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Learn Kernel

Learn Kernel Project Summary

  • Project Donor: Potter Tech & Camara
  • Beneficiaries: 150 Students, 6 Teachers
  • No of Schools: 1 School in Dar Es Salaam
  • Duration: 2021 - 2022
  • Project Implementers: Camara Education

Introduction

Learn Kernel is an innovative rechargeable, tablet-like device that makes access to information easier by solving the following problems:

  1. Lack of Internet: Internet connectivity should be optional to learning. Topic-specific videos are loaded via a USB port on the device for use in remote areas without WiFi access.​
  2. Digital Divide: The devices offer visual learning, which closes the gap between education and education for underprivileged members of society.
  3. Affordability: Learn Kernel provides sustainable, cost-efficient devices as an alternative to expensive, unfavourable education resources like smartphones, tablets, or laptops.
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Device Effectiveness Test

Camara Education and Potter Technology conducted a pilot test at St Anthony of Padua Primary School in Tanzania. The purpose of the test was to determine the device’s effectiveness in learning outcomes, functionalities, and ease of use.

St Anthony of Padua English Medium Primary School is located in the Coast region, approximately 65 km away from Dar es Salaam, where our office is located. It has a total of 341 students, of whom 153 are male and 188 are female. We chose this school because its environment was conducive to running the Learn Kernel pilot project, and the school was ready and willing to run the pilot.

Project Discussion and MOU

We visited the school on 27/09/2021 to discuss the Learn Kernel project with the headteacher and signed an MOU with him on behalf of the school. The headteacher highlighted that he was very happy their school had been selected to benefit from the project, and he believed the Learn Kernel devices would help their students and improve their academic performance.

Following review and consideration, we decided to conduct the pilot with students from standard 3 (a total of 35 students) and standard 5 (a total of 44 students), with a focus on science and technology subjects.

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Project Activities

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Training

We completed a five-day teacher training with 8 teachers from 27 September until 1 October 2021. The training focused on teaching teachers the basics of ICT, outlined how technology can improve academic performance, and taught them how to use the Learn Kernel devices for blended learning in their classrooms. We further conducted simulations and practical sessions on how to charge the device, load videos, deliver sessions, and support learners during the sessions.

After completing training with teachers, the teachers trained students for three days to ensure they understood how to use the device and were comfortable using it during the session

Class Sessions

During the project, students used the learn kernel devices three sessions per week over 3 Months with the support and guidance of their teachers and Camara staff. The Camara  Tanzania staff visit the school weekly to support the sessions, observe how teachers  and students are interacting with the devices  and resolve the challenges highlighted. After completing training with teachers, the teachers trained students for three days to ensure they understood how to use the device and were comfortable using it during the session

Each class spends 80 minutes in the session  watching the videos, getting clarification from  the teacher, conducting discussion about the topic and answering questions from their teacher.  Each student receives a device during the class session and carefully watches the selected video according to their teacher’s instructions. At the end of the session, the teacher asks students questions about what they have learned in that video. 

At the end of each session, teachers must fill out a session feedback form highlighting what went well and what they aim to improve during the next session. This feedback has been outlined in the observation and recommendations section of the report. Project Report

Project Over Come

Students were excited and enjoyed the overall integration process, and there was a lot of improvement in the tests and results. Camara believes that the second version of the devices might be very attractive to parents and teachers, and we want to test them to see how they will respond and plan how we can offer them the product.

Camara appreciates all the support and coordination from Potter Tech in this pilot, and we believe this is the beginning of a long-term partnership and collaboration between our organisations. 

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