Live from mlearn 2010 Wednesday 2010. Second case study is by Madoe, M (2010) Exploring the use of MXit - a cellphone social network to facilitate learning in distance education, Open learning 25(3). Build by London school of economics (remark from me: I think, not sure, but something with economics). Tags: mobile mLearn constructivism mobile learning liveBlog communication conversation mLearn10 conferences Conversations are a very strong form of human communication. Big interest in Learner-led mobile language learning. Physical traveling has become more complex. MORE >>

In sub-Saharan Africa,  10m children drop out of primary school  every year. Even those fortunate enough to complete primary school often leave with literacy and numeracy skills far below expected levels. Mobiles are streamlining education administration and improving communication between schools, teachers and parents. For example, projects such as  Yoza Cellphone Stories , which offers downloads of stories and novels, has shown impressive uptake amongst young African readers who enjoy mobile novels or ‘m-novels’. Education systems are under stress. Numbers game. MORE >>

Skip to content mLearning Africa News, projects and research about mobile learning in Africa Home About Contact Get involved « Internet and Online Media Usage on Mobile Phones among Low-Income Urban Youth in Cape Town Article about a few South African mobile projects » South Africa’s youth are mobile-savvy Published by Steve Vosloo on June 1, 2009 in Reports/Strategy papers , Resources , South Africa and mLearning. The results of the fifth annual Sunday Times Generation Next Study have been released. Teens (16%) and Tweens (17%) less so. License. MORE >>

More kids have their own personal cellphone, than they have their own personal books (Inge: sad fact. except if you think about the Kontax-project lead by Steve Vosloo which increases literacy in young adults by the use of cellphones). When did mLearning start? The first school implementation was in Singapore in 2001. First key speaker at mLearncon Tuesday 15 june 2010. Tomi Ahonen comes in with a grey mob-reminding hat and starts with a joke on the age of a mobile learner based on sms-capacity. 4,6 billion people have a phone. Sms is much faster than e-mail. MORE >>

Not only did the session presentations offer valuable insight into mLearning needs and pedagogy, but the session’s Twitter feed proved to be just as valuable. Text will often get a faster response from students than email: One of the participants in our session room at the University of Illinois mentioned the case of a student who was sent an email notification that she had won a prize from the school. RichardLeslie mLearning true power – content “BY students rather than FOR students&# #elifocus. Today’s children are growing up with mobile devices. MORE >>