Open Educational Resources on Rural Development via Mobile

jenngross said 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your idea. I have a few questions that might help clarify some things. What are learning objectives with IMS and SCORM standards? I am not sure I understand how rural radios would be able to pick up program from mobile communication sources. Has this been done before? I like how you have included tasks, roles, etc. In the tasks section, it's the first time you mention water management. Is that one of the problems you'd like to address? If so, maybe you could mention it earlier in the intro/background section and explain why water management is important. You also mention a region but I am unsure what region you are referring to. And you discussed four local communities-how would you select them? Lastly, how did you come up with $100,000 US for your budget?

isabella77 said 2 years ago

thanks for thess questions!
- Learning Object is a chunk of learning material that can be re-used and shared
- SCORM and IMS are to standards to make learning objects reusabe indipendently from the platform used
- I think the picture can help: http://blog.seedlearn.org/?p=307 The idea is to develop a web platform accessible both via PC and via mobile: rural radios can use the platform to download programs produced at national or international level for broadcasting,and to
share the programs they locally produce with other rural radios; this can be done via computer. End users (people interested in specific content with a mobile but witout a computer) can access the audio (and video) contents in the platform via mobile; this will allow a more flexible access to rural radios contents going beyond the radio schedule. Furthermore, people will have the possibility to give feedback /make questions through their mobile to the platform; rural radio staff members could then create new programs built on people contributions.
- water mng is only one topic that can be explore, there are many organization working on that, e.g. CTA, with already developed audio and video materials that has only to be adapted.
- In principle the system can be tested in a specific country but can be replicated almost everywhere.
- The nuber of communities referred to the pilot, we have in mind some possible partners for the project both as content provider, and as rural radios.
- as far as concern the budget I only insert the total but it has been calculated taking into consideration all taks explained, I can also add a more detailed budget break down according to the mentioned tasks.