Closing the achievement gap and giving all
students access to a world of learning online remains one of the
strongest allures of education technology. In the U.S., that
conversation is often centered on the newest shiny device, slickest
software or free app, but internationally mobile technology is
revolutionizing learning too, often without fancy gadgets. Recognizing
the creative learning strategies being implemented in developing
countries could help expand thinking in the U.S and inform the ongoing
discussion about how to use technology to deepen learning.
“In developing countries, mobile has leap-frogged fixed-line connectivity,” said Steve Vosloo,
a program specialist, in mobile learning at the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). “People who
were never connected before have access.”
Africa is the fastest growing mobile market and the second largest
after Asia. Vosloo says there are more mobile phone subscriptions than
people in Africa, meaning some people have more than one. Many people in
developing countries have only accessed the internet through a mobile
phone and mobile connectivity far surpasses desktop connections.
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