Open Education Platform

Concept of open education platform using mesh networks presented during Telenor Youth Summit 2014

Transcript

1. Arkar Min Aung from Myanmar
2. Open Education Platform
3. Attended Technological University
4. Education was bad
5. Scarce resources
6. Access to online courses was hard
7. I wished
8. Access without the Internet
9. Connect via wireless mesh network
12. Access via mobile app
13. Mobile phones > PCs
14. All you need to do is… • Install OpenEdu application • Open OpenEdu application • The app will find the nearest mesh network • Connect to it • You can start learning without any Internet connection
15. • Can spread to outskirts of city • Reliable since it is not depending on single tower • Easy and cheap to setup • No mobile data cost for students
16. Can host…. • Online video lectures • Localized video lectures • Multiple choice questions • Lecture notes and other materials • Discussion forums • Study groups
17. Aggregation of online education for local students
18. We can blame the system for not giving us what we deserve
19. We can make a change ourselves