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Nokia/Nokia Siemens NetworkMobile learning for mathematics -project in South Africa • Background • Mobile Internet usage in South-Africa example• Goal for “mobile learning for mathematics project”• Approach • Collaboration partners and their roles• Learning context and process• SMS based solution or/and browser based solution?• Framework for learning components and technology• Proposal for potential technology concept – browser based solution• User scenario for browser based solution • Project timeline


Background

• There is a need to improve the consistent level of mathematical skills is South-Africa

• The mobile phone penetration among pupils is very high and there is a need for proof of concept on how those devices could be applied for enhanced learning purposes in formal education

• Importance of maths in any future career and its importance as a study discipline/subject

• Most of the trials that have been done so far for harnessing mobile devices for formal education have been short term pilots testing different technical possibilities without proof for sustainability and affordability issues for wider usage in formal education in South Africa

• E-skills council and PIAC recommendations (Nokia NSN has been in PIAC 6 years)

• Interaction with former Deputy President (Ms Mlambo-Ngcuka)


Mobile Internet usage by low income South African Youth example

• "Assessing Cell Phone Usage in a South African Township School" (Tino Kreutzer, UCT) looks at the mobile phone usage patterns of teenagers in Samora Machel, an informal settlement in Cape Town as opposed to a black township

• 75% of learners had their own phone, 25% shared a phone

• 86% could play games on their phones

• 67% could take photos

• 60% could play/record videos

• 50% could access the internet (with own phone)

• 96% used prepaid

• 80% had used mobile instant messaging

• 97% have used a mobile phone to access the internet (multiphone usage)

• Larger study underway (600 – 700 respondents) by Tino Kreutzer in Dec 2008 and national study in 2009

• Other indicators: South Africa no. 6 user of Opera Mini browser for cell phones worldwide


Goal for “Mobile learning for mathematics ” project

To give a solution for following questions

• What type of content will give added value for maths studies (for pupils and teachers) (what is the pedagogical approach for mobile learning)

• What type of learning interventions are needed to enhance maths skills and maths understanding and abstract thinking in general

• What is the delivery channel so that learners• Can use their own phones• Learning is free of charge for students

• How easily solution can be cascaded to masses• Sustainability• Affordability

AND develop a technical solution (combing existing technologies) and pilot that with the most appropriate content

This mobile learning solution is not replacing computers at school but taking the learning to new level


Approach• Focused on South African context

• Lack of sustainable provision of traditional IT in schools and in communities

• Lack of traditional access to technology (i.e. computers linked to the internet)

• Issues around digital literacy

• Cultural diversity

• Philosophy • Open access

• Open Source

• Open Content

• Inclusivity

• Accessibility

• Sustainability

• Affordability

• Scalability

• Pedagogically-appropriate models• Group-centred learning

• Project-based learning

• Problem solving

• Inquiry learning

• Collaborative learning

• Experiential learning

• Active participation


Collaboration partners – local solutions through global partnership

Local Partners: • Deputy President’s office• Department of Education • Department of Communication• Department of Science and Technology• GCIS• Meraka • SAFIPA project • NBA (Neil Butcher & Associates)• Midrand Graduate InstituteGlobal Partners:• Nokia• NSNFinnish Partners:• Bitville Oy • Mobiletools International Ltd


Collaboration partners and their roles

Local Partners: • Deputy President’s office – driving the project, chair of Steering Group, driving the negotiations

with operators for delivery costs, secretary for sg• Department of Education – quality insurance, pedagogical consultancy, Steering Group member• Department of Communication – Steering Group member• Department of Science and Technology – Steering Group member• GCIS – Steering Group member• Meraka – Pedagogical and technical consultation, Steering Group member• SAFIPA project – project sponsor, Steering Group member• NBA (Neil Butcher & Associates) – evaluation responsibility and technical consultation• Midrand Graduate Institute – technical and pedagogical consultation, Steering Group member

Global Partners:• Nokia, project sponsor, project leader, full time pedagogical and technical resource• NSN, project sponsor, project consultation

Finnish Partners:• Bitville Oy, technical and pedagogical consultation• Mobiletools International Ltd, technical and pedagogical consultation


Learning context and process

• Digital citizenship as part of the “Life Skills” curriculum at the schools

• Safety issues

• Do's and don'ts (“mobiquette”)

• Opportunities and responsibilities

• Training for teachers

• Exposure to the possibilities of using cellphones in a school environment

• Role as facilitator – pedagogical process

• Technical skills (using the cell phone in the classroom – bluetooth, instant messaging, SMS)

• Parents info and involvement

• Curriculum development to include the m-learning support


SMS based solution or/and browser based solution?

• SMS based solution• Possible in all rural area

• Possible in all phones

• Gives equality by offering possibility to mobile learning to all mobile phone owners

• Possible for primary school mathematics (symbols at keyboard not sufficient for high school maths)

• Browser based solution• Widens the possibilities for different learning components

• Future-oriented solution

• Resource-rich


Framework for potential learning

components

Exercises

Audio clips

Tutoring

Collaboration

Competition

Test features

SMS

USSD Mxit

Browser based

solutions

SMS based

solutions

MobilEd

(sms + voice)MobilEdu

TC3 Mobile

Mobile browserGaming

Framework for learning components and technologyFramework for potential technologies

SMS/reminders

Content

Content embedded

to local curriculum

Video clips

IVR (=Interactive

Voice Response)

(sms + voice)

Self assessment

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Proposal for potential technology concept – browser based solution

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User scenario for browser based solution•User will contact maths channel and gets the list of curriculum

items and user will choose what she/he wants to study. The maths channel will deliver the user information to content vendor(s)

•The content vendor(s) will chose appropriate content according to user’s choice and deliver that content via maths channel to user

•While doing exercises the user has a possibility via multitasking to ask questions from online tutor

•Teacher can via mobile connection to internet• send sms’es to pupils as reminders

• follow up how pupils have solved exercises

• Create easily mobile tests for pupils

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Project TimelineMobile learning for Maths Project

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb March April

Program Initiation/ Ramp Up

Concept for the Project

Technology requirements

Pilot evaluation

First result of evaluation

Potential content vendors (existing content)

Redefining technology

Proof of concept pilot

2008 PHASE 1 2009 PHASE 2

Planning the evaluation

Teacher training

Decision for Nextsteps

Final results of evaluation

PlanDone Under progress To be done

Decision for Concept, technology and vendors

Planning the evaluation

Implementation Phase

n SG

Decision for implementation

Massification

n SG n SG n SG

May

Preparation for PIAC

Decision For evaluation

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