Thursday, July 21, 2005
M-learning : home
M-learning : home
m-learning is a pan-European research and development programme. It is aimed at young adults, aged 16 to 24, who are most at risk of social exclusion in Europe. They have not succeeded in the education system, cannot read and write adequately and have problems with simple calculations except in familiar contexts. They are not currently involved in any education or training and may be unemployed, under employed, or even homeless.
What do many of these young people have in common? A mobile phone
Currently mobile phone users send and receive text messages, they talk to their friends and play simple computer games. In the future, location-aware mobile multimedia devices may replace some of their simple phones. Others may still continue to use just a regular mobile phone with text messaging. In both cases, the m-learning project is investigating how the technologies in the hands of these young people, now and in the near future, might be used to engage them in learning activities, start to change their attitudes to learning and thereby contribute to improving their skills, opportunities and lives.
m-learning is a pan-European research and development programme. It is aimed at young adults, aged 16 to 24, who are most at risk of social exclusion in Europe. They have not succeeded in the education system, cannot read and write adequately and have problems with simple calculations except in familiar contexts. They are not currently involved in any education or training and may be unemployed, under employed, or even homeless.
What do many of these young people have in common? A mobile phone
Currently mobile phone users send and receive text messages, they talk to their friends and play simple computer games. In the future, location-aware mobile multimedia devices may replace some of their simple phones. Others may still continue to use just a regular mobile phone with text messaging. In both cases, the m-learning project is investigating how the technologies in the hands of these young people, now and in the near future, might be used to engage them in learning activities, start to change their attitudes to learning and thereby contribute to improving their skills, opportunities and lives.
# posted by Dora @ 5:56 pm 
