Presentaion given at DaeSav 2013 (Ethiopia Students and Alumni Association in Germany) about OppiaMobile learning platform

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Mobile Learning for
Health Workers
Alex Little

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Problem context
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Health workers in
Ethiopia generally
under-trained
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Existing training very
text-heavy
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Little follow up on
how the skills and
knowledge learned
are applied

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Our project
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Supplementing existing MoH
approved upgrade training
programme
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Giving health workers access
to videos, quizzes and other
activities via mobile devices
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12-18 month follow up with
continuous professional
development activities to
monitor application of
skills/knowledge
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Funded by UKaid (DFID)

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Oppia Mobile
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Open Source mobile learning application
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Supports video, quizzes and other
activities
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Works when completely offline – all
activities stored on device
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Currently designed for Android, but can be
extended to other platforms
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Designed to be subject agnostic – not
specific to healthcare
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Supports multilingual content

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How it works
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Course content written in
Moodle
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Exported to package that can
be installed on mobile devices
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Activity tracking, quiz results,
video views all submitted to
server – trainers, supervisors
etc can track student progress
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Students gain points and
badges based on their usage
and quiz scores (gamification)

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Customised versions
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All open source - can install your
own server and create your own
client app
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Use your own themes/logos for
the client application
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Currently being implemented for
Family Planning counsellors in
Nigeria with project from Johns
Hopkins Uni (US)

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Current work
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Core app already available
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Develop trainer/tutor
monitoring tools
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Improved ease of use for
customisation and packaging
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New activity types – to support
problem based learning
approaches

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Further info/links
Get the app on Google Play
Documentation/code links: http://oppia-mobile.org

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Thanks!
Contact me at:
alex@digital-campus.org
alex@alexlittle.net

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Thanks!
Contact me at:
alex@digital-campus.org
alex@alexlittle.net