POMI in Education

NSF Site Visit, June 2010

Paul Kimphkim@stanford.edu

Stanford University POMI2020

POMI Research Agenda

Applications

Data & Computing SubstratePrPl, Junction and Concierge

Radio technology

Econom

icsCinder: Energy aware, secure OS

Secure mobile browser

UI

HW Platform

Network SubstrateSoftware Defined Network & OpenFlow

Handheld

Infrastructure

Background

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Iterative designs for sustainableeducation model development

Optimizing team learning leveraging new media

POMI Projects

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PRPL Junction

Energy Efficiency Systems

PocketSchool Interactive Learning Adhoc Network

PocketSchool

Mobile learning for the marginalized

PocketSchool

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Pocket-sized LearningDevices for theUnderrepresented

LiteracyNumeracySTEMPeaceStorytellingAudio Content

Maximizing Learning Interaction

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From indigenous children in mountains to urban slums and also from refugee camps to conflict zones.

PSILAN (PocketSchool Interactive Learning AdHoc Network)

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Instant Multi-User Learning Game Environment

Junction

XMPP integrated solution, a low-cost mobile group learning environment that enables students to engage in various competitive or non-competitive group learning games and ad-hoc assessment activities. Traditional contents can be easily converted by educators without the knowledge of any computer programming.

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Working with : Wireless web server

Junction Plug

v.1 – Comprehension quizv.2 – StoryWeaverv.3 – Homework Maker

Competition gamesMobile health assessment

School infrastructure in a plug (Emphasis on Pico cell level)

Junction Plug

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Global Outreach STEM Workshop

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Present learning problems that involve green science & renewable energy issues (5th -12th grades)

Engage students in building and experimentingsolutions involving mobile computing, networking, &environment sensing components (i.e., low-cost POMI KIT) – Arouse interests in pre-engineering topics

Alberto in a rural village school in Baja California, Mexico

“I want to study with the mobile computer, too!”

Additional focus on students with disabilitiesMore international partnerships

Incentive-based HIV/AIDS Education and Assessment in Africa

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Thank you!

Paul Kimphkim@stanford.edu

www.stanford.edu/~phkim

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