MIT Solve

Solution Overview

Solution Name:

e school tz

One-line solution summary:

Introducing eLearning for handling distance in primary schools pupils, the platform connects teachers, pupils and policy makers.

Pitch your solution.

The main problem is teachers in primary schools, fail to deliver learning materials when he/she are distant with their pupils as the references during COVID – 19 Pandemic disease over the world, schools were closed and pupils stay at home.

To introduce eLearning (mobile App and web) that could offer distant learning for primary schools that allow teachers to prepare their own materials and share with his/her pupils in their specific class through their parent.

It allow eLearning for pupils in primary and secondary schools, hence it make them to be busy with the work given by his/her teacher and stay at home for doing assignment instead of spreading into the street. And also the system make teachers to use their professional during and after COVID – 19 Pandemic disease.

What specific problem are you solving?

Provision of education is compulsory and cyclic activities in each country in the world. In Tanzania each academic year, the government through ministry of education it provide school calendar for the year as guideline to all schools. Many strategies are taken by government to ensure equal access of education to all Tanzania children like recruiting teachers on permanent contracts, increasing budgeting in education in each academic year, provision of fee free education to all children in the country and introducing various courses in teachers' training colleges. But COVID-19 create home learning environment for children from all socio-economic backgrounds. The home learning environment and parental engagement will be more important than ever before.

However, the government of Tanzania initiated programs includes Radio and TVs program offered through national station and private ownership, permission in using social medial mostly wasp group. The programs has several challenge in accomplish the goals of provision distance learning to primary school pupils like; the involvement of pupils’ teachers are limited, evaluation of teaching is difficult, to take attendance for attendee not applicable, it is selective especially for parents who own smart phone and difficult for pupils to revise the learning session.

What is your solution?

To overcome the existing problem, this work introduces e school platform for facilitating e-learning which support distance learning in primary education, especially during this period of pandemic disease of COVID-19. The system create account for each subject teacher (tutor), each pupils account integrated with his/her guardian and examination officer account in an area. The teacher account it allow them to upload learning materials include recoded lesson, notes and or assignment in a variety of format like doc. video and audio. The supported software in e School performance include Camtasia studio for screen, voice and teachers’ action record and Cyberlink Powerdirector for audio and video production. The student account it allow them to download materials posted by his/her teacher and if do assignment upload for teacher’s comment and correction.

The e school platform now used in some schools located in western zone of Tanzania and have leady introduced in the ministry of education science and technology in Tanzania. For widen adaptation. The executed of e school from piloted schools was VERY GOOD.

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

This innovation is in line with the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (NSGRP II), Education Training Policy of Tanzania in 1995, the Millennium Development Goals number 2 target 3 as well as Tanzania Development Vision 2025. All these emphasize on mastering literacy and numeracy skills and increase completion rate for pupils in primary and secondary students. That could be achieved when pupils get learning material at all time as guided by the government. Therefore, this study will be helpful for pupils, parents, teachers and nation at all as follows:

The nation by achieving their aims and objectives of education to their citizens. In transmitting moral and social values, cultural identity and self-esteem, good citizenship and desirable work ethics.
Increase literacy rate and numeracy skills among pupils in schools, which is vital for poverty alleviation and human resources for economic development by enhancing competitive skills.
Improvements of information access to educational staff such as parents, schools and educational authoritative, that is necessary for distance learning in primary schools.

Which dimension of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Support teachers to adapt their pedagogy, facilitate personalized instruction, and communicate with students and their families in remote and hybrid settings.

Explain how the problem you are addressing, the solution you have designed, and the population you are serving align with the Challenge.

The proposed solution align/emphasize collaborative learning in distance learning. Recently the invasion of Covid – 19 proved failure in most of primary schools in distance learning adoption. Caused by lacking of common tools for supporting distance learning. The proposed solution emphasize on adoption of eLearning for primary education as it in higher learning. The innovation it offer tools (e school tz) act as Diversion Bridge between school, parents and government in facilitating teaching and learning and train teachers on the use other software including Microsoft word and power point, Camtasia studio and PowerDirector video editor.

In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

What is your solution’s stage of development?

Growth: An organization with an established product, service, or business model rolled out in one or, ideally, several communities, which is poised for further growth.

Explain why you selected this stage of development for your solution.

The choice is based on pilot study performed in some schools located in Kibaha town council in Pwani Tanzania during and after school closed on March, 2020 for Covid – 19 invasion.

Who is the Team Lead for your solution?

Hamis Said

More About Your Solution

Which of the following categories best describes your solution?

A new technology

What makes your solution innovative?

The adoption of technology in primary schools in developing countries including Tanzania is very minimal compared to higher learning. This innovation create opportunity to the primary teachers to use their professional at all time of the year despite of occurrence of natural disasters like Covid – 19. The use of integrated software like e school for making collaborate learning, Camtasia studio for screen, voice and teachers’ action record and Cyber Powerdirector for video editor. Teachers may use the proposed innovation to deliver learning materials to all pupils in their class even disabled students.

Please select the technologies currently used in your solution:

Software and Mobile Applications

Select the key characteristics of your target population.

Children & Adolescents
Rural
Urban
Persons with Disabilities

Which of the UN Sustainable Development Goals does your solution address?

4. Quality Education

In which countries do you currently operate?

Tanzania

In which countries will you be operating within the next year?

Kenya

How are you measuring your progress toward your impact goals?

The scale which will be used to measure the success of our innovation to register many schools or users of the platform

About Your Team

Your Business Model & Partnerships

Partnership & Prize Funding Opportunities

Why are you applying to Solve?

We expertise in information systems and modeling, experienced in data analysis and visualization by using machine learning software such as Python and WEKA. Information systems developer and consultancy. A researcher in education field but not limited to another business field. Therefore, to cooperate with us in your project is likely to add value of your business in terms of administration and analytics.

In which of the following areas do you most need partners or support?

Financial (e.g. improving accounting practices, pitching to investors)
Product / Service Distribution (e.g. expanding client base)

Do you qualify for and would you like to be considered for The ASA Prize for Equitable Education? If you select Yes, explain how you are qualified for the prize in the additional question that appears.

Yes, I wish to apply for this prize

Do you qualify for and would you like to be considered for The Andan Prize for Innovation in Refugee Inclusion? If you select Yes, explain how you are qualified for the prize in the additional question that appears.

Yes, I wish to apply for this prize

Do you qualify for and would you like to be considered for The GM Prize? If you select Yes, explain how you are qualified for the prize in the additional question that appears.

Yes, I wish to apply for this prize

Do you qualify for and would you like to be considered for the Innovation for Women Prize? If you select Yes, explain how you are qualified for the prize in the additional question that appears.

No, I do not wish to be considered for this prize, even if the prize funder is specifically interested in my solution

Explain how you are qualified for this prize. How will your team use The AI for Humanity Prize to advance your solution?

Yes, I wish to apply for this prize

Do you qualify for and would you like to be considered for The GSR Prize? If you select Yes, explain how you are qualified for the prize in the additional question that appears.

Yes, I wish to apply for this prize