By: Nan
Appiah Acquaye
The Rwanda ICT Chamber has
continued the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Testbed Workshop with a
practical testing session designed to help education technology innovators
improve the accessibility, inclusiveness and usability of their digital products.
The second day of the
workshop brought together teachers, students, software developers and other
stakeholders to interact directly with products and platforms developed by the
first cohort of Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellows.
Participants conducted live
usability tests, allowing them to assess how effectively the solutions respond
to the needs of different learners and users. The exercise also provided an
opportunity to identify potential barriers that could affect users' ability to
access or navigate the platforms.
Through direct interaction
with the products, testers provided real-time feedback on features that worked
well, areas requiring improvement and aspects that could be made more
user-friendly.
The Rwanda ICT Chamber said
the practical engagement is providing Fellows with valuable insights that can
be used to refine their solutions based on actual user experiences rather than
relying solely on assumptions about user needs.
The testbed workshop forms
part of efforts to strengthen Rwanda's education technology ecosystem by
supporting innovators to develop digital solutions that are responsive to the
diverse needs of learners and educators.
