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Why is M-Learning the future?
New York Times, 3 Sept 2011
“Advocates for giving schools a major technological upgrade — which include powerful educators, Silicon Valley titans and White House appointees — say digital devices let students learn at their own pace, teach skills needed in a modern economy and hold the attention of a generation weaned on gadgets”
What does this mean?
- Using technology as educational tools is the future.
How does Inner Geek meet this demand?
- Our highly qualified and experienced teachers have developed M-Learning apps with engaging, innovative and interactive content.
- All content is portable, accessible and affordable.
Why does the UK need better, modern resources?
The Daily Mail, 8 Feb 2009
“British adults are worse educated than those in 18 other European nations including Lithuania, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, figures showed yesterday.
UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'The UK should be at the top of the table when it comes to education. 'Even more worrying is the very real possibility that we will slide further down the table as people find it harder to access education following price hikes and restrictions on places.”
What does this mean?
- The UK needs better learning resources. Students need to be inspired, teachers need
How does Inner Geek meet this demand?
- Teenagers are hooked on technology, in light of this, learning resources need to reflect the interests of this new tech-savvy generation.
- Parents need to be more involved in their child’s learning. All interactive content from Inner Geek apps is sent directly to the student’s parents and teachers for monitoring and feedback.
Government changes to the GCSEs
www.bbc.co.uk , 11 June 1013
“An overhaul of GCSEs in England has been announced ... From 2015, GCSEs will move from coursework to exams at the end of two years ... Ofqual head Glenys Stacey says: "We want to see qualifications that are more stretching for the most able students, using assessments that really test knowledge, understanding and skills."
What does this mean?
- Students are now facing tougher exams and need better revision aids.
How does Inner Geek meet this demand?
- All our M-Learning tools take stock of the changes, allowing students to become familiar with the new style of exams before they are implemented.
- We provide essential revision and learning material
Who can use the Inner Geek M-Learning tools?
Politics.co.uk
“The overall entry for GCSE is ... 5.15 million.”
The Telegraph, 16 Oct 2012
“More children educated in British schools overseas ... The number of British-style schools opening abroad has more than doubled in just over 10 years ...
Figures show that more than 6,300 international schools were established in 2012 – up from fewer than 2,600 just over a decade ago.
It was revealed that some 3.1 million pupils now attend schools ...[where] many exams are based around British qualifications.”
What does this mean?
- The GCSE market is wide open, with over 5 million students sitting the exams worldwide.
How does Inner Geek meet this demand?
- We are committed to delivering valuable GCSE content across the globe, with a potential clientele of millions, we are confident of the demand for our product, and welcome you to come aboard our project.
If you would like to get involved, please contact:
Lala Day (Director) [email protected] Bentoua (Director) [email protected]
