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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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Nivi Mukherjee

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