Keynote: presented at the ISASA Librarian Conference held in Grahamstown, South Africa, 6-8 July 2011.

1. Mobile learning and
new technologies
Prof. Dick Ng’ambi
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Presented at the ISASA School Librarians Conference held in
Grahamstown, 5-8 July 2011

2. Outline
• Common sense question
– Why do educators ‘ignore’ the powerful devices
already in the hands of students?
• Pedagogical question
– How can one teach with mobile phones?
• Theoretical question
– Does use of mobile devices provide educators access
to students’ internal dialogue?

3. Why do educators ‘ignore’ the powerful
devices already in the hands of students?
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6. Reality of our context
ITU 2008
Per 100 people SA Egypt UK US
Personal computers 15.9 22.8 78 72
Bandwidth (bits ps pp) 1.5 2.3 77 21
ITU 2010
Per 100 people SA Egypt UK US
Fixed telephony 8.43 11.86 53.71 48.7
Internet users 12.3 26.7 85 79
Mobile users 100 87 130 89

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21. Al Filreis, 2009

24. Deadline:
Thursday
30 June 2011

25. New Rules
1) Bring mobile phones to
class
2) Podcast all lectures
3) SMS during & after
lectures
4) Feedback on learning

26. Who forgot their mobile
phone today?

28. Al Filreis, 2009

31. Al Filreis, 2009

33. Today’s lecture:
Possibilities & Pitfalls
of ICTs for Education
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36. Wiffiti.com

37. Critically interrogate Siemen &
Tittenbeger, 2009 statement on
p.11-15 of course reader
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41. Conclusion
• Common sense question
– Why do educators ‘ignore’ the
powerful devices already in the
hands of students?
• Pedagogical question
– How can one teach with mobile
phones?
• Theoretical question
– Does use of mobile devices
provide educators access to
students’ internal dialogue?

43. Contact details:
Dick Ng’ambi
Centre for Educational Technology
University of Cape Town
Dick.Ngambi@uct.ac.za