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Learning and digital inclusion: the ELAMP project

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dc.creator Kate D'Arcy
dc.date 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-08-12T11:30:56Z
dc.date.available 2015-08-12T11:30:56Z
dc.identifier 10.3402/rlt.v20i0.18603
dc.identifier 2156-7069
dc.identifier 2156-7077
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/82008edb7ebd4bfbb526358dafc0178f
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/31025
dc.description The Electronic Learning and Mobility Project (ELAMP) was a nationally funded project by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, which ran from 2004 to 2010. The main aim of ELAMP was to improve the education of Traveller children, particularly highly mobile learners. ELAMP focussed upon the use of mobile technology and distance learning to support, enhance and extend young Travellers’ educational and vocational opportunities. This article will reflect upon the learning and technological experiences and opportunities that the ELAMP project provided for Traveller children, young people and their families. In doing so it will critically consider the value of information technology in working with Traveller communities and advancing their educational opportunities. Reviewing ELAMP work will also demonstrate how the use of mobile technology can improve educational outcomes and Traveller families’ digital inclusion. Now that the project has ended, this article will question why we are not using what we learnt from ELAMP to move forward. The author was a tutor on the project who also evaluated the Strand B, Wider Key Skills element of ELAMP for The University of Sheffield between 2008 and 2010, which is the main focus of this particular article.
dc.language English
dc.publisher Co-Action
dc.relation http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/18603/pdf_1
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/2156-7069
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/2156-7077
dc.rights CC BY
dc.source Research in Learning Technology, Vol 20, Iss 0, Pp 1-13 (2012)
dc.subject ELAMP
dc.subject education: digital inclusion
dc.subject information technology
dc.subject young Travellers and their families
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title Learning and digital inclusion: the ELAMP project
dc.type article


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