How to use tablets and blended learning for effective adult education in Africa INSTITUTE FOR PEACE AND SECURITY STUDIES ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY

Do you want to know: How to use tablets effectively for training? How to mitigate the challenges with using tablets for trainings in Africa? Insights on effectively delivering blended learning? Time-honored and innovative adult education theories?

Selecting the technology: tablets! Personal engagement Portable Larger screen than mobile phones

The challenges of the tablets Lack of experience with using tablets Preference to use laptop PCs and mobile phones Access to the internet Use of tablets for something else

Mitigating challenges with lack of experience with using tablets Blended learning Training during initial face- to-face sessions Interest through engaging and user-friendly content

Designing blended learning Own pace Interaction and socialization through SMS system and face-to-face sessions Monitoring through face-to- face sessions

Designing the content Aims at developing knowledge and skill, and changing attitudes Gamefied content Delivered through main and side stories Formative questions

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