Title :
Mobile videophone and e-learning for students with physical impairment
Author :
Kanamori, Katuhiro ; Kobayashi, Iwao
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Gakugei Univ., Japan
Abstract :
In this paper, the authors reported the use of an e-learning system based on a mobile videophone in an education program at home for a student with severe physical impairments. System use for two months showed that the subject was able to attend school curricula and engage in discussion with teachers and classmates through the system.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; distance learning; educational technology; handicapped aids; mobile handsets; videotelephony; e-learning system; education program; mobile videophone; physical impairment; school curricula; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Communications technology; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Electronic learning; Mobile handsets; Muscles; Plasma displays; Videoconference;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education, 2004. Proceedings. The 2nd IEEE International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1989-X
DOI :
10.1109/WMTE.2004.1281389