SEAL - Student Empowerment & Achievement Learning

INTRODUCTION
The innovation team project is a multi-purpose student support system which utilizes
artificial intelligence in the form of a mobile app entitled SEAL (Student Empowerment
and Achievement Learning). The SEAL app offers the student support by providing
instant feedback, alerts or academic notifications and mentorship. It also conducts
environmental scanning, personality detection and provides support tips that would Innovative Team:
enhance the students emotional intelligence level. The SEAL app can be integrated into Lifelong Brain
an LMS and utilized to track the authenticity of course content. Moreover, the app can be Boosters
linked to open educational resources (OER) which will aid the students as they engage in Team Members
the research process.
Genevieve Cox
AUDIENCE
Ideally, the SEAL app is most appropriate for secondary and tertiary level students. In Gloria Butcher
order to facilitate its implementation the SEAL app will be presented to the national Leiba Legall
governing bodies for the public educational institutions as well as the board of directors
Marvin Thompson
for the private educational institutions in the country.
Nyeisha George-
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE Minott
Evolving learner needs and the advancement of technology have induced a disruption in
the distribution of education worldwide. Mobile apps have a transforming influence on
this revolution in education because they can provide a platform for meeting multiple
needs in education instantly. Mobile apps can improve learner experience through Innovation
mentorship and timely feedback. Instant feedback is one of the most important aspects in Highlights
the learning process and alerts/notifications keep students organized in their whirlpool of 1. Creating Mobile
daily activities. Apps
2. Mentorship
Adhering to the trends of effective education systems which match students daily 3. Instant feedback
experiences with the way education is delivered; SEAL moves a step forward to include 4. Alert/notificatio
tools for effective collaboration such as personality and emotional intelligence testing. n system
These tools will support effective collaboration and promote deep learning. 5. Environmental
Scanning
6. Authenticity of
Furthermore, the quest for quality content and equality in distribution is a major goal and
Course Content
concern for quality education worldwide. Access to Open Education Resources provides 7. Links to open
students with unlimited resources that facilitate their research process. Students can have education
access to valuable content and save on costs simultaneously. As a safeguard against resources (OER)
litigation regarding inferior content a new trend in education, environmental scanning 8. Personality
provides a platform for authenticating course content and updating students on current Tests
legal, technological and socio-economic issues. 9. Learning tool
for emotional
INNOVATION MOCK-UP AND PROTOTYPE intelligence
10. Support tool
A mock-up of the initial app design can be accessed via this link: that helps with
https://invis.io/F77VQZWNE collaboration
A prototype of the SEAL Mobile App can be accessed via this link:
https://invis.io/FE7VPS4KM
July 2016
REPRESENTATION OF THE INNOVATION
A PowerPoint presentation demonstrates the usefulness of the app to students.
Click to listen to a short audio pitch which can be used to persuade both public educational
institutions and the board of directors for the private educational institutions.