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Title:
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USER STUDY ON DEVELOPING AN INTEGRATED MOBILE LEARNING SERVICE FOR CHINESE RURAL PEOPLE |
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Author(s):
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Huanglingzi Liu , Jie Wang , Jyri Salomaa , Yu Zhang |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-36-2 |
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Editors:
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Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez (series editors: Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías and Nian-Shing Chen) |
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Year:
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2007 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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User research, mobile learning, rural area, concept design |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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145 |
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Last Page:
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149 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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In this paper, we present a qualitative user study on Chinese rural peoples potential needs in mobile learning services.
With the migrant movement from rural areas to cities or other rural areas many of the children that are studying at home
wont be able to get proper family support in their school learning. To improve their economic situation, farmers or
migrant workers need practical knowledge of new things but they are reluctant to take systematic or predesigned courses.
A flexible learning community based on family or village clan is proposed so that the rural peoples social network can
be shared and act as the powerful learning resource. We also propose an integrated infrastructure for the mobile learning
service. |
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