Improving the Quality of Education Through the Innovative Use of Mobile Technology

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Improving the Quality of Education Through the
Innovative Use of Mobile Technology

• October 21, 2009

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What is Bridgeit?

1. Access to digital video content in classrooms
   on-demand via cellular technology
2. Teacher training ongoing support
3. Learner-centered lesson plans teachers guides
   

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Bridgeit Tanzania

• USAID funded
• 3 Year pilot project
• Replication of Bridgeit text2teach project in
  Philippines

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Project Goal

• To significantly increase educational quality
  student achievement through the innovative use of
  cellular digital technology

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Key Objectives

• To launch Bridgeit and integrate it into the
  education system in order to reach the greatest
  number of children and teachers possible
• To improve teacher performance, as demonstrated
  by changes in the quality of interaction and
  teaching in the classroom and
• To increase learning gains among upper primary
  students, with a particular emphasis on girls.

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Target beneficiaries

• Beneficiaries
• Std 5 and 6
• Teachers
• Subjects
• Mathematics
• Science
• Life skills

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The Partners
Funder
Global Partners
Local Partners
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How it Works The Technology
Mobile phone company
N95 Phone
2.5 EDGE/3G Network
TV
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The Bridgeit Classroom

• Participatory lesson plans
• Video integration
• Enhancement of existing curricula
• Teacher training support

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Key Results to Date

• 150 schools
• 1,544 primary school teachers
• 40,402 rural and urban students
• 146 math, science life skills videos created or
  adapted
• 151 learner-centered math science lesson plans
  developed
• 32 PTS life skills lessons adapted

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• Initial Impact
• Significant learning gains among Bridgeit
  students, compared to non- Bridgeit students
• Increased attendance in Bridgeit schools
• Improved understanding and interest in math
  science
• More frequent and improved use of participatory
  methodologies
• Greater student participation in Bridgeit
  classrooms, especially among girls

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Learning Gains Philippines
Grade 5 Grade 6
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Future Directions

• Local national capacity building
• Transfer to MoEVT
• New equipment package
• Exploring replication/ adaptation to other
  African countries

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• Thank You!