the power of mlearning in kenya
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The Power of mLearning in KenyaKyle Moss: Qualcomm Wireless ReachNivi Mukherjee: eLimuEvelyne Momanyi: Embakassi Garrison Primary School
3rd Annual eLearning Innovations ConferenceWednesday, September 30th
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Agenda
Brief Program Video
1 2 4 53Qualcomm Wireless Reach Overview
eLimu Implementation Experiences
Embakassi Garisson Learnings Q&A
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Qualcomm Wireless Reach Overview
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625 Stakeholdersassisting
7.8M+ People
100+ Projectsin
40 Countries
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• Must demonstrate how QC technologies can improve lives, especially advanced wireless technologies
• Must involve collaborating stakeholders including, but not limited to: • a local 3G/4G operator• an on-the-ground implementing organization• a research organization
• Must be aligned with one of the five Wireless Reach verticals (education, health care, entrepreneurship, public safety, & environmental sustainability)
• Must meet a community need that is aligned with the local government’s relevant social and economicpolicy goals, such as ICT, education, health care and environmental policy goals
• Must be scalable and sustainable on its own after two to three years of Wireless Reach funding
Wireless Reach Program Selection
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Primary Stakeholder
eLimu eLearning Company Ltd.
Technology
3G enabled tablets and eLimu learning application
Results
• First-ever education initiative by Wireless Reach in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Utilizes 3G tablet-based learning methods to improve educational outcomes for standard 7 and 8 students preparing for their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams
• Initial implementation includes ~250 students & 37 teachers; looking to expand while also aiming to create a replicable model for teacher training in mLearning
Kenya: Power of mLearning
Education
eLimu Implementation Experiences
2003
*Data: Uwezo “Are Our Children Learning? Annual Learning Assessment Reports, Kenya, 2010/2011”
NUMERACY10% of Standard 8 students cannot
solve Class 2 maths problems
*Data: Uwezo “Are Our Children Learning? Annual Learning Assessment Reports, Kenya, 2010/2011”
TEACHER SHORTAGE
1:45Ratio
Teacher:Students
40% DROPOUT
after Primary School
*Data: Uwezo “Are Our Children Learning? Annual Learning Assessment Reports, Kenya, 2010/2011”
The Solution
Schools Teachers
Learners
The EdTech EcoSystem
Learning Outcomes
Improved test scores – gender balance Critical, analytic & creative thinking;
problem solving skills Increased social & environmental consciousness:
behavioural changes IT Literacy Changed approaches to teaching and learning
Embakassi Garrison Primary School
Learnings
Thoughts from the Head Teacher
Background of the school
Enrolment history
Continued… Approach to teacher training Impact of the technology on:
Learners Teachers (created learning behaviour)
Q&AWith: Qualcomm, eLimu, & EGPS
For more information on Qualcomm Wireless Reach, please visit:
www.wirelessreach.com Twitter: @QCWirelessReach
--------------For more information on eLimu,
please visit:www.e-Limu.org
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