Abstract
This concept-based paper seeks to identify new methods for content development of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses in the Global South. Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa countries include a lack of VET institutions, qualified teachers, and learning resources. In addition, there is a lack of electricity and limited access to internet connections. However, artificial intelligence (AI) can bridge this educational gap. AI is evolving rapidly day by day, including in the field of education. The use of generative AI images and videos, ChatGPT and open educational resources (OER) to create digital vocational training courses in Kenya is explored. Twenty vocational courses were developed to improve education quality, raising awareness of human rights, health, water, wildlife conservation etc., and especially of providing people in rural areas with the necessary knowledge and skills to generate income. The courses are easy to scale up thanks to the ease of changing text, content, avatars, language, subtitles, etc., to be context-relevant. This paper recommends the use of generative AI and OERs as an approach to reform content development which is a cost-effective way of improving students’ vocational skills in Global South. Additionally, this concept paper explores two different systems for students to access the digital vocational training content: mobile technology with the internet and a solar-powered tablet with offline content. The purpose of considering different devices is to offer learning opportunities to people in remote areas with a lack of network connectivity, limited internet access, or a lack of electricity.
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Per-Olof Hansson, Linköping University, Sweden
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Conference: BCE2024
Stream: Design
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To cite this article:
Hansson P. (2025) Exploring the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence to Create Digital Vocational Training Courses for Students in Kenya: A Conceptual Approach ISSN: 2435-9467 – The Barcelona Conference on Education 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 213-223) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2435-9467.2024.21
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2435-9467.2024.21
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