On the Move: Mobile Learning for Development

Edited by:
Wanjira Kinuthia, Georgia State University
Stewart Marshall, The University of the West Indies

This a recently published book on how some educators have embraced the opportunities afforded by mobile learning in developing and resource challenged contexts.
The book will appeal to elected public/government representatives, public service agencies, community groups, regional development bodies, researchers, educational technologists and others interested in mobile learning. Students on senior undergraduate or postgraduate courses in educational technology, education, development studies, information technology, information systems, business, health, and social work will find this book useful in their studies related to the application of mobiles in learning and development.

More details: http://onlineanddistancelearning.com/mobile-learning-book

On the Move: Mobile Learning for Development

This book integrates research, action research, best practice and case studies detailing how some educators have embraced the opportunities afforded by mobile learning. In particular, it brings together a range of scenarios, solutions and discussions relating to mobile learning in development and other resource challenged contexts.

Read more at the IAP site: http://www.infoagepub.com/products/On-the-Move

Developing a Campus Mobile Strategy: Guidelines, Tools, and Best Practices

This guide from the ACTI Mobile Web Frameworks Working Group helps walk you through the steps of: Making the Case for Mobility, Thinking Through a Mobility Strategy, Developing Institutional Mobility Goals, and Developing Your Campus Mobile Initiative. The guide also includes a number of appendices that provide rich resources to help you better understand the best mobility strategy for your institution. Finally, a Mobile Framework Evaluation Worksheet is included as an appendix, as well as in Excel format online.

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Report: iPhone Grabs 36 Percent of the U.S. Smartphone Market Share in December

Apple’s iPhone has jumped 2% to 36.3% of the U.S. smartphone market share in December 2012, ComScore’s latest data suggests.

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Illiterate Northern Kenyans Get Voice Information about Elections via Mobile

Illiterate Northern Kenyans are using a system that allows them to call a number to get more information about the Kenyan election through a voice menu. This makes it easier for them to vote.

About 87% of the people living in Samburu, Kenya is illiterate. Because people are not able to read or write they often lack information and have no idea what their rights are. This becomes particularly apparent in the run up to the election (planned for upcoming March 4th), when many Samburu citizens have the right to vote, but have little idea on registration procedures or what they are actually voting for. With the explosive growth of mobile phone usage in Africa, people now do have access to information. That’s why international organisations Text to Change (TTC), IICD and Kenyan organisation SEED Samburu, set up an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) campaign to educate the Samburu about their civil rights in the new constitution and on the upcoming elections. Via the TTC platform a toll free line is set up which guides callers through a menu by voice. Via this line callers can choose subjects and have questions answered and acquire more information.

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Best iOS Apps for Mobile Learning

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Learning doesn’t have to come out of a textbook. Take a look at some of the best mobile apps for iPhone-based education.

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What Your Business Needs to Know About Mobile Payments

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Small businesses need a mobile payment solution that address today’s needs, supports growth and security, and will stay relevant in the future.

Unfortunately, with so many players in the marketplace, mobile payment uncertainty is stalling the decision making process. Examining the most popular options to demystify mobile payments and help formulate a plan to obtain value from this exciting emerging technology.

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mobiMOOC - an online course on mobile learning

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MobiMOOC 2012: a free, open, online course on mobile learning - three weeks and 12 topics all related to mLearning.

If you visit this wiki, you probably want to register for the free, open and online MobiMOOC course which will run from Saturday 8 September - Sunday 30 September 2012 and will focus on learning/training with mobile devices (mLearning).

Dynamics of the course:

a MOOC is all about dialogue, discussions and building upon each others experiences. We all have lived long enough to know more of certain areas than others. In a MOOC we come together to enhance our knowledge on a certain field by entering dialogues, enhancing our networks and … having fun while doing it. As such each of the resources given by the facilitators or guides-on-the-side are just possible stepping stones, not the universal truth. By gathering together each one of us will grow by communicating with each other. Looking forward to all our discussions and insights!

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Smartboards and Tablets Help Students with Special Needs in Zambia — IICD

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The pupils of a special needs primary school in Kitwe, Zambia will receive tablets and smart boards to help them channel their creativity and stimulate them to work on activities together.

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UNESCO Working Paper Series on Mobile Learning: Global Themes « Educational Technology Debate

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Over the past several weeks UNESCO has been publishing individual titles in its Working Paper Series on Mobile Learning.

Recently the Organization concluded the first phase of the Series by releasing two Global Themes papers. These papers, unlike previous titles, are not region-specific. Instead they synthesize information contained in the regional papers to identify salient trends that cut across geographic boundaries.

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Mobile Learning MOOC: Online Course

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“Make your own podcasts, powerful presentation graphics, and screencasts. Make the best use of your Learning Management System. Engage students and peers with collaborative applications on the cloud. Write documents of e-Publication. You’ll learn all this and more.”

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8 Practical iPad Apps for the Life Science Researcher

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The adoption of mobile tablets for the laboratory has resulted in an emergence of handy applications that have been created to support the laboratory scientist in various steps of research through tools, calculators, and reference apps. The iPad from Apple Inc., a leader among tablet manufacturers, has a range of available apps for the scientist and tech lover. The following iPad apps represent a small handful of practical applications for the life science researcher.

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The 5 big mistakes in virtual education

A good slideshow - well worth viewing.

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7 reasons why the new Articulate Storyline is a Game-Changer for eLearning and mLearning | The m-Learning Revolution Blog

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First, let me start by congratulating everyone who works for Articulate for the launch of Storyline. Undertaking a monumental job such as writing an application like Storyline from the ground …

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UCSD Electronic Wireless Tattoo Receives Grant from the Gates Foundation

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Described as an electronic “tattoo”, the device is a wearable patch of circuits, sensors, and wireless transmitters that sticks to the skin like a temporary tattoo and is able to stretch and flex with the skin. The researchers hope that the final product will continuously measure and monitor uterine contractions, fetal heart rate and oxygen, and maternal heart rate and body temperature. According to Todd Coleman, professor of bioengineering and head of the project, the device is unique because of its ability to continuously check a number of different measurements in an unobtrusive manner. Moreover, the device will work well in developing countries that lack sufficient healthcare access, but have high mobile phone usage, as it will transmit data wirelessly to a cellphone and on to the cloud to be viewed by physicians far away. Be sure to read about some of the other grant winners here. There’s a lot of neat research being done in the areas of vaccines, synthetic biology, and global health.

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m-Learning | Mobile e learning

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M-learning (mlearning) - Mobile e-learning, SCORM learning. Learning taking place using small, portable handheld computing devices in campus and online distance learning.

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How Teachers Make Cell Phones Work in the Classroom

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At its core, the issues associated with mobile learning get to the very fundamentals of what happens in class everyday. At their best, cell phones and mobile devices seamlessly facilitate what students and teachers already do in thriving, inspiring classrooms. Students communicate and collaborate with each other and the teacher. They apply facts and information they’ve found to formulate or back up their ideas. They create projects to deepen their understanding, association with, and presentation of ideas.

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EcoMOBILE: Blended learning across virtual and natural ecosystems

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EcoMOBILE (Ecosystems Mobile Outdoor Blended Immersive Learning Environment) is an extension of the EcoMUVE curriculum, developed at the Harvard Graduate School of Education with funding from the Institute of Education Sciences. In EcoMUVE, students explore a virtual representation of a pond ecosystem. In EcoMobile, funded by the National Science Foundation and Qualcomm’s Wireless Reach initiative, students will use the EcoMUVE software and also extend their learning with mobile technologies through one or more field trips to a local pond environment. Two forms of technology for science education will enhance their experience in the real world.

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