From e-Learning to m-Learning - Practical use of the cellphone for teaching and learning in the South African classroom

Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Learning, ICEL

Volumn 2008-January, Issue , 2008, Pages 159-166

  Ford, Merryl ^a   Botha, Adele ^b  

^a CSIR MERAKA INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Applications; Audio; Cellphone; Lesson plans; Mobile; Pedagogical tool; Schools; Services; Text

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; APPLICATIONS; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; E-LEARNING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TELEPHONE SETS;

AUDIO; CELL PHONE; LESSON PLANS; MOBILE; PEDAGOGICAL TOOLS; SCHOOLS; SERVICES; TEXT;

TEACHING;

EID: 77955555963     PISSN: 20488882     EISSN: 20488890     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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