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Satellite-Linked Affordable Tablets for Education (SLATE)

Enhancing Quality of Education Uniformly across countries in Africa

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Connectivity is the Key:Each communication component has its role

• A student has a variety of communication needs

• These are met by different technologies

• Traffic well suited for one may not be the right choice for another

• Regular distribution of the common needs of the students and live coaching are byte-intensive

• Yazmi pipe takes over this and relieves stress on terrestrial technologies

About Yazmi

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All forms of digital content (videos, audio, pdf…) can be transmitted to the tablet via the satellite

Content delivery at broadband speeds at no cost or constraint to end userEnd-to-end bundled solution

Existing complete coverage of whole of AfricaBroadcast delivery means high scalabilityCombines the advantages of :

Satellite (uniform coverage, one to many, no dependence on telecom…) Tablets (personal device, touch screen, memory, multimedia rendering….)

Uniqueness

The Yazmi Ecosystem4

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Modes of Education Delivery

• Synchronous mode (Live): teacher and student simultaneously present for session duration• Lectures delivered in real-time sessions on a pre-determined schedule

• Asynchronous mode (Offline): teacher posts updates/student consumes content non-simultaneously• Allows course material to be continuously updated

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Content Origination

Live Consumption

Content stored for offline

consumption

CLASSROOM SERVER BROADCASTS TO ALL TABLETS IN CLASSROOM

Yazmi Broadcast

Operations Center

Department of Education

Yazmi Antenna

Classroom Receiver/Se

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Classroom Server for indoor content broadcasting and as e-library

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FTP or VPN

UPLINK

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DOWNLINK3

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To Satellite

MOOC

Flip

Blend

Studio Teacher

LMS

CMS

Studio Teacher need not be in Studio but anywhere with internet connection for a Live session.

A Few of the super Teachers Lectures will be Flipped

Blend by using top rated contents

LMS used to create and organize content

The satellite transmission is content-agnostic

Affordable & Universally Accessible Solution

Internet Not Required

Solar Powered

Teachers Teach Better Students Learn Better

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Benefits of Yazmi System

Present Challenges

Yazmi Ecosystem Outcomes

Not all students have the same access to educational resources

Use webcasting of contents pulled from the web and pushed via the satellite

All Teachers and students can get the latest and most relevant information, without any distractions

Shortage of qualified instructors

Use of super teachers to coach all teachers near real time  

The best teachers in the field could be used from wherever they are without any need for their travel

Not enough books or printed Materials

Create a e-library in each classroom with satellite-connected servers. Training local talents on content creation

Allows students and teachers to go over the content at their leisure as the content is stored in their respective tablets sent via Satellite

Power outages disturb the learning process

Support tablets and servers on the solar charger

Sustainability in the most disadvantaged areas

Shortage of laboratory facilities

Create the satellite-connected servers at the schools; Create virtual labs on local servers

Virtual labs and animations improve student learning

Ongoing Pilot in 2 schools in Kenya

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