mEducation Alliance & Math Power! Explorer
Interactive Voice Response
Anthony Bloome
Founder & Executive Director
30 years in int’l development and edtech
Founded at USAID in 2009
Became 501(c)(3) in 2020
Largest convening platform for edtech for low-income countries
Multiple Communities of Practice
Catalytic math & STEM activities
mEducation Alliance
We Strengthen the
Education Ecosystem To Bring
Wondrous Learning!
Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
e.g., Dial “1” for more options
Prerecorded audio accessed through keypad menu
No internet connection required, only a simple (feature) phone
Recorded in any language
Suitable for any level of literacy
Toll-free number (e.g., 8-4-5 Service-Rwanda)
MPE 2.0 Partners
M-EDUCATION ALLIANCE
Project Lead, Math Specialists
VIAMO
Platform
PERIPHERAL VISION INT.
Wanji Games, Script
WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY, ONTARIO
Script
SAVE THE CHILDREN
Pre-Testing,, Community Facilitators
SCHOOL TO SCHOOL INT.
M and E
RWANDA BASIC EDUCATION BOARD
curriculum alignment, roll-out
MPE 2.0 !
Strictly Confidential, For Recipient Only
Game Development Process
MPE 2.0 Brainstorming
Connected to the real world
Could be explored in an audio-only 7-minute game
Does not require pencil and paper
Game Ideas
Sunny Days Ahead - Percentage as chance for weather
Mud Pie Bakery - Fractions of baked goods
First Day on the Farm - Ratios for feeding animals
Time for Treats - Conversion of time units and planning
All four games also built out as EscapeIF and web-based games
SCOTT NICHOLSON
Professor of Game Design
ALEX KULENKAMP
Game Design Student
TILAK YVAS
Game Design Student
“Sunny Days Ahead” script
30%
Keza: Dad, I think we should plan an outdoor lunch for our neighbours to say thank you for their help with the farm!
Dad: That’s a wonderful idea, Keza. We should plan it on a day that will be sunny.
Keza: How do we do that? By looking at the sky?
Dad: Well, it can sometimes be hard to tell by simply looking at the sky! Did you know that we can use the maths we’ve learned?
Keza: How?!
Dad: It is Friday now. Let’s look at the weather from earlier this week and count how many days it rained.
Keza: Hmm… Out of the 4 days from Monday to Thursday, it rained on 3 of them.
Dad: That’s right. So what was the percentage of rainy days last week if it rained 3 out of 4 days: 30% or 75%?
Narrator: What do you think?
75%
“If you think I am a circle, like a plate, press 1.”
“If you think I am a sphere like a ball, press 3.”
MPE 2.0 Rwanda – Sep 24, 2024 – June 25, 2025
Literacy App Developers
Global Math Champions
Communities of Practice
Coming soon!
Mathical Thinking Tracks!
Connect with us:
Anthony Bloome
Executive Director
abloome@meducationalliance.org