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Improving Education
through ICT
Nivi Mukherjee
Africa is Pioneering the EdTech Revolution
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Kenya: 9th April 2013
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Can we leapfrog the developed?
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InfrastructureElectricity/Solar, Internet connectivity, Security
ContentLocalized, Contextualized, Rich
TrainingTeachers,
Maintenance, Support
Hardware
PC’s, Laptops, Tablets, Mobile Phones, Projectors, Cables
Education Technology
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OLPC
World Reader
Intel Skoool
Khan Academy: Algebra to Hedge Funds
Moodle
MOOCs: Coursera to Harvard
Think Global, Act Local
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Align program with local vision
Support, encourage and fund localentrepreneurs
Design & develop locally: build skills &professionalism
Base content on local culture beyond
literacy/numeracy/science (STEM)
Content should be localized &contextualized: culturally relevant
Think Global, Act Local
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From Traditional Training Materials...
AnimationsAssessment
Music Videos
Songs
Games
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Every learner has a unique username & password
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6 Kenyan Curriculum Subjects + Extra features
All content is localized for the Kenyan learner:
Examples of mandazis and Shillings, not donuts and dollars.
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Simple navigation within Subjects: Chapters, Topics & Pages
Format of navigation similar to textbooks
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Videos & Animations to help grasp concepts
Unlike a teacher, a video can: pause, rewind, increase volume, adjust brightness!
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Quizzes to track progress and identify knowledge gaps
Data analysed by teachers, parents and our own curriculum developers
so we can push new, better informed content every 2 weeks
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Adaptive LearningBringing “slow” students up to speed and keeping“fast” students engaged - must identify them first
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Extended Learning focussed on Responsible Citizenship
Environmental conservation, justice, anti-corruption, human rights,
personal financial literacy, nutrition, health, sanitation, etc.
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Literacy & Numeracy
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Can Technology Replace Teachers?
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The Fl pped Classroom
Learn lessons at home: videos, instructionalmaterials
Do “homework” at school: spend valuable
classroom time doing assignments with helpfrom peers and instructor
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EdTech is a Big Playing FieldTrying to keep up with all the new buzzwords in EdTech can leave
you feeling like a kindergartener in a calculus class.Here are some simple ways to understand and remember what is
happening on the ground.
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EdTech Buzzwords
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EdTech Buzzwords
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EdTech Buzzwords
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EdTech Buzzwords
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EdTech Buzzwords
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EdTech Buzzwords
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Equity and standardization
Flexible (content / learner) and fast
Cost effective
Encourages inclusion & collabotaion
M&E is built in
Why EdTech?
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Remember Understand Apply
True Learning
Analyse Evaluate Create
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Improved test scores - phenomenal pilot results!“average marks in science went from 58% to 73% in a single term...”
-The Economist, Print edition: Dec 8th, 2012
Critical, analytic & creative thinking
Increased social & environmental consciousness
IT literacy
Learning Outcomes in Schools
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Awareness: laws, rights, rules, job expectationsGood governance
Flexibility
Retention
Seamless orientation
Customer satisfaction
IT literacy
Learning Outcomes in Public Service
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Pilot Before You LeapConsider...
Environment Instructor
Learner
Pilot Before You Leap
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Hardware
Infrastructure
Content
Training
Pilot Before You LeapRemember...
Pil B f Y L
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Device Ratio
Schools, classrooms, libraries, labs, homes
Technology: hardware, OS, platform, content
Remember: Homogenous solution notnecessary
Pilot Before You LeapImplementation...
Pil B f Y L
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Sample size: the bigger the better, test asmany scenarios. What is best and is it worth it?
Duration of pilot
Location: national coverage, “harsh”environments
Methodologies: RCTs
Cost of research
Pilot Before You LeapResearch...
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Take the Leap!
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