QUEST Alliance e Content Consultation, NUEPA New Delhi 19th December, 2007

QUEST Mission:

• Promote the effective and responsible use of educational technologies in order to enhance the quality and relevance of formal elementary education and employability training for disadvantaged children and youth.

Our Mandate:

• New approaches to building cost effective, replicable and sustainable educational technologies (ET)

• Programs that enhance the quality of teaching and learning and improve workforce training and employment opportunities for vulnerable youth

• The introduction of ET-mediated solutions to the public and policy arenas through research and advocacy

Focus Areas:

• Knowledge Creation and Sharing

• Innovation & Incubation

• Training & Professional Development

• Policy Advocacy

Our efforts:

Innovation & Incubation

• 8 multi-stakeholder partnerships on Education Technology

– Computer Aided Learning
– Lifeline for Education
– Community Video for Education (Videoshala)
– Digital life skills toolkit
– Career exploration
– GE Life Skills for Employability
– Teacher Centric Content Development

• Partnerships with private sector to leverage resources

Our efforts:

Research & Advocacy

• A Study on State of Education Technologies in India

• National Instructional Design Workshop, November 2006

• A Synopsis of ID workshop outcomes

• A workshop series to evaluate effectiveness of Education Technology programs

• Policy Consultations for E-Content at national and international forums

QUEST Partners

• Alcatel-Lucent

• Azim Premji Foundation,

• Byrraju Foundation,

• Community and Progress Foundation,

• Dr. Reddy’s Foundation,

• Drishti Media Collective

• General Electric Foundation

• GeSCI

• International Youth Foundation

• Microsoft Unlimited Potential

• OneWorld South Asia,

• Pratham

• USAID

• WIPRO

• Youthreach India,

QUEST Alliance



Thank you

http://quest.eeaonline.org

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