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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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 2005. 4/27/20084Asha Dallas Learning Workshop

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

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

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

8. DSH & Asha Prerana Shishu Vidyalaya (PSV) –Deployed in mid 2007 for class 3-8 5 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

9. 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

10. 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

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

12. 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

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

14. 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 Email Ids to all kids similar to PSV 4/27/200814Asha Dallas Learning Workshop

15. THANK YOU!!! References: –Haritha: URL: http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=527 http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=527 Facebook group: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9038133924www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9038133924 –Paul J, Randy W. Study of Teacher and Student Achievement using digital video –DSH: URL: http://dsh.cs.washington.edu/ http://dsh.cs.washington.edu/ Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5208004418 http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5208004418 DSH video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z32ETzsq334 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z32ETzsq334 –DSH database : http://pnet.cs.washington.edu http://pnet.cs.washington.edu –PSV: www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=375 www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=375 4/27/2008Asha Dallas Learning Workshop15