A Venture-lab, Stanford University, USA project on eTutoring by Dr. Wali Mughni, et al, (eTutoring team)

1. Learning on-board the cloud and
beyond!
e-Tutoring4all
By e-Tutoring team (Dr. Wali Mughni, et al) at Venture-lab ---- July 24, 2012
e-Tutoring team at Venture-lab July 24,
2012

2. Where is the Problem?
Questions to consider …
Is there a website that stores and easily searches for information on all who want to
teach/learn online and all who want to teach/learn off-line? Globally and locally.
Can data on Subject Matter Experts be made available on a global scale for all
disciplines, subjects and topics?
Can good education be made available to all? … For those can afford and
for those who cannot.
Why aren’t user-friendly free versions used extensively to teach several students
at a time (synchronous)? Do I know who all would be interested in my lessons?
Are all recorded videos and lectures on every discipline available at
one place and accessible to all (asynchronous)?
Is there a global Demand and Supply matching website dedicated to education?
e-Tutoring team at Venture-lab July 24, 2012

3. In response to the Qs
The Key is here …
e-Tutoring team at Venture-lab July 24,
2012

4. The Architecture
e-Tutoring team at Venture-lab July 24,
2012

5. Conventional to Cloud Options
Conventional
Blend as Needed Model
e-Tutoring team at Venture-lab July 24,
2012

6. Business Model Canvas
Highlights
http://venture-lab.org/team_ideas
Technology Partnership:
Using open source current technologies
Have tested, evaluated and integrated LMS and Collaborative tools
Working on Data base design and Supply-Demand matching algorithms
Technology Partnership and/or Funds required.
Value Proposition - Survey Portends Demand:
Statistically significant Demand is ascertained through surveys and interviews.
Similarity to Existing Online Models:
Modified Craig’s List and eBay type model– but dedicated to education.
Customers and Channels:
Students and Learners are the customers, who will rate the Tutors (*stars)
Online and Off-line matching is done (synchronous and asynchronous modes)
Cost and Revenue Streams:
Open-sourcing with current technologies and crowd sourcing model
will contain costs. Revenue streams will be based on what the
market bears. Free to Subscription to API’s to online global
institutions/universities will Venture-labmultiple revenue streams.
e-Tutoring team at
render July 24,
2012

7. The Team
• Our six person team comprises technologists,
educationist, business executives and
entrepreneurs. We connected through previous
business engagements and venture-lab intro.
• Team lead and dedicated team members are all
passionate about this project and are ready to
walk the extra mile to make this project a grand
success.
e-Tutoring team at Venture-lab July 24,
2012

8. Funding
• Bootstrapping has led the team to come up with a model
that’s in Demand and that works (based on sampling and
prototype simulations).
• A more robust prototype is required for extensive testing,
debugging and model tweaking.
• This is mission critical to success – our team is ready to
generously share equity with venture capitalist(s) and/or Tech
and Marketing partners or a combination thereof.
• Initial seed money for technology development and greater
in-depth market analysis is assessed to be only $150K and
t three months of dedicated efforts. Macro plan in place.
e-Tutoring team at Venture-lab July 24,
2012

9. Final Word
• The project is anticipated to mushroom into a grand
scale educational paradigm shift where Blended
Learning options and possibilities will render
unfathomable benefits to the entire world’s
population. Experts on all possible subjects will be
available and accessible to all. The price will vary from
free to what the market bears. The benefit will be
ubiquitous.
• This will globally enhance education to make this world
a better world for all… on the cloud and beyond.
e-Tutoring team at Venture-lab July 24,
2012

10. From: e-Tutoring4all, a Global and Multilingual Blended Education Solution
e-Tutoring team at Venture-lab July 24,
2012