Pitch presentation

1. Designing and Prototyping
Wearables to Fuel STEM
Education in Developing Markets
Christelle Scharff
cscharff@pace.edu
http://seidenberg.pace.edu
@scharffc
Christelle Scharff, Babacar Diop
mjangale@mjangale.com
http://mjangale.com
http://facebook.com/mjangalesenegal

2. Wearables

6. Problem
How to fuel STEM
education (Science,
Technology, Engineering,
Mathematics) in developing
markets?
(from primary school to high school )

7. A tech after-school program in Senegal
Targets underserved children
Leverages context, culture and community
Solution
‘’Jangale" means “learning" in Wolof, one of the local
languages of Senegal
“m” stands for mobile

8. STEM Curriculum

9. Modules on Connected
Objects / Wearables
+
With or
without
programming

11. Wearables Designed
by Pupils in Senegal

17. Results
> 120 children trained in “Connected Objects /
Wearables”
Acquisition of skills in STEM
Design of prototypes
Acquisition of soft skills
Enthusiasm of the children (girls and boys)
Work with NGOs in Senegal

18.  Dr. Christelle Scharff
 Babacar Diop
 Chun Hei Cheung
 Omar Diakhate
 Tutors
Team

19. Designing and Prototyping
Wearables to Fuel STEM
Education in Developing Markets
Christelle Scharff
cscharff@pace.edu
http://seidenberg.pace.edu
@scharffc
Christelle Scharff, Babacar Diop
mjangale@mjangale.com
http://mjangale.com
http://facebook.com/mjangalesenegal