[DDN] Ericsson and Stanford University to Advance E-Learning in Africa

[BBracey at aol.com]

Ericsson and Stanford University to Advance E-Learning in Africa



Ericsson announced at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in Geneva that it 
is collaborating with Stanford University to explore the innovative use of 
mobile technologies in distance e-learning. Ericsson will work with Stanford 
University's International Outreach Program to bring distance learning to 
countries in Africa. The program offers students on different continents the 
opportunity to learn from researchers in environmental sciences from several countries 
and perspectives, as well as contribute to lively discourse and debate through 
Internet and mobile phone interaction.

As part of the program, Ericsson is providing smart phones fully equipped 
with video cameras, audio recorders, and Internet capability. Ericsson will also 
support the program by leveraging its relationships with mobile operators in 
Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa to help Stanford and others implement an 
environmental e-learning program. This program involves faculty and students from 
the University of the Western Cape in South African, Mweka College of African 
Wildlife Management in Tanzania and Makerere University in Uganda.
The international mobile learning project, called Dunia Moja or "one world," 
utilizes a GPRS or 3G mobile connection and an Internet-enabled mobile handset 
from Sony Ericsson to allow students and faculty in remote locations to 
submit and access video, audio and text-based course materials, participate in 
online discussion forums, post blogs, produce multimedia content and otherwise 
interact as they learn.



Posted on 06-07-2007

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