ALX Foundations: Milestone 8 Worksheet

SECTION A: Before Your Team Meeting

Step 1: Restate your team’s problem statement
Please write your team’s agreed-upon problem statement from Week 7 here:

Step 1: My Team’s Problem Statement

In rural areas and underprivileged communities, students encounter obstacles in obtaining

quality education due to multiple factors. Despite teachers' growing familiarity with technology,
they exhibit resistance towards incorporating it into their teaching methodologies, favoring
traditional approaches instead. Consequently, students face limited opportunities to leverage
technology for enhanced learning experiences. Therefore, there is a pressing need to address
these challenges and develop innovative solutions, such as virtual learning centers, online
platforms, and adaptive learning systems employing AI algorithms to personalize the learning
process.

Step 2: Bad Idea Brainstorm

BEFORE you meet with your team, conduct a Bad Idea Brainstorm with yourself. List at least 10
bad ideas for how you might solve your problem. You can get completely ridiculous. For
example: Sharks with laser beams in their heads who burn up microplastics in the ocean, or
bees that telepathically communicate in order to tutor children who don’t have access to quality
education, etc. The dumber the idea, the better! The purpose of this is to get your mind open to
generating ideas without fear of them being wrong, dumb, or bad. (Stay in divergent thinking.)
Need help? You can get inspiration from: http://labs.jackpine.co/projects/FirstBadIdea/

Step 2: Individual Bad Ideas

1. The Potato-Powered Learning gadget is a gadget that relies on fresh potatoes from the
students' lunchboxes to keep it functioning between lessons.
2.Holographic professors in virtual reality are projected through headgear, however they can
only converse using archaic languages like Morse code or hieroglyphics.

3.The Talking whiteboard is a magical whiteboard that only speaks and teaches in riddles and
absurd rhymes.

4.The Homework-Eating Robot eagerly consumes student assignments but offers little
feedback or educational value in exchange.

5.The Teleportation School Bus is a teleportation-capable school bus that only takes kids to
made-up worlds from books, causing them to miss out on genuine lesson time.

6.The Emoji-Only Learning Platform: A website that forces students to use only emojis to
communicate all of their ideas, queries, and responses, preventing clear communication and
comprehension.

7.The Bubble Wrap School Uniform: In an effort to improve their cognitive powers, students
wear uniforms made completely of bubble wrap.

8.The Mind-Controlled Study Buddy is a gadget that, despite its claims to do so, merely plays
appealing jingles and keeps students from studying. It is said to improve learning by
connecting directly to students' brains.

9.The army of malfunctioning robotic teachers known as the "Robo-Teacher Army" would take
the place of human instructors by perpetually repeating the same lecture, which would be
confusing and frustrating for students.

10.The animal-assisted learning program involves bringing in wild animals as "co-teachers,"

however the creatures wind up causing trouble and distracting students rather than promoting
learning.
Step 3: Possible ideas
Next, list at least 5 “possible ideas” to address your problem. These do NOT have to be good
ideas. The only constraint is that they should just be at least theoretically possible. They should
involve some sort of technology (either a piece of software like an app or algorithm, or a
physical device such as a robotic fish or machine that scans your DNA. You’re still in Divergent
thinking here, so don’t judge your ideas as good or bad.

Step 3: Individual Possible Ideas

1.Education Drones: Establishing a network of drones that can transport educational materials
to kids in underprivileged regions while flying to remote locations and outfitted with screens
and projectors.

2.Virtual reality school buses allow students to immerse themselves in virtual learning
environments while traveling by converting conventional school buses into mobile virtual
reality classrooms.

3.Creating AI-powered virtual assistants that can evaluate students' learning habits and offer
advice and resources that are specifically tailored to each person's requirements and
interests.

4.Smart Learning Hubs Powered by Solar: Setting up solar-powered learning hubs in outlying
regions that are furnished with computers, internet connectivity, and educational software so
that students may use digital resources and collaborate with their classmates.

5.Implementing a blockchain-based credentialing system will enable students from poor

communities to demonstrate their abilities and knowledge to prospective employers or higher
education institutions by securely storing and verifying their academic achievements.

PLEASE BRING THE ABOVE WORK WITH YOU TO YOUR TEAM MEETING.
SECTION B: Team Meeting Output
Step 4: Meeting Date, Time, & Location
Please list when and where your team meeting took place.

Step 4: Meeting Date, Time, & Location

A. Date: 01/07/2023
B. Time: 12:30 - 15:30
C. Location: Online (due to Eid)

Step 5: Meeting Attendees

Please list who attended your team meeting, and their primary role.

Step 5: Meeting Attendees

1.Abdelhamid LACHIQ
2.Zineb Hzaine
3.Meriem Kharbouch
4.Mehdi El Mabrouk El Alaoui
5.Mohammed Amine El Bouazzi
6.Mohamed Kassem Adnan

Step 6: Bad Idea Brainstorm (Team)

Everyone should share several of their previously bad ideas from Step 2 above. Then as a
team, you must generate at least 10 more new bad ideas. Remember, the dumber the idea, the
better! This is to help you work as a team to be non-critical. Stay in divergent thinking. It helps to
say “thank you” after every idea is shared.

Step 6: Bad Ideas (Team)

1. The Caffeine-Infused Learning Pill: Develop a pill that students can take to instantly absorb
knowledge, but with the side effect of uncontrollable caffeine jitters and sleeplessness.
2. The Noise-Canceling Classroom: Create a classroom environment where all sounds are
 completely canceled out, making it impossible for students to communicate or hear the
teacher.
3. The Invisibility Cloak School Uniform: Design school uniforms that render students
completely invisible, leading to confusion and chaos during lessons.
4. The Musical Chairs Learning Method: Implement a teaching technique where students
constantly switch seats during lessons, causing disruption and preventing them from focusing
on the material.
5. The Quantum Learning Portal: Develop a portal that transports students to parallel
universes where education is taught in bizarre and nonsensical ways, leading to confusion
and lack of understanding.
6. The Ice Cream for Answers Program: Reward students with ice cream for every correct
answer, resulting in a hyperactive and distracted classroom environment.
7. The Mandatory Cartoon Intermission: Introduce mandatory cartoon breaks in the middle of
every lesson, derailing focus and prolonging the learning process.
8. The Weather-Dependent Curriculum: Design a curriculum that changes based on the
current weather conditions, leading to unpredictable and inconsistent lesson plans.
9. The Reverse Psychology Study Technique: Encourage students to study by telling them not
to study at all, resulting in rebellious behavior and neglect of their studies.
10. The Hallway Maze School Design: Construct schools with complex and confusing hallway
mazes, making it challenging for students to find their classrooms and causing frequent
tardiness.

Step 7: Possible ideas (Team)

Next, everyone should share at least 2 of their possible ideas from Step 3 above. Your team
then needs to come up with at least 5 new “possible ideas” to address your problem. The only
constraint is that they should involve some sort of technology (either a piece of software like an
app or algorithm, or a physical device such as a robotic fish or machine that scans your DNA.
You’re still in Divergent thinking here, so don’t judge any ideas as good or bad. Again, it helps to
say “thank you” after every idea is shared.

Step 7: Possible Ideas (Team)

 1.Creating a mobile learning app that provides interactive lessons and quizzes for students in
rural and underprivileged communities
2.Creating AI -powered virtual assistants that can evaluate students' learning habits
3.A bot that analyzes students behavior, market needs and adapts the educational planning to
the require
4.Establish an online platform that brings together teachers, students , and educational
experts from various rural areas and underprivileged communities
5.Create mobile learning labs equipped with computers, internet connectivity, and educational
software that can visit different rural areas and underprivileged communities.

Step 8: Narrowed Ideas

Your next task is to narrow your choices, which will put you in a convergent thinking mindset.
You should have some discussion and debate about this, and try to reach consensus on 3 ideas
for a solution (or partial solution) to your problem that your team is going to consider to work on
for the rest of Month 2. These ideas can be totally new, or they can be the same or variations
from ideas you’ve already come up with. Remember that they should involve some sort of
technology (either a piece of software like an app or algorithm, or a physical device such as a
robotic fish or machine that scans your DNA. You will not have to build the solution out. But you
will have to create some type of basic prototype (if it is a device) or a set of wireframes (if it is an
app/software). You will not have to actually create the technology nor code.

Step 8: Top 3 Ideas (Team)

.1.Creating a mobile learning app that provides interactive lessons and quizzes for students in
rural and underprivileged communities
4.Establish an online platform that brings together teachers, students , and educational
experts from various rural areas and underprivileged communities
5.Create mobile learning labs equipped with computers, internet connectivity, and educational
software that can visit different rural areas and underprivileged communities.
Step 9: Selected Solution
Lastly, your team must come to agreement on 1 idea for a solution (or partial solution) that you
will work on for the rest of Month 2.

Remember the solution should involve some sort of technology, and it needs to be possible to
create– but feel free to make it very ambitious! You will have to create some type of basic
prototype (if it is a device) or set of wireframes (if it is an app/software). You will not have to
actually create the technology.

You must figure out a fair way to reach consensus with your group, including discussion where
everyone’s voice can be heard.

Step 9: Team’s Final Selected Solution Idea

Creating a mobile learning app that provides interactive lessons and quizzes for
students in rural and underprivileged communities

Step 10: Action Items

In your meeting for Week 9, you will need to share work on a prototype or wireframes. Please
list out here what specific people will do to contribute to this before the next meeting.
Step 10: Action Items

PERSON / COMMITTED ACTION:

.1.Abdelhamid LACHIQ - Create a primary sketch for the app
2.Zineb Hzaine - Look/search for the underprivileged students' needs and preferences
in this app
3.Meriem Kharbouch - Research relevant educational content for the app
4.Mehdi El Mabrouk El Alaoui - Gather info on students challenges
5.Mohammed Amine El Bouazzi - Research for potential partners
6.Mohamed Kassem Adnan - Look for offline options in the app
SECTION C: Reflections
Step 11: Team Roles
Relist your team members’ names and their primary roles.

Step 11: All team members & their roles

1.Abdelhamid LACHIQ - project manager (primary); UI/UX designer (backup)

2.Zineb Hzaine - UI/UX designer (primary); data analyst (backup)
3.Meriem Kharbouch - product manager (primary); project manager (backup)
4.Mehdi El Mabrouk El Alaoui - UX Researcher (primary); Data analyst (backup)
5.Mohammed Amine El Bouazzi - Data analyst (primary); product manager (backup)
6.Mohamed Kassem - UX Researcher( primary); (backup)

Step 12: Reflections

Please share your personal reflections on your experience with your team so far.

Step 12: Team Process Reflections

A. What is working well with your team?

Our team has had great communication. We've developed open lines of contact and
keep each other informed of our development on a regular basis. A supportive team
atmosphere has been created as a result of everyone actively listening to one another
and respecting differing viewpoints. Our ability to properly use the abilities and talents
of each team member has also resulted in high-quality outputs.

B. What is one good thing that happened during your team meeting?

We had a fruitful brainstorming session during a recent team meeting when we came
up with creative solutions to a challenging issue we were experiencing. It was great to
see how the team worked together to be creative and come up with a workable
solution.

C. What is one thing your team could do better in the next meeting?
 I think we can manage our time better at our upcoming meeting. In our past sessions,
we extensively covered essential subjects, however we occasionally went over the
permitted time. We should think about allocating time limitations for each item on the
agenda and actively manage the debate to remain on course to make the most of our
meetings.

D. Are you experiencing any concerns or frustrations with your team? If yes, what
can you personally do to lessen the concern/frustration?

Fortunately, I haven't yet had a lot of serious issues with my team. However, I think
that open and honest communication is essential if any future issues materialize. I can
contribute to creating a positive and supportive work atmosphere and reduce any
possible irritation by voicing my concerns or clearing up any misconceptions

E. How would you rate your ability to communicate with your team members on a
scale of 1 to 4? (1=extremely poor and 4=excellent)

I'd give myself a 3.5 on the communication scale with the others in my team. Even if I
think I've communicated well, there's always space for growth. I actively participate in
conversations, pay close attention to other people's points of view, and offer succinct,
unambiguous updates. I can, however, further improve my communication by
proactively looking for criticism and putting ideas for improvement into practice.

F. Overall, how satisfied are you with how well your team is working together? (On
a scale of 1 to 4, with 1=extremely poor and 4=excellent)

I would evaluate my satisfaction with how effectively our team is collaborating as a 4

(great) on a scale of 1 to 4. Our team's commitment, communication, and capacity for
problem-solving are impressive. Our combined efforts have produced fruitful
outcomes, and I have no doubt that we will prosper in the future days.

G. Is there anything else you’d like to share about your team and their process?

. Our team achieves remarkable outcomes and ongoing progress via cooperative
communication and a methodical approach.