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Leveraging technology for education in the developing world?

Leveraging technology for education in the developing world?. Technology is a means not an aim. Priorities and objectives come first. So what specifically are we trying to accomplish?. Expand and improve early childhood care and education (pre-primary)

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Leveraging technology for education in the developing world?

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  1. Leveraging technology for education in the developing world? Mark West, UNESCO Project Officer Youth Mobile 19 March 2014

  2. Technology is a means not an aim.

  3. Priorities and objectives come first.

  4. So what specifically are we trying to accomplish?

  5. Expand and improve early childhood care and education (pre-primary) Ensure free and compulsory education to all primary school children Life long learning Cut illiteracy rates in half Eliminate gender disparities in education Improve the quality of education Education for All

  6. Case study: Nigeria

  7. Zooming in on priority areas

  8. 10.5 million children are out of school Net enrollment has fallen significantly ACCESS

  9. 35 million adults cannot read or write 64% are females LITERACY

  10. Retention for children who start school is relatively good… BUT children from very poor families generally do not even enter school 93% vs. 30% Average education spending per child by the richest 20% of households in Nigeria is more than ten times higher than spending by the poorest 20% of households EQUITY

  11. Class Geography Gender TROUBLING GAPS ACROSS LINES OF:

  12. Class / Geography / Gender Percentage of 7-16 year olds who have never been to school in Nigeria

  13. Males: After six years of schooling, 28% were illiterate and 39% were semi-literate Females: 32% illiterate and 52% semi-literate QUALITY

  14. Given our priorities technology can help.

  15. In Africa mobile connectivity is becoming increasingly common

  16. Penetration of Mobile Broadband

  17. Price per gigabyte (in USD)

  18. Mobile connectivity fees represent 2% of gross national income (GNI) in developed countries and 30% of GNI in developing countries BUT…

  19. Moving toward ubiquity and we should plan for this future

  20. Vastly improving functionality

  21. Learners who might not have access to high-quality education or even schools often do have working mobile phones. People generally know how to use mobile phones for communication and other purposes. Mobile technologies will become more ubiquitous and powerful in the future. Significance:

  22. Proven capacity to help the poor

  23. Practical

  24. Invites and sparks local innovation

  25. Excites learners and teachers alike

  26. Fosters new forms of collaboration

  27. Offers solutions for resource poor schools

  28. Policy Guidelines

  29. Expand the reach and equity of education

  30. Facilitate personalized learning

  31. Power anytime, anywhere learning

  32. Provide immediate feedback and assessment

  33. Ensure the productive use of time spent in classrooms

  34. Build new communities of students

  35. Support situated learning

  36. Enhance seamless learning

  37. Bridge formal and informal learning

  38. Improve communication and administration

  39. Maximize cost efficiency

  40. Thank you.

  41. Questions

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