Digital technologies for learning in prisons: a tale of four projects
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Paper/Presentation Title | Digital technologies for learning in prisons: a tale of four projects |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | |
Author | Farley, Helen |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the Prisoners' Education Trust Academic Symposium 2015 |
Year | 2015 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.prisonerseducation.org.uk/events/pet-academic-symposium-2015 |
Conference/Event | Prisoners' Education Trust Academic Symposium 2015 |
Event Details | Prisoners' Education Trust Academic Symposium 2015 Event Date 09 Jun 2015 Event Location Cambridge, United Kingdom |
Abstract | As universities become increasingly reliant on the online delivery of courses for distance education, those students without access to the internet are increasingly marginalised. Among those most marginalised are incarcerated students who are often from low socio-economic status backgrounds and have limited access to resources. This article reports on four projects that incrementally build on each other, three of which are completed, at the University of Southern Queensland that seek to provide access to higher education for incarcerated students. These projects developed a modified version of Moodle which doesn’t require internet access, but provides the same level of access and interactivity as regular Moodle. EBook readers were also used in two of the projects. A description of the projects, a summary of the results and issues is provided. The projects will be extended to deploy the modified Moodle and personal devices to correctional centres across Australia with a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
440202. Correctional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitation | |
450299. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Abstract only. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Digital Futures Institute |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3560/digital-technologies-for-learning-in-prisons-a-tale-of-four-projects
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