Abstract

ISAACS, Shafika; ROBERTS, Nicky  and  SPENCER-SMITH, Garth. Learning with mobile devices: A comparison of four mobile learning pilots in Africa. S. Afr. j. educ. [online]. 2019, vol.39, n.3, pp.1-13. ISSN 2076-3433.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15700/saje.v39n3a1656.

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 (MoMath) evaluation. The comparison applies a conceptual model based on m-learning affordances and configurations (Strigel & Pouezevara, 2012), as well as on uptake, use, and responses by program beneficiaries; and on stakeholder learning. The findings show varied successes across all four programs and highlight important lessons for stakeholders with particular reference to scaling up of m-learning interventions in an African context.

Keywords : information and communication technologies (ICT); learning configurations; m-learning; m-learning affordances; mobile phones; mobile platforms; stakeholder learning; tablets.

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