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Designing and Prototyping
Wearables to Fuel STEM
Education in Developing Markets
Christelle Scharff
cscharff@pace.edu
http://seidenberg.pace.edu
@scharffc
Christelle Scharff, Babacar Diop
mjangale@mjangale.com
http://mjangale.com
http://facebook.com/mjangalesenegal
Wearables
Problem
How to fuel STEM
education (Science,
Technology, Engineering,
Mathematics) in developing
markets?
(from primary school to high school )
A tech after-school program in Senegal
Targets underserved children
Leverages context, culture and community
Solution
‘’Jangale" means “learning" in Wolof, one of the local
languages of Senegal
“m” stands for mobile
STEM Curriculum
Modules on Connected
Objects / Wearables
+
With or
without
programming
Wearables Designed
by Pupils in Senegal
Results
> 120 children trained in “Connected Objects /
Wearables”
Acquisition of skills in STEM
Design of prototypes
Acquisition of soft skills
Enthusiasm of the children (girls and boys)
Work with NGOs in Senegal
 Dr. Christelle Scharff
 Babacar Diop
 Chun Hei Cheung
 Omar Diakhate
 Tutors
Team
Designing and Prototyping
Wearables to Fuel STEM
Education in Developing Markets
Christelle Scharff
cscharff@pace.edu
http://seidenberg.pace.edu
@scharffc
Christelle Scharff, Babacar Diop
mjangale@mjangale.com
http://mjangale.com
http://facebook.com/mjangalesenegal

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Mobiles for Education Alliance Symposium 2016

  • 1. Designing and Prototyping Wearables to Fuel STEM Education in Developing Markets Christelle Scharff cscharff@pace.edu http://seidenberg.pace.edu @scharffc Christelle Scharff, Babacar Diop mjangale@mjangale.com http://mjangale.com http://facebook.com/mjangalesenegal
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6. Problem How to fuel STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) in developing markets? (from primary school to high school )
  • 7. A tech after-school program in Senegal Targets underserved children Leverages context, culture and community Solution ‘’Jangale" means “learning" in Wolof, one of the local languages of Senegal “m” stands for mobile
  • 9. Modules on Connected Objects / Wearables + With or without programming
  • 10.
  • 12.
  • 13.
  • 14.
  • 15.
  • 16.
  • 17. Results > 120 children trained in “Connected Objects / Wearables” Acquisition of skills in STEM Design of prototypes Acquisition of soft skills Enthusiasm of the children (girls and boys) Work with NGOs in Senegal
  • 18.  Dr. Christelle Scharff  Babacar Diop  Chun Hei Cheung  Omar Diakhate  Tutors Team
  • 19. Designing and Prototyping Wearables to Fuel STEM Education in Developing Markets Christelle Scharff cscharff@pace.edu http://seidenberg.pace.edu @scharffc Christelle Scharff, Babacar Diop mjangale@mjangale.com http://mjangale.com http://facebook.com/mjangalesenegal