Building a National Scale Learning Platform Hi Hiren n Dos oshi Dec 2018
Co-Founders: Mission: Improve literacy and numeracy by Increasing access to learning opportunities for 200 million children of India by 2020
Agenda 1. Large scale Societal Challenges 2. Societal Platform thinking 3. EkStep & Diksha 4. Sunbird Platform 3
Societal problems emerge in diverse environments posing multi-dimensional challenges at scale with varied consequences 4
Challenge: Complexity Systems gravitate to equilibrium Complex interactions lead to suboptimal states Dynamic systemic responses cannot be predicted from individual components 5
Challenge: Scale & Cost 700MM in extreme poverty 150MM malnourished children 15MM+ entrants into labour market for 5MM jobs p.a. 6
Challenge: Diversity Solutions need to be context rich One-size-fits-all straitjackets actors into rigid solutions Grassroots impact fails to scale 7
Platform thinking: A new approach Challenge Failure mode Platform Approach Complexity Sequential thinking, Holistic thinking, atomised effort collaborative effort Scale & Cost Re-invent the wheel Re-use infrastructure Diversity One-size-fits-all Use data to create multiple precise approaches 8
Guiding principles for platforms 1 2 3 4 5 Catalyse Distribute the Create Empower Resolve networks ability to public with data for scale solve goods 9
DIKSHA Platform Approach to solving a population scale societal challenge 10
Ekstep Mission Improve literacy and numeracy by increasing Contextualized Demand access to learning Learning Pull opportunities for 200 million children of India by 2020 Technology Ecosystem Platform Approach
Poor early learning outcomes: A national problem Only ¼ in Grade 5 know Division Less than ½ in Grade 5 can read 12
The problem is large and complex! 200m + children 1.3m schools 23 official languages 49% have illiterate mothers 20% teacher vacancies 13
...in a complex, dynamic network of actors Multiple stakeholders need contextual quality solutions School Administration Content Govt. Providers Agencies School NGOs Teachers Tuition Parents teachers Expert Solution Child Communities Providers
Flexibility of tactics to maximize opportunities Content and solutions pivoted around textbooks to provide enhanced digital learning experience Education system anchored around textbooks Textbook as a Platform for multiple stakeholders Pedagogy Comm. Learners Teachers Parent National Policy Publishers School Parents Tuition Teacher Standards Teacher Bodies Content Author Home School
Discover… bridging the real world and digital world Teacher needs the right She scans the QR code in the variety content to plan for textbook and gets access to class and enable extended a wider range of content learning for her student 16
DIKSHA - A national platform seeded by societal efforts Content and solutions pivoted around textbooks to provide enhance digital learning experience
Evolving: From Access to Quality and Outcomes June 2018 Oct 2018 Teacher Teacher Innovation Innovation Development Development Teaching Teaching Quality & Access School School and and Leader Leader Learning outcomes Learning Dev. Dev Content Content Platform Platform for Sensing for Sensing teachers’ teachers’ content content A journey enabled by data 18
Factors leading to success for DIKSHA ● Solution which works at ● Co-create solution with light population scale touch management ● Agency to every state, ● Strangely familiar but mind- respecting diversity opening ● Shared infrastructure ● Single-step change for every facilitating rapid-expansion player 19
Sunbird *: Digital infra catalyzing the Edu Stack SCHOOL TEACHER SKILLING EARLY SCHOOL EDUCATION TRAINING LEARNING LEADERSHIP Personalization Contextual, choice based learning Improved caring, preparing, repairing; Measurement Evolving standards; Better governance Content Better understanding; Improved learning Improved access, Sharing best practices; Enhanced Knowledge capability Faster, Cheaper, Better, Scalable, Customizable Learning Infra deployments for diversity * Sunbird.org Existing Infra 20
Beyond the numbers: Diversity of device interfaces Large TV in the auditorium plays DIKSHA content Classroom learns using DIKSHA on Projector DIKSHA on phones and tablets 21
Beyond the numbers: Blending into existing routines Self learning by students through DIKSHA. District: Yavatmal Students learning geography using DIKSHA. Location: Zilla parishad school, Matawali, Beed Students learning using DIKSHA. Location: Zilla parishad school, Amravati 22
Beyond the numbers: Perspectives from the regional press UP - “DIKSHA helps children weak in studies” Maharashtra - “URDU textbooks now on Phones” Maharashtra - “DIKSHA - e- content marketplace” AP - “DIKSHA will help Rajasthan - “Math and analysis and understanding Science will now be easier while teaching” thanks to QR code” 23
Thank You hiren@ekstepplus.org +91-9901061480 24
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