Is the mobile phone mightier than the gun in London?

by Davey Winder

Thursday, 03 July 2008

Page 2 of 3 The newly elected Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, says that "We face a wave of violent crime amongst young people in the capital. Kids are killing other kids." But rather than look towards tougher policing and knee jerk reactions, the youngsters involved in the LIFEWISE project have developed a theatre production, a professionally-mastered CD of music incorporating anti-violent lyrics written, mixed and produced by the students, and an action plan to tackle social cohesion problems that can contribute to violent crime. Steljes provided 200 state-of-the-art Vodafone v1615 mobile handsets and partnered with Vodafone to create a tailored mobile phone tariff, offering unlimited data, email, Internet browsing and uploading capability. The handsets enable learners working at different sites and within different schools to quickly and easily share work and ideas, enhancing the learning experience and streamlining communication channels. Perhaps wisely, the students are allowed unlimited data but not voice. “Hand held technology has allowed the pupils to collaborate on this project, regardless of where they are – whether in different locations or even different schools,” explains Chris Nash, Mobile Learning Consultant at Steljes. “Anytime Learning is about enhancing the learning experience by extending the school walls to wherever the pupils are and whenever the work is done. This in turn streamlines communications and allows students to share their work and ideas and to forge a more collaborative way of learning and working.” Have you spotted the unfortunately ironic flaw in this otherwise noble plan? We have, read on ad we will share it with you... CONTINUED << First page <   1 2 3 Next page > Last page - Post your comment >>

 

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