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Broader Impact. We want to provide PocketSchools to those who have no access to a formal education. We need better: Mobile ecosystem Connectivity Access Distribution UI Programmable Device Design Based Research Understanding of underserved regions. Mobile Empowerment.
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Broader Impact We want to provide PocketSchools to those who have no access to a formal education • We need better: • Mobile ecosystem • Connectivity • Access Distribution • UI • Programmable Device • Design Based Research • Understanding of • underserved regions. Mobile Empowerment
Broader Impact Ubiquitous Mobile Learning Assessment is Pocket HomeWork. NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Federal Act tests our 50 million school-age children once a year. We want to check our children’s learning pulse on a daily basis. Mobile Empowerment
Broader Impact Youth Generation Risk = Vulnerability X Threat Children Use Mobile Devices For Email Messaging Friends Contacts Activity Scheduling Access Keys Payments Pictures/Videos Youth Life
Broader Impact Ubiquitous Mobile Learning & Assessment for Underserved Areas Right to be equally educated and assessed to explore full human potential. Mobile Empowerment
servers data Internet Broader Impact Educational Systems & Infrastructure SIS Move School IT to “The Cloud” (Datacenters, Applications, Storages) EDU PRPL Education Budget Cut: Billions
Broader Impact Situation Specificity Culture Sensitivity Practical Usability Theoretical Applicability Economic Scalability Viable Sustainability Formal vs. Informal Learning School Structure vs. Everywhere Else Educators Students Parents Technology Experts Local Entrepreneurs Learning Design Action Research