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Kaliisa, Rogers; Picard, Michelle – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2017
The spread and popularity of mobile devices has led to their increased application in higher education. While studies have reviewed mobile learning initiatives in different contexts, none has explored this subject in Africa. This systematic review collates and compares studies published between 2010 and 2016 on mobile learning in higher education…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
Isaacs, Shafika; Roberts, Nicky; Spencer-Smith, Garth – South African Journal of Education, 2019
This paper compares the mixed-methods evaluation findings of the ukuFUNda Virtual School (UVS) with evaluations of three different mobile learning (m-learning) programmes in Africa: the information and communication technologies for rural education (ICT4RED); the Kenya Primary Math and Reading (PRIMR) study and the Nokia Mobile Mathematics…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Educational Technology, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education
Bohonos, Jeremy; Chuma, Phenious; Lutomia, Anne N.; Henderson, Eboni W.; Pittendrigh, Barry Robert; Bello-Bravo, Julia – International Journal of Adult Education and Technology, 2022
This paper reports on a case study that explores how the integrative model of program planning can be applied to better understand the process of mobile learning efforts in diverse African contexts. The authors discuss how, Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO), a Purdue University-based program, creates educational videos accessible in…
Descriptors: Program Development, Animation, Video Technology, International Cooperation
Barreh, Kadar Abdillahi; Abas, Zoraini Wati – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
As mobile learning becomes increasingly pervasive, many higher education institutions have initiated a number of mobile learning initiatives to support their traditional learning modes. This study proposes a framework for mobile learning for enhancing learning in higher education. This framework for mobile learning is based on research conducted…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods
Power, Robert; Cristol, Dean; Gimbert, Belinda; Bartoletti, Robin; Kilgore, Whitney – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
The impact of targeted professional development activities on teachers' perceptions of self-efficacy with mobile learning remains understudied. Power (2015a) used the Mobile Teacher's Sense of Efficacy Scale (mTSES) survey instrument to measure the effects of a mobile learning themed professional development course on teachers' confidence with and…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Mtebe, Joel S.; Raisamo, Roope – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2014
Recent penetration of mobile technologies and its services in East Africa has provided a new platform for institutions to widen access to education through mobile learning. Mobile technologies provide learners with flexibility and ubiquity to learn anytime and anywhere via wireless Internet. However, far too little research has been conducted to…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Brown, Tom H.; Mbati, Lydia S. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
Mobile learning (mLearning) in the open and distance learning landscape, holds promise and provides exciting new opportunities. In order to understand and embrace these opportunities within various contexts and circumstances it is imperative to understand the essence of the phenomenon. In this regard, we first need to understand the core…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Open Education, Distance Education
Keengwe, Jared, Ed.; Maxfield, Marian B., Ed. – IGI Global, 2015
Rapid advancements in technology are creating new opportunities for educators to enhance their classroom techniques with digital learning resources. Once used solely outside of the classroom, smartphones, tablets, and e-readers are becoming common in many school settings. "Advancing Higher Education with Mobile Learning Technologies: Cases,…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Handheld Devices
Haipinge, Erkkie; Kadhila, Ngepathimo – Journal of Learning for Development, 2021
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are online courses that are open to anyone with Internet access. Pioneered in North America, they were developed for contexts with broader access to technology and wider access to the Internet. As globally networked learning environments (GNLEs), MOOCs foster collaborative communities and learning in ways not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Higher Education
Lang, David; Stenhaug, Ben; Kizilcec, Rene – Grantee Submission, 2019
This research evaluates the psychometric properties of short-answer response items under a variety of grading rules in the context of a mobile learning platform in Africa. This work has three main findings. First, we introduce the concept of a differential device function (DDF), a type of differential item function that stems from the device a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Test Items, Test Format
Terras, Melody M.; Ramsay, Judith – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
Web 2.0 technology not only offers the opportunity of massively parallel interconnected networks that support the provision of information and communication anytime and anywhere but also offers immense opportunities for collaboration and sharing of user-generated content. This information-rich environment may support both formal and informal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Electronic Learning, Informal Education
Ho, Curtis, Ed.; Lin, Grace, Ed. – Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2015
The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) is an international, non-profit educational organization. The Association's purpose is to advance the knowledge, theory, and quality of teaching and learning at all levels with information technology. "E-Learn 2015: World Conference on E-Learning" took place in Kona,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Computer Science, Concept Formation
Motlik, Scott – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2008
This paper looks at the diffusion and applications of mobile phone technology in Asia and Africa, compared with North America. It indicates that Asian distance education can be the global leader in the development of educational uses for the mobile phone; and it considers the potential for mobile learning in Africa and other developing regions.…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Networks, Telecommunications
Pontes, Elvis, Ed.; Silva, Anderson, Ed.; Guelfi, Adilson, Ed.; Kofuji, Sergio Takeo, Ed. – InTech, 2012
Chapters in this book include: (1) Adaptive Model for E-Learning in Secondary School (Todorka Glushkova); (2) Electronic- and Mobile-Learning in Electronics Courses Focused on FPGA (Giovanni Vito Persiano and Sergio Rapuano); (3) Promoting E-Learning in Distance Education Programs in an African Country (Kenneth Addah, Desmond Kpebu and Olivia A.…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Interaction, Electronic Learning, Distance Education
Valenza, Marco; Dreesen, Thomas; Kan, Sophia – UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, 2022
One tool that many families own, across the globe, is a basic mobile phone. The use of low-cost basic mobile phones for educational purposes in humanitarian settings is critical where access to connectivity and higher cost devices is limited. The portability of mobile phones, combined with their communication features, offers multiple uses to…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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