Marginalised young people benefitting from an online mobile learning community
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چکیده
In this paper, we describe the results of an ongoing pilot study with marginalised young people, i.e. unemployed young people with no formal qualification, who interact on an online mobile learning platform. Starting from the user needs that have been reflected in the technological development of the platform as well as in the pedagogical approach the paper focuses on preliminary outcomes of the pilot study. Final results will be available at the time of the conference workshop. These outcomes are based on intermediate results from focus groups with participants, interviews with moderators of the platform and log data. Aspects of community building and of usability of the platform will be the focus of our analysis.
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