Why mobiles in learning?

Steve VoslooCoSN UNESCO International Symposium on Mobile Learning

Washington DC, 5 March 2012

What are mobiles?

Why? Mobiles are in peoples’ hands

Why? Mobiles are personal

Why? Reaching the unreached

Why? Mobiles are (increasingly) connected

Why? Mobiles support education

Why? Cheaper (and often more effective) than the alternative

Why NOT mobiles in learning?

Why mobiles in learning?

Thank you

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se.vosloo@unesco.org

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