M-Learning with Disadvantaged Kids
One more via Stephen (I'm still not caught up on my blog reading so diversity is slim) that builds on the last thread on podcasting. Again, what I see in Africa is the skillful and flexible application of mobile phones for a variety of communication needs. I've been harping on the opportunity for a while with a few organizations to little effect, so I was pleased to see this report of a pan-European project. It appears on Australias fine LearnScope site. "We also learned that, just as the best e-learning is designed to be electronically delivered and supported, m-learning should not be e-learning squashed on to smaller screens.
We found most of our target audience enjoyed collaborative learning but some learners also appreciated the opportunity to work on their literacy skills in private whenever and wherever was most convenient to them. The learners learned from and supported each other but also required a lot of mentor support and encouragement and a formal, structured and supervised introductory session resulted in a more successful learner experience. However, mentors require training and support to ensure that they are confident and competent users of mobile technologies and therefore able to adequately support the learners."
I've seen tutors support predominantly web-based elearning with mobile phones, but there was no intentional design or integration. This one comes purely from the mobile phone direction. What are the integration opportunities? (I'd also note the role of mentors in this project -- facilitation, as it were!)
posted by Nancy White at 7:06 PM
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Nancy, these two stories about use of mobiles in Kenya is tangentially related. Perhaps I even got the link through you once - but in case I didn't (!) or you haven't read it: http://cbdd.typepad.com/global/2004/07/icts_impact_in_.html
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