Is rural Botswana stuck to the “chalkboard only”
era while others make strides in mobile learning?

Lydia Maketo; Chitra Balakrishna

doi:10.1109/NGMAST.2015.39

Is rural Botswana stuck to the “chalkboard only” era while others make strides in mobile learning?

Lydia Maketo, Chitra Balakrishna

Computer Science

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding (ISBN) › peer-review

1 Citation (Scopus)

Abstract

This paper discusses causes of the sluggish growth rates of mobile learning in a developing country (Botswana), despite the mobile phone revolution and proposes future directions in application of mobile technology to enhance education in emerging economies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Not Known
Pages	382-387
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NGMAST.2015.39
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 10 Sept 2015
Event	International Conference on Next Generation Mobile Applications, Services and Technologies (NGMAST) - Cambridge, United Kingdom Duration: 10 Sept 2015 → 12 Sept 2015

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Next Generation Mobile Applications, Services and Technologies (NGMAST)
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Cambridge
Period	10/09/15 → 12/09/15

Access to Document

10.1109/NGMAST.2015.39

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=7373273

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