Designing and Prototyping Wearables to Fuel STEM

Education in Developing Markets

Christelle Scharffcscharff@pace.edu

http://seidenberg.pace.edu@scharffc

Christelle Scharff, Babacar Diopmjangale@mjangale.com

http://mjangale.comhttp://facebook.com/mjangalesenegal

Wearables

Problem

How to fuel STEM education (Science,

Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) in developing

markets?(from primary school to high school )

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

STEM Curriculum

Modules on Connected Objects / Wearables

+With or without

programming

Wearables Designed by Pupils in Senegal

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

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

Team

Designing and Prototyping Wearables to Fuel STEM

Education in Developing Markets

Christelle Scharffcscharff@pace.edu

http://seidenberg.pace.edu@scharffc

Christelle Scharff, Babacar Diopmjangale@mjangale.com

http://mjangale.comhttp://facebook.com/mjangalesenegal