Sustainable Literacy Education for Underserved Children Sonia 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