the power of mlearning in kenya

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The Power of mLearning in KenyaKyle Moss: Qualcomm Wireless ReachNivi Mukherjee: eLimuEvelyne Momanyi: Embakassi Garrison Primary School

3rd Annual eLearning Innovations ConferenceWednesday, September 30th

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Agenda

Brief Program Video

1 2 4 53Qualcomm Wireless Reach Overview

eLimu Implementation Experiences

Embakassi Garisson Learnings Q&A

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Video: Power of mLearning in Kenya

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Qualcomm Wireless Reach Overview

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625 Stakeholdersassisting

7.8M+ People

100+ Projectsin

40 Countries

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• Must demonstrate how QC technologies can improve lives, especially advanced wireless technologies

• Must involve collaborating stakeholders including, but not limited to: • a local 3G/4G operator• an on-the-ground implementing organization• a research organization

• Must be aligned with one of the five Wireless Reach verticals (education, health care, entrepreneurship, public safety, & environmental sustainability)

• Must meet a community need that is aligned with the local government’s relevant social and economicpolicy goals, such as ICT, education, health care and environmental policy goals

• Must be scalable and sustainable on its own after two to three years of Wireless Reach funding

Wireless Reach Program Selection

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Primary Stakeholder

eLimu eLearning Company Ltd.

Technology

3G enabled tablets and eLimu learning application

Results

• First-ever education initiative by Wireless Reach in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Utilizes 3G tablet-based learning methods to improve educational outcomes for standard 7 and 8 students preparing for their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams

• Initial implementation includes ~250 students & 37 teachers; looking to expand while also aiming to create a replicable model for teacher training in mLearning

Kenya: Power of mLearning

Education

eLimu Implementation Experiences

2003

*Data: Uwezo “Are Our Children Learning? Annual Learning Assessment Reports, Kenya, 2010/2011”

NUMERACY10% of Standard 8 students cannot

solve Class 2 maths problems

*Data: Uwezo “Are Our Children Learning? Annual Learning Assessment Reports, Kenya, 2010/2011”

TEACHER SHORTAGE

1:45Ratio

Teacher:Students

40% DROPOUT

after Primary School

*Data: Uwezo “Are Our Children Learning? Annual Learning Assessment Reports, Kenya, 2010/2011”

The Solution

Schools Teachers

Learners

The EdTech EcoSystem

Learning Outcomes

Improved test scores – gender balance Critical, analytic & creative thinking;

problem solving skills Increased social & environmental consciousness:

behavioural changes IT Literacy Changed approaches to teaching and learning

Embakassi Garrison Primary School

Learnings

Thoughts from the Head Teacher

Background of the school

Enrolment history

Continued… Approach to teacher training Impact of the technology on:

Learners Teachers (created learning behaviour)

Q&AWith: Qualcomm, eLimu, & EGPS

For more information on Qualcomm Wireless Reach, please visit:

www.wirelessreach.com Twitter: @QCWirelessReach

--------------For more information on eLimu,

please visit:www.e-Limu.org

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