hpi annual workshop - ph.d. research pitch

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K-12 Classroom Orchestration Lighton Phiri HPI Research School in ICT4D Department of Computer Science University of Cape Town April 14, 2014

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We were hosting our German-based sister research school--Hasso Plattner Institut for System Engineering--between April 14/15 2014. I am three months into my doctoral studies and had to pitch the ideas behind my research... PS: Kubuntu desktop almost messed up my day... Beamer slides FAILED!

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K-12 Classroom Orchestration

Lighton Phiri

HPI Research School in ICT4DDepartment of Computer Science

University of Cape Town

April 14, 2014

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Problem context - EFA by 20151

1http://efareport.wordpress.com

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Problem context - MDG Goal #22

2www.un.org/millenniumgoals/education.shtm

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Inspiration

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Research direction

� Educational technology

� Innovative tools to increase educatorproductivity

� Related work places emphasis on learners