At the time of this writing, the world has experienced some major disruptions due to an outbreak of a viral disease labeled “COVID-19”. Apart from the loss of human life, there has been a much wider impact in terms of livelihood and economic stability.
Relevant to the readers of this blog has been the disruption of both formal and informal forms of education, or perhaps more specifically “schooling” (since education and schooling are not always to be understood as synonyms).
With the return to village forms, and home forms of education has been the global awareness that the increasing availability of internet access through mobile phones presents new challenges and opportunities for those committed to the cause of literacy, and particularly local language literacy.
With that said, how can we better equip ourselves to serve the masses through non-formal, local approaches that leverage the internet? The following is by no means a comprehensive list, but let me just note down a few which I’ve been exploring lately.
Tools for Communication
These perhaps need no introduction.
- Skype
- Zoom
Tools for presentation
- Powerpoint / Slideshare
- Youtube / Vimeo
Tools for Animation
- Plotagon
- Saola Animate ($49/year, $59 perpetual license)
Learning Management Systems
- Learndash $159.00/year
- Moodle
LMS Resource Editors
- Articulate Storyline subscriptions $900 – 1300/year
- Active Presenter $199/$399 / license (Standard / Pro – nonprofits may be elligible to get Pro features for standard price of $199)
If you have experience with any of these, please leave your comments below.