Newsletter: June 2012

[Vosloo, Steven Edwin]

Dear all,

We hope you enjoy reading this fifth edition of our newsletter (attached PDF and below), with highlights, news, projects and resources related to using mobile learning for reaching the Education For All goals. Please do not hesitate to post your comments on the mailing list and tell us what you would like to see in the next edition.

Best regards,
UNESCO Mobile Learning Team


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Highlight:
12 Papers already released in the UNESCO Working Paper Series on Mobile Learning
 
Over the past several weeks UNESCO has been publishing individual titles in its Working Paper Series on Mobile Learning.
Recently the Organization concluded the first phase of the Series by releasing two Global Themes papers.  These papers, unlike previous titles, are not region-specific.  Instead they synthesize information contained in the regional papers to identify salient trends that cut across geographic boundaries.
The completion of the regional and "Global Themes" mobile learning papers - around 500 pages in total - marks an important milestone for UNESCO as the Organization engages with how mobile technologies can improve education access, quality and equality.
 
Related Links:
* New UNESCO Paper on Mobile Learning: Global Themes
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/themes/icts/single-view/news/new_unesco_paper_on_mobile_learning_global_themes/
* UNESCO Working Paper Series on Mobile Learning
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/themes/icts/m4ed/mobile-learning-resources/unescomobilelearningseries/
* Learning in a book-poor, mobile-rich world
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/themes/icts/single-view/news/learning_in_a_book_poor_mobile_rich_world/
* The papers are being discussed on the Educational Technology Debate website. Please let us know  what you think  of the findings in the papers.
https://edutechdebate.org/mobile-learning-initiatives/unesco-working-paper-series-on-mobile-learning-global-themes/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EducationalTechnologyDebate+%28Educational+Technology+Debate%29
 
News & Events

End of the EFA Crowdsourcing Challenge
The grand prize winner of each sub-challenge will be announced soon. They will each receive a US$3,000 grand prize as well as a library of children's books (a mixture of digital and print) worth US$3,000 that will be donated to a non-profit organisation of the winner's choice. The EFA Crowdsourcing Challenge is a joint initiative from Nokia, UNESCO and the Pearson Foundation.  
http://www.ideasproject.com/community/en/efa
 
UNESCO Leads Discussion on Mobile Learning at WSIS Forum
"Cellphones, tablets, digital textbooks, and what else?" was the subject of a UNESCO-led session on mobile learning at the World Summit Information Society Forum 2012, 14-18 May 2012, Geneva.
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/themes/icts/single-view/news/unesco_leads_discussion_on_mobile_learning_at_wsis_forum/
 
UNESCO Second Mobile Learning Week
Based on the success of the first UNESCO Mobile Learning Week in 2011, the Organization is planning  a second event in November. Calls for proposals to present at the event will be sent out in the coming months.
UNESCO is seeking sponsorship partners for the second Mobile Learning Week. For more information, please send us an email at ictined...@unesco.org.
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/themes/icts/m4ed/mlw/ 
 
Programmes & Projects (UNESCO and non UNESCO)
 
GSMA mWomen Programme
The GSMA mWomen Programme aims to reduce the mobile phone gender gap by 50% by 2014, enabling mobile ownership and effective usage for more than 150 million women in emerging markets. The Programme will also catalyse the creation of life-enhancing mobile services such as healthcare, finance, education and entrepreneurship.
http://www.mwomen.org/wiki/GSMA_mWomen_Programme
 
Enabling Collaborative Micro-discussion In and Out of the Classroom
Hotseat, a social networking-powered mobile Web application, creates a collaborative classroom, allowing students to provide near real-time feedback during class and enabling professors to adjust the course content and improve the learning experience. Students can post messages to Hotseat using their Facebook or Twitter accounts, sending text messages, or logging in to the Hotseat Web site.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/studio/hotseat/
 
Resources (UNESCO and non UNESCO)
 
GSMA and The MasterCard Foundation Release Report on Mobile Learning
In 2011, GSMA and The MasterCard Foundation began a research study to understand how mobile technology can help young people achieve their future aspirations. With a focus on Ghana, Morocco, Uganda and Maharashtra in India, GSMA researchers listened to more than 1,200 young people, whose experiences and perspectives shared in this report can help guide the future of the fast growing, but still nascent area of mLearning. This report was released at the 2012 e-Learning Africa conference in Benin.
http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/shaping-the-future-realising-the-potential-of-informal-learning-through-mobile

A List of Interesting Mobile Learning Links
Some interesting links on mobile learning listed by the author of the upside learning blog.
 http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/index.php/2012/05/28/a-list-of-interesting-mobile-learning-links/

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Steve Vosloo
Programme Specialist: Mobile Learning
Division for Teacher Development &
Higher Education (ED/THE)
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[Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka]

Thank you Steve for all this useful information.

With regards

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Warwick University Honorary Fellow and PhD Candidate
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