ICTCE 2012 28 Sept 2012 New Delhi m & e Learning

1. ICTCE 2012 28 Sept 2012 New Delhi m & e Learning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dx_STgFLLo • Reaching quality & relevant education to remotest corners of the • country, across the “digitally divided “ . • Leveraging mobile technology & devices. • OLPC i.e. One Laptop Per Child has now become ODPC D=device/mobile. • Number of Mobile subs corrected for unique active users is > 600 mn • today & rising . • Already reaches > 50 % of population • Challenge & opportunity : To develop relevant teaching now called • self learning “content “. • In local languages delivered in an easy to use, engaging • “You Tube “ format. • Across many “form factor “of devices • Connected on available/affordable internet in > 80 % of populated • regions of country.

2. ICTCE 2012 28 Sept 2012 New Delhi m & e Learning • JK Centre for Technician Training ( www.jktechnician.com) • 3 month intensive Technician skills certification programs at Kanpur. • >160 certified Welders, Fitters & Electricians with 100 % job placement in last 18 months. • Return on student’s investment < 3 months. • Uses best of old & new world tools & convert high school dropouts into “Soldier Craftsmen”. • Students also trained in basic Conversational English, PC & Mobile Applications -- Transformation in students is dramatic. • Live demo of technologies used will follow (Net permitting!). • Happy to help organizations to incorporate the best applications, infrastructure & content into their Edu Training programs. • Think of me as “mEducation Eco System Enabler“ .

3. ICTCE 2012 28 Sept 2012 New Delhi m & e Learning • Key learning's : • Serious shortage of instructors / teachers in all domains. • Ready availability of top class educational content but this needs “Glocalization”. • Education should be a fun, engaging “experience”. • Teaching format should encourage students to ask the questions & find their own answers. Teach them url’s! • Convert into local languages - focus on local needs /availability. • Spoken word & visuals, the most analogue processes in teaching, can & should be digitized. Think You Tube , think mp4 etc. • In technical subjects “Show me, Tell me, Let me “ approach compresses learning time. • “Teach for tomorrow“ should be the vision & mission.

4. ICTCE 2012 28 Sept 2012 New Delhi m & e Learning • Power of Virtual Teams, aka Tele presence. “Kar lo dunia mutthi mein”. • Develop standardized “presentation style” in multi media format. • Classroom teachers deliver standard “content“ in local languages using PowerPoint style content. • Observers / senior teachers can join remotely. “Sustainable Teaching! “ With audio & video, real time from wherever they are. • Technology, for this is easily, cheaply & widely available. • Think IM (Instant messaging), Skype, Webex & many such free IP based solutions. • Interconnect Schools “ for sharing teaching aids / resources . For e.g. Secondary schools in Almora & Kathmandu have similar needs & can share “best practices“. • Some demos on this will be shown during presentation

5. How to choose your mobile devices :Primer • Does it matter what devices we use? Yes. • Does it matter to know the platform & operating system we use? Yes again. • Why does it matter? • Mobile devices: The Last Mile & Final Frontier. • Mobile’s outnumber PC’s by many times and this rising faster than before. • Some applications & how to choose your Mobile.

6. How to choose your mobile devices • Mobile Operating Systems (OS): These make each device different viz iOS, Android, Windows Mobile, Symbian et al. • How to choose what works for your needs • Factors to consider when selecting : • - Type of OS • - Battery life, • - Connectivity offered -2G, 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi • - Screen size, Screen type • - Applications supported • Mobiles have become converged devices. • Now not just Smart but Very Smart with AI & near robotic!

7. How to choose your mobile devices • First generation computers were huge & required whole buildings to house them. • Later came the desk tops smaller but fixed . • Evolved into laptops: Portability added great benefits & efficiency multiplier. • Quest for size brought Netbooks: smaller, portable but with reduced functionalities. • Mobiles for “voice & SMS “ started. • Then came feature phones. • Evolved into Smartphones: Power packed Net connected . • iPad brought the Tablet format. • Hand held devices: Smart phones & tablets are today’s weapons of choice.

8. How to choose your mobile devices • Factors to consider • -- “One size does NOT fit all” • -- Identify your specific needs. • -- Operating systems How & Why this matters • -- Form Factor = size, ear to mouth spacing etc. • -- Screen Type: Capacitive, resistive Touch screens. • -- Battery life

9. How to choose your mobile devices List of mobile operating systems. * Symbian OS developed by Symbian Foundation , still the largest market in the mobile OS but not for long. * RIM BlackBerry OS- designed for business use. * iPhone OS - Apple Inc. & derived from MAC OS X. * Windows CE- Microsoft & has Windows Mobile 6 especially for touch screen devices. * Android -Google Inc. a Linux based platform & the one which will rule the Mobile Desktop space * Linux OS used by Motorola& DoCoMo in China & Japan. * Palmweb OS developed by Palm Inc. * Bada by Samsung developed especially for touch screen & many others which don’t count.

10. How to choose your mobile devices • The mobile & handheld space dominated by Apple iOS ( Apple ) & Google’s Android. • Enterprise space has Blackberry’s RIM OS. • iOS is “Walled Garden” proprietary. • Android is Open Source. • Majority of future “Apps “ will be on iOS & Android. • For m education : UI (User Interface) & UX (User Experience) are key factors . • Cost: important factor ;Android devices & apps cheaper • Don’t even look at devices which are not iOS or Android!

11. How to choose your mobile devices • Form Factor : Important UX consideration. • “Size matters” Ear to mouth distance etc. (For Mobile specially) • Blue Tooth headsets / wired earphones recommended for multi tasking! • Screen size : Matters for easier reading & less scrolling. But also increase size & battery usage. • 1,2,3 Rule : 1 button, 2 pages & 3 clicks should get you what you want.

12. How to choose your mobile devices • Tablets - How to choose - 2G/3G vs. Wi-Fi only • All mobiles have “telephony “ functions i.e. they will have a SIM card . • Tablets come with or without telephony capability . • Read carefully what the device supports . • This can be a mine field. • Generally for teaching Wi-Fi only devices are way to go. • Cheaper. • Less distractions.

13. How to choose your mobile devices • Live demo of Wireless Portable Hot spots from Mobiles & Devices. • Mobile tethering, Turn your Mobile into Hot Spot, Experience what can be done on 2G & 3G networks. • How Shankh Inc. uses technology for Corporate Solutions for efficiency & productivity enhancement and to set up education services on Plug & Play basis in villages “anytime, anywhere, out of a box“ See displays around the room.

14. How to choose your mobile devices • Education & Training. • Camera / display from Mobiles over 2G networks iPolis. • All DVR views. • Live webcast of event as well as DN Centre. • Bulk SMS & SMS Telemetry solutions.

15. Happy to help guide, design your education & training communication architecture & platforms Staff training & certification Skill Development programs Email : manoj.pant@shankhinc.com Mobile :+919820018300 Skype : manoj.pant Twitter : @ manojpant Visit: www.shankhinc.com & www.jktechnician.com