eLearning Africa in 2020 – Open, Mobile and Learner-Centered
 Han Fraeters, WBI, USA and Mike Trucano, infoDev, the World Bank, USA led a highly participative session at eLearning Africa this year in which they tried to predict - with the help of about sixty participants - what would be on the agenda for eLearning Africa 2020. According to them, the future of eLearning on the Continent will be mainly open source, mobile and focused on the learner.
Armed with an instant voting system that allowed everyone respond to the various alternatives suggested by Han and Mike, the session was fascinating and provided great insight into the types of topics and issues that concern eLearning practitioners now - and those seen as being on the agenda in the future.
During the session, four panellists, Shola Aboderin, Bakary Diallo, Cédric Wachholz and Mor Seck, commented on the voting results. More than half the participants were from Africa, with others from all over the globe making up the remainder. Experience levels varied: while the largest group described themselves as having been involved in eLearning for between five and ten years, the range of other classifications went from “real newcomer” to “very experienced”.
At times the mood was gloomy: 66 percent described themselves as either agreeing or strongly agreeing with the statement 'Over the past decade the eLearning situation in Africa has hardly changed for the better'. Furthermore, most saw a need to invest in people and human capacity, identifying these investments as the factor requiring the most urgent attention now and in the future.
Most of the attendees stated that they believed that by 2020, many of the problems associated with technology and access would be resolved, although the dream of “One Laptop per Child” by 2020 was not considered achievable by the majority.
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