Mobile Learning Center (MLC): Providing 21st century skills for life

Original Post: Oct 29, 2009 - Submitted by Eric Seneca
OLOL College Horizons

Life in the 21^st century requires skills that must be taught to young and older students alike. The Office of Service Learning has identified a number of areas where essential technology literacy is necessary for everyday life in a new global economy. The purpose of the Mobile Learning Center will be to help develop the foundational skills necessary for our students to function beyond the halls and walls of OLOL College. These skills will be developed via a process of informed trial-and-error while at the same time helping meet the needs of our community at large.

The Technology

The technology to accomplish this task is becoming cheaper and more powerful on a daily basis. The Mobile Learning Center (MLC) will be constructed using 7 portable laptop computer. The equipment will be taken to a pre-approved location and setup by students. Once setup, students will be required to teach technology skills to various citizens ranging in age from young children to senior citizens. It is expected that this opportunity can be used as on way the students can fulfill the service-learning requirement in the general education.