delà du cursus technique, les cours s'efforcent d'amener des compétences entreprenariales en invitant des intervenants qui connaissent le marché kenyan de la technologie, les défis liés au mobile, un projet applicatif de groupe mobile et un plan d'affaires en milieu compétitif.

Le programme comportera aussi une communauté vivante sur le web pour étudiants et instructeurs. Cette communauté virtuelle sera un espace où les participants pourront poser des questions, y répondre, évaluer les cours, chercher et annoncer des offres de postes, chercher des supports pédagogiques, etc. Cette communauté en ligne contribuera à faire vivre le cours au-delà des 6 semaines de la session.

Les étudiants, la faculté et l'équipe administrative ont exprimé leur intérêt et désir pour ce programme. Nous attendons la participation de 35 étudiants et 6 membres du corps professoral. Vous pouvez consulter le blog AITI pour les dernières informations. Nous nous réjouissons à l'approche de ces quelques semaines!

Posté par Elena Spitzer, Learning & Development, Google
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