Learning Without Borders: Global Access to Local Knowledge

📚 Alternative Learning Summit: Learning Without Borders: Global Access to Local Knowledge

📅 Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST
📍 Live On: Zoom | YouTube | LinkedIn | Facebook

🔍 Event Overview:

As education becomes more digitized and mobile, the question is no longer “Where do I go to learn?” but “How can learning come to me?” This edition of the Alternative Learning Summit explores how platforms like ADollarClass are removing barriers—geographic, linguistic, economic—and delivering global knowledge in hyperlocal, culturally relevant ways.

🗓️ Event Itinerary

🟢 Opening Session (5 minutes)

Convener: Osaretin Agbonavbare
Moderator: Sarah Folorunso
Brief recap of January’s Summit and a welcome into the February focus: global access, inclusive platforms, and building bridges through learning.

🌍 Keynote Address (20 minutes)

🗣️ Keynote Speaker: Prof. Sofia Mensah – UNESCO Digital Education Consultant
🎤 Topic: “The Decentralized Campus: How the Internet is Becoming the World’s Classroom”
Prof. Mensah shares global case studies on how learners in rural, underserved, and nomadic communities are accessing world-class education through mobile devices and AI-powered tools. She emphasizes the importance of community-based digital literacy and localization.

🧠 Panel Discussion (60 minutes)

Moderated by: Dr. Yinka Adewale – Global EdTech Fellow

🔹 Panel Segment 1: Localization in Learning (15 mins)

🎤 Speaker 1: Linguist & Learning Experience Designer
📌 Topic: “From English to Esan: Why Learning in Your Language Matters”
Focuses on how local language inclusion enhances understanding, retention, and learner pride—especially in Africa and Asia.

🔹 Panel Segment 2: Offline-First Learning (15 mins)

🎤 Speaker 2: Technologist, Developer of Mesh-based Learning Platforms
📌 Topic: “Internet Optional: Reaching Learners Beyond Connectivity”
Insights on tools and formats that work in low-bandwidth or offline environments.

🔹 Panel Segment 3: Community Micro-Classrooms (15 mins)

🎤 Speaker 3: Community Organizer & Mobile School Facilitator
📌 Topic: “Bringing the World to the Village: The Rise of Micro-Classrooms”
A case study on setting up digital learning hubs in marketplaces, churches, and local centers.

🔹 Panel Segment 4: Education for Displaced Populations (15 mins)

🎤 Speaker 4: NGO Leader in Refugee Education
📌 Topic: “Learning Amid Crisis: Digital Classrooms for the Stateless”
A powerful look at how refugees, migrants, and victims of conflict are accessing learning pathways via mobile apps and AI tutors.

🌐 Interactive Showcase + Q&A (25 minutes)

Facilitators: Uche Ezewudo & Grace Mensim
Audience shares stories of accessing education from remote or under-resourced locations. Also includes a brief live demo of ADollarClass's Local Knowledge Partnership Program (LKPP)—a new initiative connecting local educators with global learners.

🎁 Closing Remarks + Call to Action (5 minutes)

Osaretin Agbonavbare
Encourages all stakeholders—learners, teachers, tech builders, NGOs—to unite in building borderless, inclusive education ecosystems through platforms like ADollarClass.

✅ Goals of This Event:

• Promote global access to alternative learning regardless of geography
• Celebrate localization, diversity, and culturally intelligent learning systems
• Position ADollarClass as a bridge between global knowledge and local learners
• Engage communities, developers, and educators in knowledge sharing