Designing for a Rural Online Learning Community
Aditya Vishwanath, Neha Kumar · 2015
As mobile technologies and internet connectivity fast penetrate rural, low-resource settings, there is tremendous potential for them to enable accessible and large-scale learning environments. We present findings from a needs assessment exercise conducted at after-school classrooms in three villages in Tamil Nadu (India). Using a tablet application as a design probe and iterating on its design through a six-week qualitative study, along with interviews with different stakeholders, led us to an enriched understanding of how the application of mobile technologies could contribute towards the design for a rural, online learning community. We conclude with our plan for future work to this end.