mobile learning for the environment
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Presentation of Andreas Hörfurter and Gabriele Pätsch at eLearning Africa about an innovative pilot project of mobile learning for the environment in Kenya.TRANSCRIPT
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Mobile Learning for the Environment
Pilot of an innovative mobile Learning solution
Andreas Hörfurter & Gabriele Pätschcommon sense – eLearning & training consultants Ltd.
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Background
• Need for technologies to reach a wider audience
• Environmental issues demand public awareness building and change of attitude
=> the eLearning portal Mentor shall be extended to include mobile services
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Mobile Learning: Why?
Wide outreach:
- most available medium in Africa
- easy to use (low barrier): even for illiterates
- easy accessability
=> any time, any place learning for anybody
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Restrictions of Mobile Learning
- Diverse phone models in use
- wide distribution of old and simple models
- high cost for data transmission
- restricted bandwidth in many areas
- small displays and inconvenient typing
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Levels of mobile Learning at UNEP
• Community:People in affected areas, Grassroot level
• Educator/Multiplicator :Teachers, in-situ organizations
• Specialist Level:Environmental specialists, Ministries, environmental organizations
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mobile Learning at UNEP: Pilot Application
• First Pilot Project: UNEP in cooperation with common sense and NEMA in Kenya
• Pilot Content: Waste Management and Separation in urban households
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mobile Learning at community level
• Accessible:independant of phone model and data connection
• suitable for illiterates• attractive narrative content • Relating to traditional learning culture
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An oral storytelling approach for mobile learning
Storytelling as an attractive format
Affective learning goals:• experience of decision consequences • Change of attitude
•Pilot Content: Waste Separation for urban householdsThe story of Naliaka and Kanini
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An oral storytelling approach for mobile learning
The story of Naliaka and Kanini:
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mobile Learning at the Educator Level
• Learning Objectives: Cognitive (Know what)• independent of phone model• moderately interactive content • Mobile browser based• quizzes, podcast-downloads, voting...
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Mobile Learning at the Specialist Level
• Learning objectives: Application of knowledge (Know how)
• highly interactive content • coffee-cup learning (modular, short
learning sequences)• Formats: flash or java based, animations,
video, audio, text, quizzes, tests...• Requirements for phone models in use
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Educator and Specialist Level Pilot Content
Waste Management Handbook• Waste Composter• Waste Recycler• Waste Transporters• Waste and Fill• Incinerator
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Educator and Specialist Level Pilot Approach
• Embedding mLearning in Campaigns• Integration with other Tools• Marketing
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Thank you!
Contact:
Andreas Hörfurter & Gabriele Pätsch
common sense – eLearning & training consultants
[email protected]; [email protected]
Listen to the story:
Call +254 203 602 600
Or go to:
www.common-sense.at/i-call