TUMO Path

This project is one of the 2024-2025 WISE Prize for Education finalists.

Organization Background

This project is one of the 2024-2025 WISE Prize for Education finalists. 

TUMO Center for Creative Technologies emerged from a recognition of the need to nurture creativity and mastery of technology and design skill in education systems worldwide. Initially developed to address educational challenges in Armenia, TUMO has grown into a global initiative aimed at empowering youth through innovative learning approaches.

The organization’s impact has been profound and far-reaching. 35,000 teens attend TUMO centers worldwide on a weekly basis, all free of charge, resulting in an impressive 3,000,000 student-hours of learning annually. This extensive reach demonstrates TUMO’s commitment to making high-quality education accessible to a broad range of students.

Since its inception, TUMO has achieved remarkable success:

• Over 100,000 teens have attended TUMO in-person worldwide
• 3,000,000 student-hours of learning take place annually
• Active and planned centers in over a dozen countries, with expansion set to triple in coming years
• TUMO students are twice as likely to be in the top of their class in regular schools
• 50% of TUMO alumni of working age earn more than triple the national average salary
• Over 40% of TUMO students are female

 

The MVP: Design and Impact

Using AI to Teach AI: Foundational Literacy and Mastery of AI Tools

TUMO’s human-centered education platform reimagines adaptive learning through the use of artificial intelligence to teach artificial intelligence. The platform integrates AI-driven components, including self-learning activities guided by AI co-learners, an intelligent coach that generates personalized learning paths, and a feedback engine that provides instant evaluation. This integrated system adapts to each learner’s pace, interests, and skill level through multilingual voice and chat interfaces.

Impact to date:

• Over 20,000 students in Armenia have already started using the platform
• Achieved a success rate exceeding 95% on first attempts
• Staff time required for providing feedback has been reduced by 94%
• Pilot programs in Armenia, Mumbai, and Beirut (including an Arabic implementation) have laid the groundwork for global expansion
• The platform is now expanding beyond teaching AI to encompass technology, design, and foundational literacy and numeracy

Future Prospects

TUMO has set a series of goals to expand its impact in the coming years:

• Global expansion to more than 30 centers by 2026
• Growing reach from tens of thousands to over a million users worldwide
• Leveraging AI to enhance automation and reduce operational costs
• Introducing a comprehensive online component to complement the current in-person model
• Transforming intellectual property into a learning app and online platform to ensure long-term sustainability
• Developing a scalable model for personalized education that can be implemented globally

Addressing WISE Prize for Education Challenges

• Artificial Intelligence in Education ☑️
• Teaching of Arabic Language
• Foundational Literacies ☑️

The solution directly addresses these challenges by leveraging AI to create personalized learning paths and by focusing on deep technical mastery in AI and related technologies. This approach not only uses AI in education but also prepares students to participate in AI innovation ecosystems.

 

CONTACT US

• Website: TUMO
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