Model Attribute

Operationalization Features

Technology Transfer.

Contextual Characteristics

Public Policy Mandate: Highest National Level

Create an alternative Distant Mode System to provide Educational Services for the Cycle 2020-2021, in response to the World’ Health Organization’ (UN-WHO) rules and policies to be attended due to the implementation of a long-term sanitary emergency, in substitution of the presential education services provided regularly to 33.6 million students along the 2020-2021 education’ cycle (INEGI, 2021b).

Technology’ Vertical

Diffusion Model

*Single Point (Secretary of Public Education. Under Secretary of Basic Education)-to-Massive Multipoint of 24.6 million Basic Education level’ Students (direct receivers) enrolled at the time in a presential education mode organized in (a) a National System (5 main structured-levels), (b) operating in all country’ Geographical States (32) and (c) supported through two Founding modes: public/private.

Technology Transfer Mode:

*Defined as the transfer of systematic knowledge (Equipment and Platform operation required to access Content’ Program by Education Grade level) necessary to receive Technology based Education Services Provision

Technology Transfer

Distinctive Condition:

Technology Based Education Mode compulsory by Government mandate.

Education format operating in the country for the Basic Education Level through the Learn at Home Strategy-Program. Transmission through tripartite education services provision means: Television (Open/Cable/Institutional), Radio and Internet (46.7% of End Users’ base).

Technology Architecture:

*Technological System Architecture: Webpage format htpps://aprendenecasa.gob.mx

*Education Level (Initial, Pre-school, Elementary, Junior High School (Secondary) and Bachillerato (Senior High).

*Content: Educational Program (Curricula). Individual-Curricula/individual Courses. Programs to be delivered in Spanish and Bilingual Courses with 19 selected native languages from a register of 68 in use within the country (Diagram 10).

*Technological knowhow Transmission Implications: Regional Development Asymmetry, Differences in connectivity platform, Wide range of general technology illiteracy, uneven equipment access (Internet connection, Computer, TV, sometimes radio), language barriers, among others.

Technology Transfer

Subject:

*Technology Platform End Users: students/teachers/hosts-conductors/administrative officers. Operational Requirements for the user/receivers: Internet access, Platform access, Equipment (TV open/cable access, Radio, laptop, tablet, computer, cell phone etc). Educational materials (technical contents) access processes protocols, guidelines.

*Equipment: intelligent phone (65.7%), lap top (18.9%), desktop (7.2%), Digital TV (5.3%) and Tablet (3.6%) ( INEGI, 2021b ).

Student-Teacher interaction

GOOGLE Classroom

https://edu.google.com/products/classroom/?modalactive0none

Real-time Meetings-Videocon

Meeting Platforms

Zoom

Meet

Teams (Microsoft)

WhatsApp-Chat Group

http://www.zoom.com/

http://www.meet.google.com/

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software

https://www.whatsapp.com/

Materials Development

Informational Type: Text Books, Content Scripts, Videos, Animations

181 million Official Textbooks in 2020 (Free Coverage for students on Basic + Jr. High School)

Management

Government Agency

*SEP’ Under Secretary of Basic Education

Production design, programming structure, transmission, students register, attendance control, general back up operations and housekeeping activities.