mobile learning and new technonologies

Mobile learning and new technologies

Prof. Dick Ng’ambi University of Cape Town, South Africa

Presented at the ISASA School Librarians Conference held in Grahamstown, 5-8 July 2011

Outline

•  Common sense question – Why do educators ‘ignore’ the powerful devices

already in the hands of students? •  Pedagogical question

– How can one teach with mobile phones?

•  Theoretical question – Does use of mobile devices provide educators access

to students’ internal dialogue?

Why do educators ‘ignore’ the powerful devices already in the hands of students?

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Reality of our context

Per 100 people SA Egypt UK US

Personal computers 15.9 22.8 78 72 Bandwidth (bits ps pp) 1.5 2.3 77 21

ITU 2008

Per 100 people SA Egypt UK US Fixed telephony 8.43 11.86 53.71 48.7

Internet users 12.3 26.7 85 79 Mobile users 100 87 130 89

ITU 2010

University Missouri, USA

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11

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Al Filreis, 2009

Deadline: Thursday 30 June 2011

New Rules

1)  Bring mobile phones to class

2)  Podcast all lectures 3)  SMS during & after

lectures 4)  Feedback on learning

Who forgot their mobile phone today?

Al Filreis, 2009

Al Filreis, 2009

Today’s lecture: Possibilities & Pitfalls of ICTs for Education

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Wiffiti.com

Critically interrogate Siemen & Tittenbeger, 2009 statement on p.11-15 of course reader

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Conclusion

•  Common sense question – Why do educators ‘ignore’ the

powerful devices already in the hands of students?

•  Pedagogical question – How can one teach with mobile

phones? •  Theoretical question

– Does use of mobile devices provide educators access to students’ internal dialogue?

Contact details: Dick Ng’ambi

Centre for Educational Technology University of Cape Town Dick.Ngambi@uct.ac.za