oep interim report

eTutoring

Opportunity Execution Project – Venture-labs.org

Interim Report

Report prepared by eTutoring team (July 2012)

The idea was to develop an “eBay of eLearning” – an online portal where both academic and non-academic subjects could be taught. The system would provide:• a virtual classroom environment where learners could take

any and as many lessons from a variety of topics, both live (collaborative) and on-demand,

• a gallery where trainers could showcase their profiles, their offerings and their availability, and

• a portal that would manage Demand and Supply matching; and let learners rate their learning experience for the benefit of others.

eTutoring - Venture-labs.org

A prototype of the proposed project has been developed that reflects some basic features and highlights the value proposition the solution aims to project.


In the prototype, the students are able to browse through a directory of courses (initially only academic courses, but would soon be populated with non-academic areas of interest, e.g. Cooking). The list further populates over the period as more and more trainers (subject matter experts) get themselves registered to the website and list their skills and areas of talent.


Once a student gets himself / herself registered for a training, they can make payments through variety of options (using pre-paid balance, from escrow account or directly through credit card). The actual amount to be paid may range from absolutely free to whatever amount has been set by the prospective trainer, however, the demand and supply rules may determine the appropriate market price for the said training. Once a ‘fair price’ has been negotiated between the trainer and learner, they can meet each other in the ‘virtual classroom’ environment on the given date / time – all managed through the system.


The lessons are finally delivered through live collaborative environments (currently being offered through integration with third party proprietary) which would be developed using open-source software, while making all content available on available Learning Management System (LMS) software.


A working prototype of the eTutoring project with limited functionality can be accessed from http://showcase.ensigncom.com:8082


http://showcase.ensigncom.com:8082/

The project has the potential to bring about a positive change and render great service to humanity. It is a profitable venture with global reach and addresses large high growth market segments. Although the current development work is being carried out with limited available resources, the team behind it is very excited to take the project to the next levels.


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