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A pair of University of 海角直播 students has created a new interactive education web site, which will be used by scores of children throughout 海角直播. Zaki Mallasi, 28, and Shahardet Ali, 26, have produced the web site for Middlesbrough Football Club鈥檚 Study Support Centre. Both were recruited for the task through the University鈥檚 job-shop UNITEC, based in the Students鈥� Union.

The Department for Education and Employment-funded Centre was launched two years ago, at Middlesbrough FC鈥檚 BT Cellnet Riverside stadium. It is part of a National Government drive to motivate children aged 8-14 into learning and raise levels of achievement, particularly in the key areas of numeracy and literacy, and available to children in the East Middlesbrough Education Action Zone. Rob Gill, Centre Manager, said: 鈥淚鈥檓 very pleased with Zaki and Shahardet鈥檚 work, they鈥檝e gelled really well together. Their design reflects a forward looking, twenty-first century vision of education; it鈥檚 interactive with animation and sound.

鈥淐hildren can navigate themselves through the site by steering virtual handlebars, and it鈥檚 accessible to parents and teachers as well. We鈥檝e also had enquiries from government advisers; they want to use this resource as an example of good practice. It鈥檚 the way on-line learning should be.鈥�

Zaki is originally from The Sudan and is in the first year of a PhD, which uses the University鈥檚 Virtual Reality Centre to explore aspects of construction management. He is an Architect by profession and said: 鈥淚鈥檝e never worked with children before, it鈥檚 always been academics. Helping to devise new ways of learning has been enjoyable and exciting. I鈥檝e also become a Boro fan.鈥�

Shahardet, from Darlington, will complete his Master of Arts degree in Creative Multimedia in September. He is also Co-Director of Arc Communications, who were initially based in the Business Incubator Units in the University鈥檚 Innovation and Virtual Reality Centre. He said: 鈥淲e鈥檝e enjoyed incorporating football themes into the site, for example we鈥檝e created a football paradise where a football flies about with wings. Hopefully this interactive resource can increase children鈥檚 skills in a fun way.鈥�

The new web site can be found at www.mfcstudysupport.co.uk

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