mobile micro learning_catalysts for change zone of future innovtion

March 2013

Foresight Engine Game Analysis:

25 Zones of Future Innovation

A project by Institute for the Future and The Rockefeller Foundationwww.iftf.org/our-work/global-landscape/catalysts-for-change/catalysts-zones-of-innovation

Contact: Tessa Finlev, tfinlev@iftf.org

24 | Mobile Micro-Learning

A host of drivers are leading to a decline of

the brick-and-mortar classroom model.

Dramatic effects of climate change regularly

displacing students and classrooms,

increasing mobile connectivity, and open

source e-learning platforms are just a few of

the challenges to traditional classroom

construction. These shifts, along with a wider

acknowledgement of the value of anytime,

anywhere learning, will lead innovators around

the globe to explore the world of mobile micro-

learning. This will mean breaking lessons into

bite-sized learning bits and prompts to fulfill

personal curiosity, course requirements, and

certification programs—all from outside a

physical classroom.

24 | Mobile Micro-Learning | Future Innovation

Education, or lack of access to education, was seen as a major barrier to

finding pathways out of poverty during the Catalysts for Change game.

Many players spent a large portion of the game discussing innovative ideas to

create low-cost access to appropriate education. One player suggested a financial

solution based on micro-scholarships while others thought of education models

that went beyond the classroom to meet the needs of children within their

individual circumstances. Many of the ideas coalesced around mobile micro-

learning tools and curricula, replete with examples of organizations around the

world already working in this space. 4

24 | Mobile Micro-Learning | From the Players

24 | Mobile Micro-Learning | Micro-forecasts from the Game

Train internet café operators to be content curators as well. Online content is highly untapped. Link café ops to university interns too*

Philippines**

*Cards have been lightly edited for readability.**Player location was self selected.

Develop an SMS/mobile phone based literacy program to allow rapid transmission of developmental texts.

Train internet café operators to be content curators as well. Online content is highly untapped. Link café ops to university interns too

Philippines

I like this idea! micro-coding courses on mobile...

South Africa

Philippines

Mobile Cresh India is an ex. of school that follows children from one construction site to another providing education

Philippines

South Africa

www.sadiesworld.ORG show a model and tool we are testing for a personal learning device - designed for girls in conflict zones

Taiwan

Philippines

South Africa

Have you seen hole in the wall? An internet connected computer placed in an Indian Slum with no intro, kids taught themselves...give access

Philippines

South Africa

Taiwan

Microscholarships. What if a village pooled resources to fund 1 student a year who would pay them back once employed? Then 2 a year.Then 3..

Canada

Philippines

South Africa

Taiwan

Philippines

South Africa

Taiwan

Microscholarships. What if a village pooled resources to fund 1 student a year who would pay them back once employed? Then 2 a year.Then 3..

Canada

Signals from the Present

24 | Mobile Micro-Learning

Equipped with solar power, the floating schools built by non-profit, Shidulai Swanirvar Sanstha, provide continues education to Bangladeshi children come monsoon or shine.

Khan Academy Apps

The Khan Academy, which offers thousands of free video micro-courses, provides apps for iOS and Windows 8 devices. These courses are so popular, however, that other developers—such as KhanApp and Irynsoft—have created their own versions, making the videos even more accessible.

24 | Mobile Micro-Learning | Signals from the Present

Floating Schools

Image Source: www.khanapp.com

Image Source: www.shidhulai.org/ourwork

OLPC recently dropped a box of tablets in a village in Ethiopia without any instructions to see how much illiterate children could learn. Before long the children had not only learned the English alphabet, but had hacked the tablets for increased functionality.

24 | Mobile Micro-Learning | Signals from the Present

Using a Tablet, Illiterate Children Teach Themselves How to Read

Image Source: www.technologyreview.com/view/429206/emtech-preview-another-way-to-think-about-learning/

March 2013

Foresight Engine Game Analysis:

25 Zones of Future Innovation

A project by Institute for the Future and The Rockefeller Foundationwww.iftf.org/our-work/global-landscape/catalysts-for-change/catalysts-zones-of-innovation

Contact: Tessa Finlev, tfinlev@iftf.org

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