Ustad Mobile @mEducation Alliance
The “Afghan” tech export.
● Who are we?● The problem● Our solution● Use cases
Time on Task Problem
Infrastructure Problem
Creation skills shortage
Maintainability problem
Need for numbers...
Our solution
Step 1: Easily create content – point + click
Step 2: Learning content can be used on mobile devices
Step 3: Access detailed reports on learner effort and progress
Scale so far...
Afghanistan
Kenya, Uganda
Zambia
Iraq
Germany
Scale so far...
UNAMA supervised (Dutch embassy funding) for policewomen literacy
ChildFund (DFID funding) for Koochee nomad parent's literacy
Lubuto Library Zambia for children's in 7 Zambian languages (USAID funded)
Bits Academy, Kenya to teach basic computer usage and design
Zambia Case Study
Curriculumwriting
Graphics/ Sound recording
Assembly
*100:1
Partnership: Technical Angle...
● Know what you want– Metrics
– Offline
– Open source
● Clear commitments● Have a divorce procedure● Risk/Reward
How to join in the fun?
● Make your own materials:– Register @ ustadmobile.com
– ustadmobile.com/create
● Get help with content creation– ustadmobile.com/content-partnerships/
● Features/Something else?– info@ustadmobile.com