User:H0riz0n/tasks/feasibilitystudy/Questions

mjt: The purpose of the FS is to gage the persons investment level potential. This level of committment will translate into $$ investment, involvment in initiiative etc...

General Qs.
Obj: These Qs are geared to get the potential investor talking and relaxed:
 * 1) How do you feel about the edu system? Like, dislike, why?
 * 2) How do you feel about disparity in education around the world?
 * 3) Have you ever done Online education? Experience? (opportunity: "drop" research info from woodies work)

EDUIT Qs
Obj: to build investor interest anticipate obstacles.
 * 1) Are you familiar with any Global Edu Initiaitives?
 * 2) Do you think technology could build a education system that is borderless and seemless, what we call "flat." what kids all over the world could participate in?
 * 3) What's your opinion on having a "flat" education system (will need to clearly define what "flat" means on the prospectus)

Multimedia Archive Qs
Imagine a vast library of browsable videos from as far back as the 50s. That any user can access and watch. TVworldwide will host the material and this material becomes the content for K12 Online play-learning system.


 * 1) Google is doing the Google library initiative. Do you think media version is doable/realistic?
 * 2) EDUIT wants to host a media audio-video library containing education material from as far back as it goes. Do you think that is something teachers should have available?

Wikitube Qs

 * 1) Are you familiar with jumpcut.com? If no describe it briefly.
 * 2) Wikitube is be an open-source version allowing folks all over the world the ability to create niffty tools for it. Whats your opinion on open-source platforms?
 * 3) Do you see the value of a teachers to be able to take a chuck of existing video and add a voice over in thier own language so their kids could learn from it?

K12 Online Qs
Whats a play-learn system?... it uses games as a Pavlovian system to keep the child engaged and wanting more.


 * 1) Do you play any online games? Do any of your kids play?
 * 2) What do you like and not like about them?
 * 3) What if there were play-learn systems that required your kid to learn something in order to play? How would you feel then?
 * 4) What if your kid could win scholarships to MIT or Harvard or summer internships at MS, Discovery channel from playing? How would you feel then? You you care if your kid played video games?
 * 5) If fully implemented how many impressions (users) do you think is realistic from JUST Asia? A)100k/day; B) 500k/day; C) 1m/day; D)10m/day E)50m/day;  F) over 100m/day

Teaching Tablets Qs
Teaching tablets are just that. They become the teacher and tester for your child. And they will keep your kids comming back for more.
 * 1) What do you hate the most about your kid spending time on thier PC?
 * 2) Does access to pornography, unmoderated channals and solicitations concern you?
 * 3) What do you feel about having a system that basically limits online access and keeps your child focused on play-learning activities?

Investment/participation directed Qs
'''Obj: VERY IMPORTANT SECTION. These are discovery question regarding investment level. Tough questions that MUST be answers.'''
 * 1) Who do you personally know that would be interested in a project of this scope?
 * 2) If it came back that other key folks said. We would invest but "compname" need to be a significant player before we do... would you take a leadership role?
 * 3) Let's say we did a tenative cost analysis to implememnt EDUIT... and if it was determined it will take a $500,000 investment over the next three year to  ?

Other Qs
mjt:These are Qs that I come up with and drop in here to tweak and
 * 1) Do you like the Idea of allowing kids to learn online?
 * 2) What companies/foundations do you think should be part of the K12 initiative?
 * 3) The k12 initiative needs a lead sponsor--who should it be?
 * 4) In order for K12 to happen a company your size would need to invest X dollars over the next 3 yrs. Is this realistic? and if not how would K12  need to be positioned for you to commit to such an investment?
 * 5) Would you server on the board or advisory board?