CloudBank: mobile knowledge sharing for language learners
Overview
The CloudBank project (mobile knowledge sharing for language learners) aims to build a mobile- and web-based crowd-sourced information system to help international students share their knowledge and understanding of the local language and culture. The system allows students to collect, annotate and tag interesting or intriguing language- and culture-related content found in everyday life, including text, images and other media, and to upload these content items to a repository.
From the repository, the information can be syndicated, e.g.
- via RSS feeds / widgets integrated into websites, blogs and profile pages
- as alerts to subscribing mobile phones.
In addition to syndication, the repository offers a web interface:
- to allow adding, editing, annotating, tagging and discussion of content items
- to provide a central point around which a community of practice can crystallise.
Lead Institution
