Abstract
Functional illiteracy rates amongst 16 to 65 year-olds in the world’s richest countries are alarmingly high. This research looks at the use of mobile technology to support experiential adult literacy education whereby adult literacy students are able to construct knowledge throughout their daily activities whilst being supported in their daily literacy challenges. This research has two primary goals: (a) to design a mobile application to support adult literacy education; and (b) to identify appropriate processes by which this design could be achieved given the nature and specific requirements of the target users. The means by which both go also were achieved, together with lessons learned, are discussed. A prototype mobile application to meet the needs of adult literacy students is also introduced.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference: Mobile Learning 2005 |
| Editors | Pedro Isaías, Carmel Borg, Piet Kommers, Philip Bonanno |
| Publisher | IADIS |
| Pages | 16-23 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9728939027 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | IADIS International Conference on Mobile Learning 2005 - Qwara, Malta Duration: 28 Jun 2005 → 30 Jun 2005 |
Conference
| Conference | IADIS International Conference on Mobile Learning 2005 |
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| Country/Territory | Malta |
| City | Qwara |
| Period | 28/06/05 → 30/06/05 |
Keywords
- HCI
- m-learning
- adult literacy
- case study
- participatory de sign
- prototyping
