1. The document proposes an "UNICAL OFFLINE" solution to deliver instruction to University of Calabar students without an internet connection. 2. It notes that over 71% of Africa's population is offline due to the high costs and lack of reliable internet access. 3. The proposed solution is a encrypted USB dongle loaded with video lectures, PDFs, and quizzes that can be accessed offline on smartphones and computers.

1. A
PROPOSAL
FOR
OFFLINE DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTION
FOR
UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR STUDENTS
“UNICAL OFFLINE”
BY
Paul Ingiona Adie
B.Ed Educational Technology (UniCal)
M.Sc.(Ed) Educational Technology (UniUyo)
pauladie@unical.edu.ng
+2348039415859

2. PROBLEM
7.8 Billion People in the world www.endlessos.org
3.6 billion people around the world still lack online access.
https://www.africanews.com (Nov 2019)
Africa region has an offline population of over 71% while Europe
has the lowest of 17.5%.
The Africa region has the lowest Internet use (28.2 per cent)
while the Europe region has the highest Internet use (82.5 per cent)
https://www.africanews.com (Nov 2019)

4. BARRIERS TO INTERNET ADOPTION
The offline population faces
barriers to Internet
adoption, namely:
1.High cost of internet data
2.Lack of mobile Internet
coverage or network access
3. Unstable internet
connection
4. Total cost of ownership for
device

5. THE SOLUTION
1. Works completely offline
2. Does not need internet
connection
3. Works with affordable low-cost
smartphones

6. FEASIBILITY OF MOBILE
VIDEO READINESS BY
UNICAL STUDENTS

7. DEVICE OWNERSHIP IN UNICAL

8. GENDER DISTRIBUTION IN UNICAL

9. FACULTY DISTRIBUTION IN UNICAL

10. YEAR OF STUDY OF RESPONDENTS

11. DISTRIBUTION OF VIDEO THEMES

12. UNICAL OFFLINE
A preloaded and
encrypted dongle
compatible with
smartphones, tablets
and laptops that can
be used by students
offline wherever ,
whenever

13. HARDWARE
A dongle is an OTG
device (a USB-Mini and a
USB-C) that plugs into
the charging port of
your smartphone,
tablet or laptop and
enables you to read
contents from an SD
Card

14. MEMORY SIZE
500
GB
• VIDEO LECTURES
• PDFS
• QUIZZES

15. ENCRYPTION
Encryption is a process that encodes
a message or file so that it can be
only be read by certain people.
A 4 Layer Encryption so as to ensure
:
1. non-piracy of UNICAL OFFLINE
Intellectual property
2. Security for legitimate buyer of
dongle
3. A strategy to boost sales of the
dongles

16. PEOPLE CURRENTLY DOING THIS
www.ulesson.com
www.utiva.io

17. STOREWIDTH
not
bandwidth!