2. EduTech !nnovators Meetup
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Don’t you tell him
to poop on my
head!
Thank you Dan!
3. Lydia Gensheimer
I'm a former education policy
reporter who recently graduated
with an MBA from the Yale School
EduTech !nnovators Meetup
of Management. I am new to
Denver and am looking forward to
Wednesday, about ed tech7, 2011 in
learning December ventures
the area.
4. Daniel Morse
I teach Clingon to the
Chinese...
EduTech !nnovators Meetup
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
22. M-pesa, a mobile money transfer
App first used in Kenya, is the most
used app in the world, running 200
transactions per second.
23. Huawei unveiled IDEOS smartphones via Kenya’s
telecom titan, Safaricom. So far, this $80
smartphone has found its way into the hands of
350,000+ Kenyans, an impressive sales number in
a country where 40% of the population lives on
less than two dollars a day. August 16, 2011,
August 16, 2011, Singularity.com
25. S|A|C
mobile|merit|learning
Solar | African American Asian | Conservatory
Sol|Afri|Con
Sol|Ameri|Con
Sol|Asia|Con
S|A|C is a late-stage idea / early-stage start-up offering mobile merit learning to NGO's via their on-the-
ground agents, coordinators and entrepreneurs in developing economies.
Powered by advanced SMS and smartphone technology, and deployed with solar-powered cell phone
chargers, we provide airtime rewards for learning that lead to jobs, careers and business development.
http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6361570/honest-grad-school-ad
29. S|A|C
mobile|merit|learning
EDUCATION | EMPLOYMENT | ENTERPRISE
MOBILE | MERIT | LEARNING
PHASE ONE | mLEARNING PHASE ONE | Recognition PHASE ONE |Coursework Completion
S|A|C provides basic curriculum content via For novice learners, rewards for The outcome for this first learning experience can include
mobile applications and widgets (apps) that coursework completion is based on the completion of basic literacy, language and math skills
allow novice learners to get their basic skills simple and enthusiastic congratulations, appropriate to the situation at hand and learning
accomplished, like reading, math, art, social providing positive reinforcement and objectives provided by the sponsoring agency.
studies and health. encouragement to foster the desire to
continue on their learning journey.
30. S|A|C
mobile|merit|learning
EDUCATION | EMPLOYMENT | ENTERPRISE
MOBILE | MERIT | LEARNING
PHASE TWO | mTRAINING PHASE TWO | Rewards PHASE TWO|Training Completion
S|A|C provides training apps appropriate to For intern, volunteer, assistant and The outcome for this second learning experience
the on-the-ground social enterprises and apprentice learners, rewards for provides measurable training outcomes related to the
their home-office sponsoring agencies coursework completion can include training goals of the sponsoring agency. For social
appropriate to internship, volunteering, tangible goods such as mobile airtime, enterprise in health, education, business training and
training and apprenticeship. This allows simple souvenirs, and low cost fun other livelihood improvement activities, these interns
clients to gain important soft skills related gadgets. Rewards may also include and apprentices will gain valuable life skills that can
to eventual employment. appropriate life-skill tools such as improve their odds of being successful workers and
health care and nutrition goods. For entrepreneurs.
advanced interns, rewards may include
significant prizes such as new cell
phones, bicycles, clothes and other
goods.
31. S|A|C
mobile|merit|learning
EDUCATION | EMPLOYMENT | ENTERPRISE
MOBILE | MERIT | LEARNING
PHASE THREE | mWORK PHASE THREE| Compensation PHASE THREE | Employment
S|A|C provides a smartphone, tablet For interns who become employees, the merit The outcome for this employment experience
and PC deployed employment derived is monetary compensation for work includes important employment skills
supervision and management completed. Mobile banking is central to this appropriate to the client’s work, corresponding
platform, including assignments element of the clients livelihood. The various to meeting the mission objectives of the
timesheets work management, elements of earnings are managed including tax employees sponsoring agency.
communication and other payments, employee benefits, advancement
appropriate workflow apps. opportunities and “perks”.
32. S|A|C
mobile|merit|learning
EDUCATION | EMPLOYMENT | ENTERPRISE
MOBILE | MERIT | LEARNING
PHASE FOUR | mLEADERSHIP PHASE FOUR | Profit PHASE FOUR| Entrepreneurship
S|A|C provides smartphones, tablets, For seasoned workers and creative, For the employees and other individuals who have
accessories and airtime to on-the-ground social aspiring entrepreneurs, stellar workers learned basic and advanced work and business skills, a
enterprises via their home-office sponsoring and enterprise leaders can earn the platform for providing meaningful enterprise
agencies. ability to build independent networks, development is provided, allowing business leaders to
develop financial and resource skills and adopt good business skills necessary for them to build
consequently participate in business successful, profitable businesses.
incubators and accelerators.
33. iNITIATION
+
initiate immerse
!
inspire
*
innovate impact
think
impact
Facebook Learn My New Kaloleni
Swahili Family Map
34. CrowdRise Engineers Global
W/O Borders Mojo
!
think
impact immerse inspire
*
innovate
Finance
Training
My KickStarter kiva
Prototype
35. ENTERPRISE
My Invoice2Go
PayPal Mint Sales Force
L’Backpack My Mobile My L’Backpack
Company Bank Coordinator Design
!
immerse inspire
*
innovate impact
36. CRM & Training Pilot Project
with
Community Enterprise Solutions
S|A|C SolAmeriCon