1. Julian Harty
Selenium conference 2014
Contact me: julianharty@gmail.com
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2. 2 India 1,182,105,000[1]
32 Kenya 40,862,900
61 Chile 17,094,270
[1] Includes data from Jammu and Kashmir (India-administered), Azad Kashmir (Pakistan-administered), and Aksai
Chin (PRC-administered).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_in_2010
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Winkel_triple_projection_SW.jpg/600px-Winkel_triple_projection_SW.jpg

3. ž During a visit to Western Kenya Oct 2012
ž Schools without classrooms, books, paper
or electricity
ž Many orphans (estimated 1/3)
ž Many un(der) qualified teachers
ž Excellent 3G coverage
ž My Amazon Kindle

4. ž Food
ž School buildings
ž Writing materials
My burning question:
“What happens after they leave school?”
[1] Also an Eli Goldratt book title

5. Building on what I know
ž 34 years working as an engineer with
technology
ž 24*7 Operations
ž Global users
ž Engineering systems that continue
functioning, reliably even when the
pieces aren’t
TCP/IP

6. ž I’m combining the brilliant work of others
ž Raspberry Pi team
ž Khan Academy & Learning Equality
ž Kiwix
ž Wikipedia contributors
ž RACHEL project
ž …

7. ž Agile concepts:
• Monthly iterations
• Retrospectives
ž Start small & inexpensively
ž Maximise learning through diversity

8. ž Virtually all software Free & Opensource
ž Content free to share
ž Ability to modify, co-create, enhance, …

9. Kindle project
6 schools each with a Kindle Feb 2013
7th school & more devices Summer 2013
Zoombinis in Indian schools July 2013
6 schools, pupils teach peers Jan 2014
WorldReader contents Feb 2014
11 schools with Kindles July 2014
ž 3G WiFi
ž ‘UPS’ power for Raspberry Pi’s
ž Solar, Solar, Solar power
ž Tablets + Raspberry Pi’s

10. ž I need their commitment & feedback
ž Help them learn competencies
ž Contributions in growth stage
Example Monthly Report
from School in Oyugis

11. Dadaab refugee camp
ž Kenya
ž 11 schools with Kindles
ž 3 with Android Tablets + Raspberry Pi
ž Dadaab has a Solar powered Pi

12. Santiago
ž Launched 9 tablets + Pi in OPTE School
ž Worked with EnseñaChile (teach first)
ž Met Ministry of Education
Punta Arenas
ž 3 schools
ž Met Regional Government

13. And other equipment

14. 150 Nexus 7’s donated by Google
60 Kenya
15 Chile
75 India
Android Tablets & Raspberry Pi’s

15. ž Mobile Phone ‘power packs’
ž Solar Panels (3w to 7 w)
ž 4-port USB chargers
ž …?

16. ž Inexpensive off-the-shelf parts
ž Open content & open source
ž Test diverse alternatives
ž Seek simplicity
ž Measure, test, gather data & evidence…
ž Collaborate & share

17. ž Ask professional teachers
ž Discuss and publish
ž Read extensively

19. And other stuff

20. ž Code does stuff
ž Text & other resources communicate
ž Contents are the essence of what users need
• Wikipedia
• Videos
• Exercises
• eBooks
• …
ž All need to be of sufficient quality, relevant
and understood

21. Application Home on Android tablets in Chile
RACHEL homepage
viewed in Android
web browser

22. ž Google Volunteer Days
• KA-Lite automated tests for synchronisation
ž Wikimedia Hackathon Zurich
• Kiwix Android build fixes & much more
ž Selenium Conference Bangalore
• Finding bugs
• Automated tests

23. Bug-Fest @ Selenium Conference
ž 114 bugs filed (1 already closed)
ž # test automation created
ž # contributions already
https://github.com/Bug-Bash/selenium-kiwix

24. ž Translations for the apps
• Kiwix
• Khan Academy Lite (ka-lite)
ž Translation and localisation of materials
ž Suggesting apps, contents, etc.
ž Helping production-ize equipment,
configurations & code

25. http://kusaidiamwalimu.org
julianharty@gmail.com
Helping to enable people to live better lives through
appropriate use of [mobile] technologies

26. ž The Rachel Project
• http://rachel.worldpossible.org/
ž Khan Academy Lite
• https://learningequality.org/ka-lite/
ž Khan Academy
• https://www.khanacademy.org
ž Raspberry Pi computer
• http://www.raspberrypi.org
ž Salman Khan’s book:
• The One World School House – education reimagined
ž The Chennai Education Centre
• http://www.tcec-kfi.org