Author:Ford, M; Batchelor, JDate:Jul 2007In many countries mobile phones are being banned from schools amidst growing concerns regarding their inappropriate use during school hours. However, the mobile phone is the de-facto most important networked knowledge exchange technology used ...Read more
Author:Tucker, KDate:Sep 2007This presentation discusses open education resources, educational projects in rural areas, enabling communities to empower themselves with knowledge etc. The MobilED (mobile education) initiative is aimed at designing learning and teaching ...Read more
Author:Ford, MDate:May 2008As a communications device, cell phones have changed the African landscape and are proliferating rapidly throughout the continent. As the devices become increasingly powerful and sophisticated, they open up new opportunities for services. ...Read more
Author:Van Den Berg, M; Botha, Adèle; Krause, C; Tolmay, JP; Van Zyl, PDate:Oct 2008MobilED started as an international collaborative project to facilitate and support teaching and learning through the creation and support of learning environments using mobile technology. This paper provides an overview of the theoretical ...Read more
Author:Botha, Adèle; Traxler, J; Ford, MDate:Oct 2008Designing, implementing and evaluating educational technology for a developmental project in mobile learning is largely unchartered territory. This paper reflects on the process, the role-players, their contributions and the framework that ...Read more
Author:Van Den Berg, M; Aucamp, FNDate:May 2007MobilED is an Open source project that aims to develop pedagogically appropriate mobile technology services to enhance formal and informal learning and teaching environments. A first phase of the platform and services were developed and piloted ...Read more