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SUMMARY:Mobile Technologies for Education: The experience in the developin
 g world - Panel Discussion (see below)
DTSTART:20110330T173000Z
DTEND:20110330T193000Z
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CONTACT:Bryony Horsley-Heather
DESCRIPTION:Panel Discussion:\nHow can we use mobile technology to improve
  education in developing countries?\nWhich mobile technologies are most ve
 rsatile and appropriate for interactive teaching in poorly resourced class
 rooms?\nWhat are the roles of NGOs\, the private sector and research insti
 tutions in contributing to mobile education?\nFrom ‘M-Ubuntu’ to mobil
 e phones for higher education and social inclusion\, what can we learn fro
 m existing mobile education initiatives?\n\nWith experts on m-Education (m
 obile education)\, including:\nDr Niall Winters (London Knowledge Lab\, Un
 iversity of London)\;\nDr Sacha DeVelle (Cambridge to Africa)\;\nDr Sara H
 ennessy and Dr Bjoern Hassler ( Centre for Commonwealth Education\, Facult
 y of Education\, University of Cambridge)\;\nDr Roger Mills\, (University 
 of Cambridge and Centre for Distance Education\, University of London)\nan
 d Geoff Stead (Tribal Group).\n \nThere will be networking opportunities a
 fter the panel discussion.\n  \n* * *\nThis event is sponsored by Cambridg
 e Education Services and co-hosted by the Humanitarian Centre and the Cent
 re for Commonwealth Education at the Faculty of Education\, University of 
 Cambridge. It is part of a themed year on ICT4D (ICT for Development) run 
 by the Humanitarian Centre in partnership with ARM.\n \nThroughout 2010-11
 \, the Centre is running events\, training and an online directory to enga
 ge with a range of audiences interested in ICT4D\, including NGOs\, academ
 ics and the private sector. For more information\, visit: www.humanitarian
 centre.org/ict4d
LOCATION:Donald McIntyre Building\, Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\
 , Cambridge\, Room GS4
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