United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO Policy Guidelines for Mobile Learning (2013)

"Far from being a theoretical possibility, mobile learning is an on-the-ground reality: students and teachers from Mozambique to Mongolia are using mobile devices to access rich educational content, converse and share information with other learners, elicit support from peers and instructors, and facilitate productive communication.

While mobile technology is not and never will be an educational panacea, it is a powerful and often overlooked tool – in a repertoire of other tools – that can support education in ways not possible before." (S. 8)

Mit dem übergreifenden Ziel, "to allow free access to trustworthy information and data" hat die UNESCO in Zusammenarbeit mit Experten/innen aus über 20 Ländern Leitlinien zum Verständnis und zur Förderung von "Mobil Learning" entwickelt, die die "unique educational potentials and challenges" (S. 30) betonen.

Aus dem Inhaltsverzeichnis:

UNIQUE BENEFITS OF MOBILE LEARNING

  • Expand the reach and equity of education
  • Facilitate personalized learning
  • Provide immediate feedback and assessment
  • Enable anytime, anywhere learning
  • Ensure the productive use of time spent in classrooms
  • Build new communities of learners
  • Support situated learning
  • Enhance seamless learning
  • Bridge formal and informal learning
  • Minimize educational disruption in conflict and disaster areas
  • Assist learners with disabilities
  • Improve communication and administration
  • Maximize cost-efficiency

POLICY GUIDELINES FOR MOBILE LEARNING

  • Create or update policies related to mobile learning
  • Train teachers to advance learning through mobile technologies
  • Provide support and training to teachers through mobile technologies
  • Create and optimize educational content for use on mobile devices
  • Ensure gender equality for mobile students
  • Expand and improve connectivity options while ensuring equity
  • Develop strategies to provide equal access for all
  • Promote the safe, responsible and healthy use of mobile technologies
  • Use mobile technology to improve communication and education management
  • Raise awareness of mobile learning through advocacy, leadership and dialogue
Die komplette 41-seitige Veröffentlichung United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Policy Guidelines for Mobile Learning, Paris 2013 kann kostenfrei als PDF-Datei heruntergeladen werden Weitere Materialien zum Themenbereich sind auf der UNESCO website Mobile Learning Resources zu finden.