Learning and digital inclusion: the ELAMP project
| dc.contributor.author | D'Arcy, Kate | en_GB |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-09T10:43:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-04-09T10:43:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | D'Arcy, K. (2012) 'Learning and digital inclusion: the ELAMP project' Research in Learning Technology 20 (0) | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2156-7077 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3402/rlt.v20i0.18603 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10547/279479 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Taylor and Francis | en_GB |
| dc.relation.url | http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/18603 | en_GB |
| dc.rights | Archived with thanks to Research in Learning Technology | en_GB |
| dc.subject | ELAMP | en_GB |
| dc.subject | young travellers and their families | en_GB |
| dc.subject | digital inclusion | en_GB |
| dc.subject | travellers | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Electronic Learning and Mobility Project | en_GB |
| dc.title | Learning and digital inclusion: the ELAMP project | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| dc.contributor.department | University of Bedfordshire | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.journal | Research in Learning Technology | en_GB |
| html.description.abstract | 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. |
