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Presented at eLearning Africa, Windhoek, Namibia, May 2013
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Steve VoslooSenior Project Officer: Mobile Learning
Presented at eLearning AfricaWindhoek, Namibia, May 2013
UNESCO Policy Guidelines for Mobile Learning
The mobile revolution
UNESCO is committed to understanding their potential to expand educational opportunities and sharing this information with others.
Our Guiding Question:
How can countries best leverage mobile technologies to support the Education for All goals and enrich learning?
UNESCO’s work in mobile learningApproach:• Conducting research and disseminating knowledge• Providing guidance to member states• Action projects for pilot testing and capacity building• Convening community
Main focus areas/activities:• Policy for mobile learning• Teacher development and mobile technologies• Literacy for women and girls through mobiles• Mobiles for reading• Crowdsourcing for Education for All• Mobile Learning Week
Turning on Mobile Learning in…
• Africa and the Middle East
• Asia• Europe• Latin America• North America• Global Themes
Mobile Learning for Teachers in…
• Africa and the Middle East
• Asia• Europe• Latin America• North America• Global Themes
Mobile Technologies for Teacher Development
Nigeria: Support the pedagogical practice and content knowledge of English language teachers
Senegal: Improve the teaching of science and math in primary schools
Mexico: Enhance the teaching practice of Spanish language teachers working with students who speak indigenous languages
Pakistan: Develop the professional practice of early childhood care and education instructors working in rural areas
UNESCO’s work in mobile learning
Online Complementary Resources
Policy Guidelines for Mobile Learning
Working Papers Series on Mobile
Learning
Teacher Development: Four Country
Projects
Mobiles for Literacy
Development of Women and Girls
Project
Mobiles for reading
Why guidelines?• Mobile learning is not being fully leveraged
to support education• Pockets of excellence/potential• But very few countries have a coherent
plan/national policy, supported by leadership• Very little integration with existing ICT4E
policies, which were written in “pre-mobile” era
Continuum of response to mobile learning
No response Ignore/watch/ban Engage
Aims of the guidelines:• Raise awareness and put mobile learning onto
the ICT in Education agenda.• Promote value and practicability of mobile
learning.• Make high-level recommendations for
creating policies that enable mobile learning.
Primary audience:
• Policy makers
Collaboratively produced
• Established an expert advisory team with wide geographic distribution
• Consultative workshop (2-3 July)• Public input (Aug.-Sep.): responses from
individuals in over twenty countries• Meetings with over 15 UNESCO delegations
and numerous government representatives
Collaboratively produced
• South Korea• India• Thailand• Turkey • South Africa• Nigeria• Mexico
• Uruguay • Senegal• United States• Russia• Pakistan• Columbia • China
What is mobile learning?
Unique benefits of mobile learning
Policy guidelines
Complementary resources
Key areas covered
BENEFITSExpanding reachAssessmentTypes of learningCommunitiesFormal/informalPCPDDisabilitiesSystem strengthening
GUIDELINESPolicies
Teacher trainingContent
Gender and equal access for all
ConnectivitySafety
System strengtheningLeadership
UNESCO Policy Guidelines for Mobile Learning
Unique Benefits of
Mobile Technologi
es for Learning
Policy Recommendations
1) Expand the reach and equity of education
2) Facilitate personalized learning
3) Provide immediate feedback and assessment
4) Enable anytime, anywhere learning
5) Ensure the productive use of time spent in classrooms
6) Build new communities of students
7) Support situated learning
8) Enhance seamless learning
9) Bridge formal and informal learning
10) Minimize educational disruption in conflict and disaster areas
11) Assist learners with disabilities
12) Improve communication and administration
13) Maximize cost efficiency
UNESCO Guidelines on Mobile Learning
Unique Benefits of
Mobile Technologi
es for Learning
Policy Recommendations
1) Create or update policies related to mobile learning
2) Train teachers to advance learning through mobile technologies
3) Provide support and training to teachers through mobile technologies
4) Create and optimize educational content for use on mobile devices
5) Ensure gender equality for mobile students
6) Expand and improve connectivity options while ensuring equity
7) Develop strategies to equal access for all
8) Promote the safe, responsible, and healthy use of mobile technologies
9) Use mobile technology to improve communication and education management
10) Raise awareness of mobile learning through advocacy, leadership and dialogue
The mobile landscape is uneven
Next steps
1. Readwww.unesco.org/education/mlearning-resources/
2. Localise to your context, revisit ICT4E policies
3. Provide [email protected]
Thank you