Discussions

Your Name and Title: Matthew York, Founder & Executive Director

School or Organization Name: One Media Player Per Teacher

Co-Presenter Name(s): Claire Pelley, Program Coordinator at OMPT

Area of the World from Which You Will Present: California, USA

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience(s): Educators, Individuals, Government Ministries, NGOs and NGO staff

Short Session Description (one line): Every Wall is a Classroom: Using Locally Created Video and Cordless Projectors to Improve Learning Outcomes

Full Session Description (as long as you would like):

Simple instructional videos shown by cordless projectors are changing learning environments across hard-to-reach locations all over the world. These simple and inexpensive technologies turn any wall into a classroom. Learn how communities, government ministries, and NGOs are being empowered to take instruction, teacher training, advocacy, civic engagement, behavior change, and donor communication into their own hands with simple cameras, basic editing software, and pico-projectors.  

Join us for this engaging session and explore how these types of instructional developments can benefit your work or organization. You will see first hand the types of equipment being used in this intervention. Different implementation styles will also be discussed as well case studies from the field. 

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: http://www.ompt.org/