Merger of Technology & Education 4/27/20081Asha Dallas Learning Workshop

Digital Divide : Did you know…. US Computer penetration is 78%. How much is India’s ? 1.4% US broadband internet penetration is 60%. How much is India’s ? 0.1% 4/27/20082Asha Dallas Learning Workshop

Challenges of education Scalability Reach to 700,000 Indian villages Awareness/critical thinking Good quality teachers How is the world solving the “Digital Divide” ? ATM machine with internet kiosk Intel’s dust-free cost-effective PC running on car batteries. CAM: Mobile application framework by university of Washington to improve business processes in Gautemala and India. 4/27/20083Asha Dallas Learning Workshop

Asha’s Solution: Digital Study Hall (DSH) Technology used: TV+DVD player+ inverter. TV penetration in India – 59% Microsoft Research program that records and distributes DVDs of classes led by best grassroots teachers. “Youtube+Netflix+Kaza” First deployment was done in /27/20084Asha Dallas Learning Workshop

Salient features Hubs and spokes People’s database: –1000 videos shot –Languages: Eng, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi. –Website link : 4/27/20085Asha Dallas Learning Workshop

Can DSH videos replace teachers? Short Answer is NO Mediation based Pedagogy 4/27/20086Asha Dallas Learning Workshop

More Digital Projects DG: Digital Green DPC: Digital PolyClinic 4/27/20087Asha Dallas Learning Workshop

DSH & Asha Prerana Shishu Vidyalaya (PSV) –Deployed in mid 2007 for class Success MantrasPSV’s Grade Infrastructure/equipmentA Teacher’s trainingB- Using videos for regular curriculumA(Eng),C Using videos for stories, moviesA Presence of a local championC 4/27/20088Asha Dallas Learning Workshop

DSH Metrics for Children -Experiment in 4 schools in UP (July-Dec, 07) -Performance in pre-, post- tests in Eng, Math Analysis Class scores increased 174% between pre and post tests on an average. 73% of children showed improvement Students were more interactive, interested Eg: Student’s response to video teacher rose from 3 times/lesson  18 times/lesson 4/27/20089Asha Dallas Learning Workshop

DSH Metrics for Teachers Coding scheme to capture interactional patterns based on Vygotsky’s principles BEFOREAFTER Reading from bookDialogic, interactive Did not use chalkboardParticipatory, Called for diagram/qsns 37 simple questions57 quality and complex qsns Read out the poemsEnact as per video Broken eng, no confidenceTeacher & student speaking more eng 4/27/200810Asha Dallas Learning Workshop

Digital Haritha = DSH + Haritha 4/27/200811Asha Dallas Learning Workshop

Digital Haritha = DSH + Haritha Haritha hub for Telugu lessons and experiments Upload on DSH database Distribute it to nearby schools 4/27/200812Asha Dallas Learning Workshop

Its not enough to be compassionate, we need to Act. ~ Dalai Lama “3D” Effect –Discuss –Decide –Deliver / Do 4/27/200813Asha Dallas Learning Workshop

How do we “Do” it ?... DSH in all Asha Dallas schools 2 computers and Internet in each school Will ask DSH for computer training videos Ids to all kids similar to PSV 4/27/200814Asha Dallas Learning Workshop

THANK YOU!!! References: –Haritha: URL: Facebook group: –Paul J, Randy W. Study of Teacher and Student Achievement using digital video –DSH: URL: Facebook group: DSH video : –DSH database : –PSV: 4/27/2008Asha Dallas Learning Workshop15