4 research outputs found
Sustainability-focused international PBL project:Rethinking digital education for individuals of low socioeconomic status
Providing access to education for individuals of lower socio-economic status is a significant way to reduce poverty, as it
empowers them to grow as professionals and as individuals. Although there is an increasing sense of urgency to promote
these changes, notably motivated by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the UN 2030 Agenda, there are still
few successful ways to solve this problem on a large-scale. As digital technology develops and affordability increases, new
ways to share quality educational content are created. In an exploratory case study, with a qualitative approach, this paper
presents the development of a digital application focused on providing quality educational content directed to vulnerable
groups that lack access to formal learning experiences, specifically focused on waste pickers in Brasilia, Brazil. The main
data collection methods used to make the decisions through the development process were observation, surveys, and
interviews. Within the framework of Problem Based Learning (PBL) an international cross-disciplinary collaboration among
different universities, the project, denominated “Mobile Education”, involved: (i) the design and implementation of a system
consisting of both a web and mobile application; (ii) the research of a viable business model to provide long-term
sustainability for the project; (iii) and the creation of a pilot course of financial education for the preliminary target group,
i.e., waste pickers from Brasilia, Brazil. Conclusively, the project aims to positively impact social transformation for individuals
who work at the Waste Sorting facilities and lack financial knowledge. The Mobile Education project resulted in a functional
version of the app (Web and Mobile) as well as the delimitation of a viable business model to keep it providing digital
equality in Brazilian education
Mobility in a Globalised World 2016
The term mobility has different meanings in the following science disciplines. In economics, mobility is the ability of an individual or a group to improve their economic status in relation to income and wealth within their lifetime or between generations. In information systems and computer science, mobility is used for the concept of mobile computing, in which a computer is transported by a person during normal use. Logistics creates by the design of logistics networks the infrastructure for the mobility of people and goods. Electric mobility is one of today’s solutions from engineering perspective to reduce the need of energy resources and environmental impact. Moreover, for urban planning, mobility is the crunch question about how to optimise the different needs for mobility and how to link different transportation systems.
In this publication we collected the ideas of practitioners, researchers, and government officials regarding the different modes of mobility in a globalised world, focusing on both domestic and international issues