A conversation about integrating student cell phones into classroom curricula.
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I was fortunate to see cell phones in education in use while I was in South Africa this past summer for my job. My job was funded by USAID to create Textbooks and Learning Material in all 11 official languages for the children of South Africa in grades 4, 5, and 6. These books were written and created by teachers in rural villages for their learners in their home language. During the writing workshops, teachers would pull out their cell phones and call their elders to find out specific words in their home language. Many times we heard teachers say, "I am writing in a language I've never read a book in." Over 3 million books were later published and distributed to many rural village schools. I worked with two colleagues from the University of Limpopo (UL) and the University of Pretoria. I was amazed at the way these universities use cell phones for exams, and other course work. One professor in particular at the UL, Leketi Makalela, began using them with his annual storytelling event. The event began as a way to preserve the cultural stories that had been passed from generation to generation but had never been written or published. Truly amazing experience! This experience is the inspiration to the mLearning Initiative we are about to begin at UTSA. Thank you to those individuals in South Africa who have helped to provide real, rich and relevant examples of mLearning!
Thanks for sharing!
Lucretia M. Fraga
The University of Texas at San Antonio
I agree with this, I was amazed at the way these universities use cell phones for exams, and other course work. One professor in particular at the UL, Leketi Makalela, began using them with his annual storytelling event. The event began as a way to preserve the cultural stories that had been passed from generation to generation but had never been written or published. Truly amazing experience! This experience is the inspiration to the mLearning Initiative we are about to begin at UTSA. Thank you to those individuals in South Africa.
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