{"id":1112,"date":"2010-09-21T09:30:16","date_gmt":"2010-09-21T13:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edutechdebate.org\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2012-09-27T10:37:29","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T14:37:29","slug":"bridgeit-empowering-teachers-with-video-via-mobile-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edutechdebate.org\/meducation-initiatives\/bridgeit-empowering-teachers-with-video-via-mobile-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridgeit: Empowering Teachers with Video via Mobile Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the debate on whether to ban cellphones from the classroom rages on in the developed world, the mobile phone is changing the quality of education in many developing countries by improving access to relevant content and materials. mEducation broadly characterizes the range of educational activities that involve the delivery of content via mobile technology. <\/p>\n

Of particular note is the Tanzania-based mEducation program called Bridgeit. Locally known as Elimu kwa Teknolojia (Education Through Technology), the Bridgeit program<\/a> involves an innovative process of disseminating educational programming directly to the classroom via a mobile phone. <\/p>\n

The program is a function of a multi-sector partnership involving Tanzania\u2019s Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT), the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), the Pearson Foundation, the International Youth Foundation, Nokia Corporation and funded by a three-year $2 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).<\/p>\n

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Bridgeit\u2019s primary objectives demonstrate a holistic approach to the educational challenges faced by the regions in which it is deployed, in that it seeks to:<\/p>\n