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Providing Simulated Online and Mobile Learning Experiences in a Prison Education Setting: Lessons Learned from the PLEIADES Pilot Project

Providing Simulated Online and Mobile Learning Experiences in a Prison Education Setting: Lessons Learned from the PLEIADES Pilot Project

Helen Farley, Angela Murphy, Tasman Bedford
Copyright: © 2014 |Volume: 6 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 16
ISSN: 1941-8647|EISSN: 1941-8655|EISBN13: 9781466655539|DOI: 10.4018/ijmbl.2014010102
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Farley, Helen, et al. "Providing Simulated Online and Mobile Learning Experiences in a Prison Education Setting: Lessons Learned from the PLEIADES Pilot Project." IJMBL vol.6, no.1 2014: pp.17-32. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijmbl.2014010102

APA

Farley, H., Murphy, A., & Bedford, T. (2014). Providing Simulated Online and Mobile Learning Experiences in a Prison Education Setting: Lessons Learned from the PLEIADES Pilot Project. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL), 6(1), 17-32. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijmbl.2014010102

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Farley, Helen, Angela Murphy, and Tasman Bedford. "Providing Simulated Online and Mobile Learning Experiences in a Prison Education Setting: Lessons Learned from the PLEIADES Pilot Project," International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL) 6, no.1: 17-32. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijmbl.2014010102

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Abstract

This article reports on the preliminary findings, design criteria and lessons learned while developing and piloting an alternative to traditional print-based education delivery within a prison environment. PLEIADES (Portable Learning Environments for Incarcerated Distance Education Students), was designed to provide incarcerated students with access to internet-independent secure digital and mobile technologies. An internet-independent version of Moodle was developed to complement course readings deployed on eReaders. The aim of the project was to increase access to and participation in higher education courses that are increasingly offered exclusively online. The article begins with an overview of the current provision of education within prison environments and introduces the rationale for commencing the project. The research findings of the project trial are discussed and the paper concludes with the lessons learned and implications for further research, development and implementation.

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