Mobile Learning for an Equal Access to Knowledge and Sustainable Learning: The Case of Goocus

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Yamawaki
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
Access To Knowledge

Mobile Learning

2011 ◽  
pp. 103-128
Author(s):  
Marija Zelic
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Personal Digital Assistants ◽  
Desktop Computers ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
E Learning ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Access To Knowledge

Mobile learning, as the “portable and personal” fashion of e-learning, is intended to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of learning in the context of handheld terminals. Most present-day learning systems run on desktop computers and are not designed for use on mobile devices such as mobile phones, smart phones, Personal Digital Assistants, etc. Mobile learning systems aim to improve the quality of learning by providing mobile learners with an easy, contextualized and ubiquitous access to knowledge. This chapter gives an overview of the current state of knowledge and research in the m-learning domain, describes issues and problems pertinent to mobile learning and offers our approach to solving these problems in the form of a mobile intelligent tutoring model we are currently developing. Given the present absence of relevant literature and referent material we think that this chapter provides developers with some new ideas.

scholarly journals Whose Agency Counts in Land Use Decision-Making in Myanmar? A Comparative Analysis of Three Cases in Tanintharyi Region

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Lundsgaard-Hansen ◽  
Flurina Schneider ◽  
Julie Zaehringer ◽  
Christoph Oberlack ◽  
Win Myint ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Financial Capital ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Governance Network ◽  
Access To Knowledge

Myanmar has experienced profound transformations of land use and land governance, often at the expense of smallholders. Empirical evidence on the agency of actors included and excluded in land use decision-making remains scarce. This study analyses who influences land use decision-making, how they do this, and under what circumstances smallholders are included. Comparing three land use trajectories in southern Myanmar, we analysed actors’ agency—conceived as the meanings and means behind (re)actions—in land use decision-making using data from focus groups and interviews. Results showed that uneven distribution of means can lead to unequal decision-making power, enabling actors with more means to exclude those with less means: smallholders. However, this only applies in the case of top-down interventions with mutually exclusive actor interests regarding use of the same land. Where interests are compatible or a mediator supports smallholders in negotiations, actors are likely to develop a collaboration despite unequal means, leading to smallholders’ inclusion in decision-making. Transformation of current land governance towards sustainable development could be promoted by providing mediators to actors with few means, ensuring equal access for all to formal land tenure, engaging with brokers in the land governance network, and improving access to knowledge and financial capital for actors with few means.

Web 2.0 and Collaborative Learning in Higher Education

2010 ◽  
pp. 699-714
Author(s):  
Anna Escofet ◽  
Marta Marimon
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
Social Software ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Access To Knowledge

The dissemination of university knowledge has been traditionally based on lectures to students organised in homogenous groups. The advantages of this method are that it can give a unified vision of content, guaranteeing equal access to knowledge for all students. The 21st century university must combine its learning and teaching methods and incorporate different strategies and educative resources, as well as seeking to advance individuallearning and promote collaborative work. The relevance ofWeb 2.0 is clear in this university learning context as it enables collaborative work to be carried out using ICT. In this chapter, we will deal with the different possible uses of social software in university teaching. We will show that the proper use of Web 2.0 tools can favour collaborativelearning and promote new ways of teaching and learning.

scholarly journals The Accidental Pathologist: A Curiosity-Driven Journey from Plant Evolution to Innate Immunity

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Vinay Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Innate Immunity ◽  
Natural Killer Cells ◽  
Human Disease ◽  
Molecular Basis ◽  
Plant Evolution ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
The World ◽  
Access To Knowledge

I have had the singular opportunity to perform research and to participate in medical education. Not unexpectedly, people have asked me which of the two was more important to me. My answer has always been and remains that I am equally passionate about research and teaching. My research has been curiosity driven and not purposeful; hence, I was willing to take risks. That my research led to the discovery of natural killer cells and the unraveling of the molecular basis of a human disease was an unexpected reward. By contrast, my interest in medical education was purposeful, with the goal of improving healthcare by teaching pathology as the scientific foundation of medicine. It started with participation in Robbins pathology texts but progressed toward development of technology-based tools for medical education. This was driven by the belief that technology, by providing equal access to knowledge across the world, can be a powerful democratizing force.

scholarly journals Meeting Cultures and Languages in the Classroom : Rethinking Aronson’s Method

2021 ◽  
pp. 83-103
Author(s):  
Nedda Kolosai
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Multiple Hypothesis Testing ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
School Life ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Statistical Program ◽  
Access To Knowledge

Prejudices unconsciously influence the actors in school life, and may unintentionally hinder opportunities of equal access to learning, because teachers speak ‘another language’, use other language codes which many children are unable to decipher. By adapting and re-thinking the Aronson mosaic method, our research team has developed an innovative circular classroom learning model that creates opportunities for the validation of different aspects in teaching. The study seeks answers to the following questions: Which aspects of the Circular Learning method make it possible to compensate for cultural and linguistic differences? What factors can make peer-to-peer education effective from the children’s perspective? We studied mutual learning and teaching by peers in spring 2018, when 284 children and 74 trained adult observers took part in the process. We studied the complex pedagogical and educational process in 30 classes in 3 schools, in 4 times 45-minute activities in each class, factors that reinforce the validity of the research and its results. We processed the quantified answers of Children and Adults Assessment Forms in two ways. 1) An R Statistical Program and SPSS Statistical Program in which test groups were compared with a two-sample t-probe. Correlation calculations were performed using the Spearman correlation coefficient at alpha = 0.05 significance level, which we corrected through Holm’s method for multiple hypothesis testing. 2) We processed the answers of both children and adults by qualitative content analysis. The learning organization procedures used in our research model create opportunities for children from different cultures, with different mother tongues and of very different socio-economic status (diversity) for learning, equal access to knowledge (equity), cooperation with each other, and equality, as well as mutual understanding (sustainability). Currently in Hungary and worldwide, developing the ability of children to integrate into another person’s way of thinking is of great importance. Ensuring the perspective of others, in addition to the effectiveness of learning, is a significant factor in developing empathy.

PERANCANGAN SISTEM PEMBELAJARAN MOBILE (M-LEARNING) BERBASIS ANDROID PADA MATERI BANGUN DATAR DAN BANGUN RUANG

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Tedi Budiman
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Application Development ◽  
Software Application ◽  
Rapid Application Development ◽  
User Design ◽  
Design Software ◽  
Application Programs

One example of the growing information technology today is mobile learning, mobile learning which refers to mobile technology as a learning medium. Mobile learning is learning that is unique for each student to access learning materials anywhere, anytime. Mobile learning is suitable as a model of learning for the students to make it easier to get an understanding of a given subject, such as math is pretty complicated and always using formulas.The design method that I use is the case study method, namely, learning, searching and collecting data related to the study. While the development of engineering design software application programs that will be used by the author is the method of Rapid Application Development (RAD), which consists of 4 stages: Requirements Planning Phase, User Design Phase, Construction Phase and Phase Cotuver.

Renewable Energy Resources for Better Economics and Sustainable Living in Rural and Desert Areas

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1165-1171
Author(s):  
Karl Gatterer ◽  
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Salah Arafa ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Energy Materials ◽  
Sustainable Living ◽  
Sustainable Community Development ◽  
Access To Knowledge

Reliable and affordable energy is the key for the socio-economic development in rural and desert communities worldwide. While energy can be used for consumption purposes such as Lighting, Access to Information, Comfort and Entertainment, productive use of renewable energy is the key enabler for SMEs and Economy to grow. The paper examines the complex interactions among Energy, Materials, Water, Food, Building, Employment and Environment. It also discusses the implementation of renewable energy technologies to overcome some of barriers faced by rural villages and desert communities. It shows some of the special applications and approaches used over the past few decades in energy conversion, consumption and conservation to achieve poverty reduction, social justice and sustainable development. Field experiences in Basaisa projects, Egypt showed that open free dialogues with all stakeholders, site-specific education and training, appropriate local financing systems and access to knowledge are key-elements and essential factors for achieving green economy and sustainable community development. The coming decade will see a continued expansion of knowledge about renewable energy resources and its useful applications as systems friendly to the environment and as tools for economic activities, sustainable living and growth in rural and desert communities.

Analysis of Learners’ Perception on the SPAT Format as a Delivery Method in Mobile Learning

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-349
Author(s):  
Yujin Park ◽  
Sunyoung Keum ◽  
Myungsun Kim ◽  
Ilju Rha
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Delivery Method
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