Agile Education:

Why South East Asia is Leading

the World in Mobile Learning

21 January, 2015

Takuya Homma

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How Asia is Emerging as the World’s Edtech Laboratory

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Why South East Asia is Leading

the World in Mobile Learning

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• Founded in London in Dec 2010

• 100 staff in London, Tokyo, Manila, Jakarta, Mexico City

• 750,000+ students, 150,000+ teachers worldwide

• Raised $10+M funding in total

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South East Asia

Growth

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5x growth

since 2013

8x growth

since 2013

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Malaysia Indonesia

PhilippinesThailand

BYOD

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BYOD is growing, and

will continue to grow

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However, mobile BYOD at schools

has yet to become mainstream in

many parts of the world

Security Tech support Distraction

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79% of Quipper School

teachers allow use of

mobile devices at

school for the QS

tasks

95% of Quipper School

students are allowed to

use mobile devices at

school to complete

the QS tasks

55% of Quipper School

students use mobile

devices at school

to complete the QS

tasks

Mobile BYOD at schools is

becoming mainstream in SEAsia

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1. Leapfrogging PC and

laptops

2. Supportive

government

3. Embracing new

cultures

Test Prep

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73% students who

already receive private

tuition want online

tutoring

66% students who

don’t receive private

tuition want online

tutoring

79% parents

want their

children to learn

online more

- Much more convenient than face to face

- Learning online is fun, and more effective

- Online learning is cheaper

- More convenient

- To acquire 21st

century skills

- Advanced learning

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• Private education will continue to play a very

important role, and shifting to mobile.

• Combined with the mobile BYOD trend, school

education and private education will become

seamless in South East Asia.

• This trend will pose critical questions to the

education system as a whole.

• We need to re-think and redesign the roles of

schools, teachers and how learning should be done

in the mobile learning age.

Effectiveness

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college/

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