Sustainable Literacy Education for Underserved ChildrenSonia Yu

The problem: Access and quality• What to solve first?

▫Access or quality?• Solution to “Access”

▫Mobile learning technology Portable Low production cost

• Solution to “Quality”▫Mobile learning technology

Design with clear learning needs and objectives Have significant memory space Highly personalized Have versatile features Need to be easy to retrieve, fun and simple

Issues with Mobile Learning Technology•“Access”

▫Connection▫Hardware failures/lack of troubleshoot

•“Quality”▫Bilingual ability▫Importance of design▫Lack of collaborative learning environment▫Untrained teachers▫Lack of motivation to continue/family needs

ABCD

•Audience – Underserved Indigenous Children

•Behavior – Acquire new capability (literacy)

•Condition – Able to read despite situated in low quality schools/lack of infrastructure

•Degree – Improve literacy

Evergreen Education•Rural High School Library Project

▫Provide funds to purchase books and periodicals

▫ Identify and purchase appropriate computer hard/software for the operation of the library

▫Provide training workshops on the use of technology for the librarians

▫Provide information literacy workshops for faculty, students and the general public