World Links for Development Programme (WorLD)
The Program, managed by the World
Bank helps countries to develop sustainable solutions for mobilizing
the equipment, training, educational resources and school-to-school
partnerships required to bring students in developing countries online
and into the global community. Through ICT, it links thousands of students
and teachers in secondary schools in developing countries with their
counterparts in industrialized countries and elsewhere, for collaborative
research, teaching and learning projects.
WorLD is active in about 23 (26 check) countries at present time, and
there are numerous opportunities for Volunteers to participate as:
a) ICT technical specialists
- helping in administration and management of the school networks
and training school staff in school information management systems
(IMS);
- working and guiding on the design / installation / maintenance
of cost effective / light / functional LANS;
- establishing internet connectivity and maintaining effective relationships
with local telecommunication companies.
b) Pedagogical specialists
- advice to teachers and school officials on the integration of
ICT-related educational activities into the curriculum;
- basic training for teachers on computer/Internet literacy skills;
- work with teachers to develop on-line content (lesson plans, successful
project, relevant web pages, etc.);
- proposing models of collaborative projects in specific areas
that will favor curriculum integration and allow the schools to
design their own projects.
c) Monitoring and Evaluation specialists
- adapt existing broad WorLD monitoring guidelines on (i) registering
observations/attitudes, (ii) designing and conducting interviews
and (iii) designing and applying performance tests on knowledge-content
areas for teachers and students;
- elaborate achievement measures or indicators of success;
- assist teachers in developing their own evaluation rubrics for
collaborative projects;
- liaise with the WorLD coordinator to share best practices;
