a presentation describing three mobile learning cases. In addition you can find links to emerging mobile technologies and mobile development sites.

1. Mobile Learning in low resource settings: 3 cases and discussion Inge de Waard

4. The mobile market is expanding in now-emerging countries Mobile roaming Data per country Bangladesh: 2,5 million mobile users added in Jan 2008 So anything (growingly) is possible!

7. The general basics Mobile learning = nomadic = possible Advantages : eLearning for adults & sporadic learners: reach anyone who has a phone or knows someone who has one Funding: it gives ‘big chiefs’ a good feeling to be involved in m-learning learners learn - when they want; - where they want; - keep in touch while in the field. Low technology threshold: people have cell phones No electricity needed => solar panel

8. Prepare beforehand Mobile learning = learning Keep this Ethiopean proverb in mind: “I want the wheat flour, I don’t care about the mill”, focus on what matters, not the technology. Make sure you have a realistic need for mobile learning before jumping in. Content is the essence => without quality content, your learning won’t be saved by any technology. Reaching clear defined learning objectives is crucial. Start small, grow big!

9. Case 1 : Telemedicine: peer to peer discussion forum with mobile access website Starting from web-based content User created content + peer to peer knowledge exchange

10. Provide content which is cross media/platform Think about copyright and disclaimers also between peers!

11. Know the needs that your learners face and adapt Wimax bluetooth Some programming Connect your mobile to a television set and use it as a desktop for bigger screen ( this technology will be standardized in new mobile devices, you can even use it as a desktop check it out on another youtube movie, it is a brandname, sorry for the marketing)

12. connect and spread the message Having mobile plans? Join iamlearn the international association for mobile learning Attend mobile conferences and learn, discuss and connect ( iadis 2009 , mlearn2009 …) Connect with funding agencies; Connect with partners; Make your ideas known!

13. Case 2 : research based on simple data exchange: FAMACHA anaemia

14. analyze before setting up a mobile project Target Group Build on what exists Cost

15. incorporate all the stakeholders Sms Delimiters Sms: 8431,1,3,2,1,3,2,4,2 farmer cattle eye data

16. Assure benefits for all stakeholders Mobile data connection: great for statistical, rural research!

17. Case 3: eSCART online courses Different media suit different learners’ skills

18. Redesign existing strong projects eXelearning.org Javascript Html & CSS Big mobile multimedia files? consider sending SDcards to learners to reduce download costs.

20. Explore your (future) software Mobile offline possibilities enabling multimedia courses. Mobile = mp4 conversion so you have any video you want. Use cheap video converter software like AVS4you (39,95 EUR) Connect your mobile to a television set and use it as a desktop for bigger screen ( this technology will be standardized in new mobile devices, you can even use it as a desktop check it out on another youtube movie, it is a brandname, sorry for the marketing) Solar panels are already out there.

24. Contact Email: idewaard@ itg.be Blog: ignatiawebs.blogspot.com (click the ‘mobile’ tag) Slideshare (ppt): http:// www.slideshare.net/ignatia linkedIn: http:// www.linkedin.com/in/ingedewaard