

Our educational software and distribution and access model makes open educational resources available in areas without internet connectivity. Building on lessons from 6 million users of KA Lite which brought Khan Academy’s videos and interactive exercises offline, Kolibri is being used with partners in more than 30 countries around the world.


Start Kolibri by entering $ kolibri start in the terminal.įind your Kolibri installation's URL in the terminal.At Learning Equality, we build open-source educational products and tools that enable high-quality learning resources to be distributed on low-cost hardware, and integrated into communities in low-bandwidth or offline contexts - including tools to support self-paced learning, blended learning, and peer instruction. Open a terminal and enter: $ sudo pip install kolibri I chose the pip install method, which is very easy. I installed Kolibri on an Intel i3-based laptop running Fedora 28. Kolibri includes content from sources including OpenStax, CK-12, Khan Academy, and EngageNY once these packages are "seeded" by connecting the Kolibri serving device to a robust internet connection, they are immediately available for offline access on client devices through a compatible browser. In addition to being simple to install, it's easy to customize Kolibri for various educational missions and needs, including literacy building, general reference materials, and life skills training. A version for Android tablets is in the works.īecause it's open source, free to use, works without broadband access (after initial setup), and includes a wide range of educational content, it gives students in rural schools, refugee camps, orphanages, informal schools, prisons, and other places without reliable internet service access to many of the same resources used by students all over the world. You can set up Kolibri on a wide range of hardware, including low-cost Windows, MacOS, and Linux (including Raspberry Pi) computers. It's an app that creates an offline server to deliver high-quality educational resources to learners. Kolibri is a great solution for these communities. While the internet has thoroughly transformed the availability of educational content for much of the world, many people still live in places where online access is poor or even nonexistent.
