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Paper to be Presented at AERA 2008
Dr. Glasson and Dr. Evans have received notice that their proposal, Connecting Schools and Community Elders in Africa Using Mobile Phones and Web 2.0 Technologies, has been accepted for presentation at AERA 2008 to be held March 24-28 in New York City. The abstract of the proposal follows:
In this project, we investigate the facilitation of connections among community elders, primary school teachers, and science teacher educators using mobile phone Web 2.0 technologies (e.g. blogs and wikis, instant and text messaging) to learn about sustainable agriculture in Africa. The development aspect of this project focuses on mobile devices (handheld computers and smart phones) as a primary data collection and delivery platform. Initial interviews focuses on the culture context for connecting community elders to schools. From this analysis, we are iteratively designing, implementing, and evaluating mobile and Web 2.0 technologies in a participatory manner. A participatory design approach creates a living archive of traditional and scientific knowledge related to sustainable agriculture.
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