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MOBILE ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE
Lorenzo CantoniMarta Pucciarelli
Università della Svizzera italiana (Lugano, Switzerland)NewMinE – New Media in Education Lab ¦ www.newmine.org
A broad overview• Learning, Education & Communication• Throughout history…• Up to mobile devices
▫Delivery channel▫Content
In- & out-put▫Context
Space Time
▫Communication Collaboration
Formal & informal•Formal
▫Learner/Teacher▫Institution▫Structure ▫Certification
•Non-formal & Informal•The case of Tourism
▫UGC▫Collaboration▫Search & JiT
Four projects•eTreasure•«Travel machine»•Mobile app for UNESCO World Heritage
Sites•New biz model for city wi-fi connection•www.webatelier.net
A few caveats• Information is not knowledge• Information transfer is not (yet) learning
▫To «make sense»▫Digesting more than adding individual bricks
to a wall▫The role of collaboration
• People + Contents + Strategies = Learning Experience
Strategies Contents / goals
People
Mobile Learning can be...
UGC & CITIZEN JOURNALISM
Mobile A2KCULTURE & SAFETY in AFRICA
Mobile Access to Knowledge: Culture and Safety in Africa. Documenting and assessing the impact of cultural events and public art on urban safety is a project coordinated by SUPSI, conceived and supported by lettera27 Foundation and co-funded by SNIS
1. How cultural events and public art affect urban safety in African cities?
2. Can we assess these changes as positive according to a group of factors?
The City of Douala
Safety and Security
•scams •pick pocketing•burglary of home•physical
aggression•armed robbery •domestic
violence•rape
•drinking water•industrial
pollution •diseases•damages created
by seasonal rains
In Douala, 60% of citizens feel insecure in their district as well as in their homes.
Public art and cultural events
40 permanent urban interventions including:
• public art installations • street furniture• design signposts to historical
landmarks• architectural interventions• flag’art.
Corp d’eau
Mobile Access to Knowledge...
And Knowledge Sharing!
MOBILE A2K INTERFACE
Three content layers:
1- Cultural Heritage of Douala
2- Safety and Security
3- Tourist pathways
http://www.mobilea2k.org/
Thanks for your attention
Any questions?
New Media in Education Laboratory, USI, Luganowww.newmine.org
Lorenzo Cantoni: [email protected] Pucciarelli: [email protected]
