Going to school: by cellphone
p2pnet news | Mobiles:- Soon, when you see someone in Japan in talking to herself on a cellphone, she may be going to school to learn about an aspect of ancient Egyptian culture.
Cyber University, the country’s only university to offer all classes online, today started a mobile phone class on the mysteries of the pyramids, says Associated Press.
“For classes for personal computers, the lecture downloads play on the monitor as text and images in the middle, and a smaller video of the lecturer shows in the corner, complete with sound.
“The cell phone version, which pops up as streaming video on the handset’s tiny screen, plays just the Power Point images.”
Cyber Universit opened in April with government approval to give bachelor’s degrees, says the story,
So far, it has 1,850 students and is 71% owned by Softbank Corp, “a major Japanese mobile carrier, which also has broadband operations and offers online gaming, shopping and electronic stock trading services”.
“Unlike the other classes, the one on cell phones will be available to the public for free, although viewers must pay phone fees,” adds AP.
But why pyramids?
Sakuji Yoshimura, a popular Egyptologist, heads the school, says the Japan Times.
Also See:
Associated Press – Cell Phone College Class Opens in Japan, November 2, 2007Japan Times
Japan Times – Nation’s first Net-based university opens, April 2, 2007
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