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Examples of Mobile Interventions

Examples of Mobile Interventions. Applying Evidence to Practice Steve Vosloo m4Ed4Dev Symposium 19 August 2011. What is mobile?. smartphones. SD cards. NOT ONLY mobile phones. tablet PCs. USB sticks. p ersonal r esponse systems. audio players e.g. iPods. e -readers. voice

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Examples of Mobile Interventions

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  1. Examples of Mobile Interventions Applying Evidence to Practice Steve Vosloo m4Ed4Dev Symposium 19 August 2011

  2. What is mobile? smartphones SD cards NOT ONLY mobile phones tablet PCs USB sticks personal response systems audio players e.g. iPods e-readers voice recorders portable DVD players camcorders

  3. Dofocus on … Mobile devices that can enhance and extend learning, teaching, assessment and administration Real needs (not just “because we can”) in context Mobile device affordances

  4. Affordances that meet needs • Interactive (sometimes) • Connected (sometimes) • Image, audio, video recorders(sometimes) • Mass storage (sometimes) • GPS, accelerometer (sometimes) • Pervasive • Cool • Intimate and personal

  5. How does mobile support proven education approaches?

  6. Improving literacy • Approach: Maximisingthe amount of time spent on learning/instruction • Solution: Reduce administrative and transport burden on teachers • Mobile: • School or EduDept broadcasts SMSes(Frontline SMS or RapidSMS) for admin updates, timetable changes, venue changes, etc. • Simple mobisite with info for teachers Why mobile? Cheap Quick Effective

  7. Improving literacy • Approach: Provide appropriate level and language reading materials to children and communities • Mobile: m4Lit/Yoza Project with m-novels

  8. 51% South African households that own no leisure books 7% Public schools in South Africa that have functional libraries of any kind

  9. www.yoza.mobi / MXit

  10. www.yoza.mobi / MXit • 300 000 reads • 40 000 comments • 69 000 subscribers

  11. www.yoza.mobi / MXit “It's great ... for me it really hard to pick up a book to start readin but I don mind readin on my phone” dotty1 “The stories r interesting nd fun 2 read, they kip ma englshgng” Hlengiwegulube Why mobile? Accessible Cheap Cool Interactive Reading goes social

  12. System strengthening • Approach: Provide support to parents and caregivers, including information about nutrition and health • Mobile: Create support groups between parents and caregivers and also broadcast nutrition/health tips, e.g. SMS-based groups in Project Zumbido (for HIV patients) Why mobile? Quick Effective

  13. System strengthening • Approach: Ensure that girls and boys start school at the right age by encouraging on-time entry through public policies, campaigns, and tracking • Mobile: Register births in the field and follow up on when children should start school Why mobile? Real time Effective reporting

  14. System strengthening • Approach: Provide post-primary educational opportunities, including second-chance learning opportunities that utiliseinnovative modes of delivery • Mobile: • DrMath on Mxit for live tutoring after hours (IM chat) • Text to Change HIV knowledge quizzes (SMS) Why mobile? Accessible Anywhere, anytime

  15. System strengthening • Approach: Provide post-primary educational opportunities, including second-chance learning opportunities that utiliseinnovative modes of delivery • Mobile:Talking Bookprovides audio content for people who can’t read and don’t have electricity Why mobile? Durable No electricity Interactive Recordable

  16. Thank you www.mlab.co.za steve@mlab.co.za twitter.com/mlabsa

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