Applying UNESCO Guidelines on Mobile Learning in the South African Context: Creating an Enabling Environment through Policy

Mobile broadband penetration is growing rapidly in Africa, and it offers vast opportunities for mobile learning. Together with its possibilities is the danger of overlooking standards related to its use. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has initiated work...

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Autor principal:	Ruth Aluko
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2017
Materias:	ODL ICT mobile learning mobile technology capacity building policy Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:86bd6c22571b461993b4e5e2f9115a1d2021-12-02T19:20:53ZApplying UNESCO Guidelines on Mobile Learning in the South African Context: Creating an Enabling Environment through Policy10.19173/irrodl.v18i7.27021492-3831https://doaj.org/article/86bd6c22571b461993b4e5e2f9115a1d2017-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/2702https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831Mobile broadband penetration is growing rapidly in Africa, and it offers vast opportunities for mobile learning. Together with its possibilities is the danger of overlooking standards related to its use. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has initiated work in this area focusing on African and Middle East (AME) countries. Countries are required to develop their own mobile learning policies. Examining information and communication technology (ICT) in the South African education environment, a qualitative approach is adopted using a literature review to assess the relevance and applicability of mobile learning in the broader education environment. A thematic analysis is used to identify themes from UNESCO’s guidelines, which are compared to the South African environment. Tracing the use of technology by an open distance learning (ODL) provider, an adapted framework was developed for mobile learning. This article argues the need to create an environment that enables sustainable mobile learning provision through policy development. Ruth AlukoAthabasca University PressarticleODLICTmobile learningmobile technologycapacity buildingpolicySpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 18, Iss 7 (2017)
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description	Mobile broadband penetration is growing rapidly in Africa, and it offers vast opportunities for mobile learning. Together with its possibilities is the danger of overlooking standards related to its use. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has initiated work in this area focusing on African and Middle East (AME) countries. Countries are required to develop their own mobile learning policies. Examining information and communication technology (ICT) in the South African education environment, a qualitative approach is adopted using a literature review to assess the relevance and applicability of mobile learning in the broader education environment. A thematic analysis is used to identify themes from UNESCO’s guidelines, which are compared to the South African environment. Tracing the use of technology by an open distance learning (ODL) provider, an adapted framework was developed for mobile learning. This article argues the need to create an environment that enables sustainable mobile learning provision through policy development.
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title	Applying UNESCO Guidelines on Mobile Learning in the South African Context: Creating an Enabling Environment through Policy
title_short	Applying UNESCO Guidelines on Mobile Learning in the South African Context: Creating an Enabling Environment through Policy
title_full	Applying UNESCO Guidelines on Mobile Learning in the South African Context: Creating an Enabling Environment through Policy
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Applying UNESCO Guidelines on Mobile Learning in the South African Context: Creating an Enabling Environment through Policy

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