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Educator Support in Offline Learning Environments

Education Alliance Symposium - October 1st, 2024�Navya Akkinepally, Co-Executive Director

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Addressing the learning crisis

2.6 billion people today aren’t online, unable to participate in the digital learning revolution.

1 in 3 children and youth aren’t achieving basic literacy & numeracy

And the least connected are most in need of new opportunities for learning.

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About Learning Equality

We develop, advocate for, and support the use of offline-first, needs-driven edtech that builds agency for learners, teachers, and organizations.

We approach edtech differently because we recognize that technology alone isn’t a silver bullet.

Our tools are responsive, adaptive, and sustainable, tailored to the unique needs of underserved communities.

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Teaching & learning with tech but without the Internet

An ecosystem of open digital tools centered around an offline-first learning platform.

200K+ Open Educational Resources (K-12)

180 languages

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Through organic adoption and strategic partnerships,

we’ve reached over 10 million learners

across more than 220 countries and territories.

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Kolibri Edtech Toolkit

LE has developed a Toolkit of openly licensed, adaptable materials to integrate Kolibri into learning programs

Challenges:

Lives on Google Drive
No pathway to certification
Limited feedback on key competencies related to educator’s practice in blended learning

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Educator Certification Program

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Background

What is it?

A program designed to develop and strengthen skills in implementing blended learning and student-centered learning with Kolibri, and to create a community of student-centered learning practitioners in low-resource contexts around the world.

Who can be a part of it?

Program staff, teacher trainers, and educators who implement Kolibri.

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Why is a certification program needed?

We surveyed community members who had used our Toolkit to find out their needs for an educator certification program…

81% wanted more structured learning pathways

81% wanted mentorship or coaching from experienced users

73% wanted deeper dives into advanced topics

63% wanted interactive or peer-supported learning opportunities

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Learning from existing work

Conducted a landscape analysis and looked at certification programs from Modern Classrooms and PhET
Examined elements of mentorship integrated into courses
Explored possible pathways for sustained revenue

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Implications for our work

Supports our existing model: Learning Equality reaches adoption at scale by providing access to an open set of products and supporting tools, including our self-paced training materials in the Kolibri EdTech Toolkit

Elements including structured pathways for learning, certification, and mentorship can further support educator practice in shifting towards student-centered learning in underserved communities

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Next Steps

Identifying key competencies for the program curriculum

Determining the format and scope of an MVP version

Piloting with a cohort