Improving Learning outcomes through ICT Support Strategies
Tanzania, 2016 - 2021
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Identification
Survey ID Number
ShuleDirect011
Title
Improving Learning outcomes through ICT Support Strategies
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| TANZANIA | TZ |
Abstract
Educational technology offers an effective and efficient solution to bridge the educational resources divide by providing access to qualified educational content, available to learn at an individual pace, anytime and anywhere. In the last three years, Shule Direct has had more than 1 million users accessing the local Secondary School curriculum, engaging with a virtual teacher and other learners and testing their comprehension via thousands of quizzes.
The Shule Direct cloud based repository stores all the resources, with an advanced data management
system and Application Programming Interface (API), which allow mobile applications, the Shule Direct web portal (online and offline) and MAKINI SMS services to pull the right content for students and teachers and deliver it to them through whatever technology they can access.
This initial early effort in content build and structuring of our digital content repository has enabled us to use it for current platforms and into the future for variety of different platforms and applications without recreating our content.
Though nothing can replace the experience of performing an experiment oneself, we can create a valuable resource by providing students with detailed videos of teachers performing experiments, with added enhancement through animations and computer graphics that can explain the underlying scientific concepts.
The use of technology may solve some of the pertinent challenges facing education in Africa at a fraction of the cost and time it will take should we solve these challenges using the traditional 'brick and mortar' approach.
Shule Direct learning platforms develop and provide local content that is addressing market needs and filling an existing gap. We develop content in consultation with the users and the stakeholders involved in the ecosystem. This enables us to always be in demand and retaining users as much as gathering new ones.
The Shule Direct cloud based repository stores all the resources, with an advanced data management
system and Application Programming Interface (API), which allow mobile applications, the Shule Direct web portal (online and offline) and MAKINI SMS services to pull the right content for students and teachers and deliver it to them through whatever technology they can access.
This initial early effort in content build and structuring of our digital content repository has enabled us to use it for current platforms and into the future for variety of different platforms and applications without recreating our content.
Though nothing can replace the experience of performing an experiment oneself, we can create a valuable resource by providing students with detailed videos of teachers performing experiments, with added enhancement through animations and computer graphics that can explain the underlying scientific concepts.
The use of technology may solve some of the pertinent challenges facing education in Africa at a fraction of the cost and time it will take should we solve these challenges using the traditional 'brick and mortar' approach.
Shule Direct learning platforms develop and provide local content that is addressing market needs and filling an existing gap. We develop content in consultation with the users and the stakeholders involved in the ecosystem. This enables us to always be in demand and retaining users as much as gathering new ones.
Version
Version Date
2024-01-02
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name |
|---|
| Shule Direct |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| wellspring philanthropic fund | WPF | Funder |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2016-03-07 | 2021-11-30 |
Data Collection Mode
Internet [int]
Access policy
Access authority
| Name | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Shule Direct | datarequest@aphrc.org | Link |
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Copyright
Copyright © Shule Direct, 2024
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
ShuleDirect011
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Shule Direct | Data Producer | |
| African Population and Health Research Center | APHRC | Production of the DDI |
Date of Metadata Production
2024-01-02
DDI Document version
Version 1.0, with anonymized datasets