ERIC Number: ED496354
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 174
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: ISBN-9-2922-3074-3
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Mobile Learning for Expanding Educational Opportunities Workshop Report (Tokyo, Japan, May 16-20, 2005)
Meleisea, Ellie, Ed.
UNESCO Bangkok, Proceedings of International Workshop on Mobile Learning for Expanding Educational Opportunities (Tokyo, Japan, May 16-20, 2005)
The International Workshop on Mobile Learning for Expanding Educational Opportunities was held 16-20 May 2005 in Tokyo, Japan. Jointly organized by the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and UNESCO, speakers came from both the private and public sector. The key objective was to highlight the benefits of m-learning; and to provide specific recommendations about how to develop strategies for the implementation and sustainability of m-learning. The report includes the proceedings on various topics relating to m-learning such as public-private partnership, training for e-learning professionals, course-ware for mobile devices, hardware and software applications enabling m-learning, and policies and action plans on m-learning. Action plans already developed by the 12 participating countries are summarized. Meeting agenda and list of participants are included. [This report was produced by the ICT in Education Unit, UNESCO, Bangkok.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workshops, Public Sector, Educational Opportunities, Telecommunications, Educational Technology, Internet, Educational Strategies, Technology Integration, Technology Planning, Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Policy, International Cooperation, International Organizations, Professional Development, Information Technology, Computers, Teaching Methods, Distance Education, Case Studies, Instructional Design, Program Development, Developing Nations, Teacher Education, Partnerships in Education, Private Sector, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
UNESCO Bangkok. Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, P.O. Box 967, Prakhanong Post Office, Bangkok 10110, Thailand. Tel: +66-2-3910577; Fax: +66-2-3910866; e-mail: bangkok@unescobkk.org; Web site: http://www.unescobkk.org/
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings
Education Level: Adult Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand).
Identifiers - Location: North America
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