Smartphones may soon be used as a learning tool for students in Singapore schools, as suggested by the recent successful pilot phase of the WE Learn mobile education project.
The project is a joint initiative by Qualcomm Incorporated, University of Michigan, Microsoft, Nokia, Singapore's Nan Chiau Primary School, Singapore's National Institute of Education and SingTel.
Launched March last year, the project provided 350 third-grade students, teachers and school staff of Nan Chiau Primary School with 3G-enabled Nokia Lumia 710 smartphones that are equipped with learning applications for use in and out of the classroom. Full story
