Mobile Learning for Health Workers - DaeSav 2013

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Presentaion given at DaeSav 2013 (Ethiopia Students and Alumni Association in Germany) about OppiaMobile learning platform

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  • 1. http://digital-campus.org 2013 Mobile Learning for Health Workers Alex Little

2. http://digital-campus.org 2013 Problem context Health workers in Ethiopia generally under-trained Existing training very text-heavy Little follow up on how the skills and knowledge learned are applied 3. http://digital-campus.org 2013 Our project Supplementing existing MoH approved upgrade training programme Giving health workers access to videos, quizzes and other activities via mobile devices 12-18 month follow up with continuous professional development activities to monitor application of skills/knowledge Funded by UKaid (DFID) 4. http://digital-campus.org 2013 Oppia Mobile Open Source mobile learning application Supports video, quizzes and other activities Works when completely offline all activities stored on device Currently designed for Android, but can be extended to other platforms Designed to be subject agnostic not specific to healthcare Supports multilingual content 5. http://digital-campus.org 2013 How it works Course content written in Moodle Exported to package that can be installed on mobile devices Activity tracking, quiz results, video views all submitted to server trainers, supervisors etc can track student progress Students gain points and badges based on their usage and quiz scores (gamification) 6. http://digital-campus.org 2013 Customised versions All open source - can install your own server and create your own client app Use your own themes/logos for the client application Currently being implemented for Family Planning counsellors in Nigeria with project from Johns Hopkins Uni (US) 7. http://digital-campus.org 2013 Current work Core app already available Develop trainer/tutor monitoring tools Improved ease of use for customisation and packaging New activity types to support problem based learning approaches 8. http://digital-campus.org 2013 Further info/links Get the app on Google Play Documentation/code links: http://oppia-mobile.org 9. http://digital-campus.org 2013 Thanks! Contact me at: [email protected] [email protected] 10. http://digital-campus.org 2013 Thanks! Contact me at: [email protected] [email protected]