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2009: A year in review
Steve Vosloo
21st Century fellow, Shuttleworth Foundation
I focussed on mlearning
Why?
90% of SA’s urban youth have access to a mobile phone
This has changed the way they socialise, play and communicate
Schools ban mobile phones, press coverage is biased -- opportunities are lost
Very few teachers see the potential of mlearning
But mobile phones are incredibly powerful
Web access is increasingly mobile primary
Huge potential for learning -- not being exploited

So, I did 3 things ...
1. Raised awareness of mlearning
2. Documented mlearning
3. Researched mobiles for literacy




        51%
         Households in SA without a single leisure book
Would our teens read novels on their phones like in Japan?
Can mobile phones alleviate the chronic shortage of books?
Kontax: an m-novel

• www.kontax.mobi (WAP-enabled
  phones or computer browser) and
  MXit


• Aimed at 14-17 year olds


• Written in English and isiXhosa
  (world first)


• 21 days, 21 chapters


• Embedded in a lite social network
>10,000 reads
>300 comments
>1,500 ideas
“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)

“Awsum :)
 Im realy nt much of a reader but reading of
my phone jst seems alot easier...and co0ler! :)” (Gucci)

“Am not a person who reads books,so i only dd this 2
check hw a book on da web wil b like.So its not bad,
and am lookin 4ward 2 chapter 2.” (Slize)
"The more exposure you have to the written
word [including txtspk] the more literate you
become and we tend to get better at things
that we do for fun"

                            Beverly Plester, Coventry University
Findings

• Most digital writing takes place on mobile phones (but it’s short, like SMS)


• Most reading takes place on mobile phones or on paper


• Teens want to write their own pieces (poems, lyrics, stories, etc.)


• The isiXhosa version was popular


• Strong correlation between language choice and communication mode
Coverage and awards
Mobile phones are a viable platform for distributing
books and enabling reader participation

This removes the barrier of printing costs, putting
information back into the hands of the people
2009: A year in review
2009: A year in review
Opportunities for 2010

• More stories. There are only 3 m-novels in SA. We need a “mobile library” —
  full of public domain titles for access via mobile phones


• Grow Kontax: more readers and more languages, e.g. !"‫م روا‬         история.
 A successful m-novel is a powerful way to promote mpublishing


• A platform for self-publishing to get teens writing


• Invite teachers to use m-novels in the classroom
Contact me

email: 	    	   steve.vosloo@shuttleworthfoundation.org


blog: 		    	   innovatingeducation.wordpress.com


slides:	    	   slideshare.net/stevevosloo


twitter:	   	   twitter.com/stevevosloo


web:	 	     	   vosloo.net

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2009: A year in review

  • 1. 2009: A year in review Steve Vosloo 21st Century fellow, Shuttleworth Foundation
  • 2. I focussed on mlearning Why?
  • 3. 90% of SA’s urban youth have access to a mobile phone
  • 4. This has changed the way they socialise, play and communicate
  • 5. Schools ban mobile phones, press coverage is biased -- opportunities are lost
  • 6. Very few teachers see the potential of mlearning
  • 7. But mobile phones are incredibly powerful Web access is increasingly mobile primary Huge potential for learning -- not being exploited So, I did 3 things ...
  • 8. 1. Raised awareness of mlearning
  • 10. 3. Researched mobiles for literacy 51% Households in SA without a single leisure book
  • 11. Would our teens read novels on their phones like in Japan? Can mobile phones alleviate the chronic shortage of books?
  • 12. Kontax: an m-novel • www.kontax.mobi (WAP-enabled phones or computer browser) and MXit • Aimed at 14-17 year olds • Written in English and isiXhosa (world first) • 21 days, 21 chapters • Embedded in a lite social network
  • 14. “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) “Awsum :) Im realy nt much of a reader but reading of my phone jst seems alot easier...and co0ler! :)” (Gucci) “Am not a person who reads books,so i only dd this 2 check hw a book on da web wil b like.So its not bad, and am lookin 4ward 2 chapter 2.” (Slize)
  • 15. "The more exposure you have to the written word [including txtspk] the more literate you become and we tend to get better at things that we do for fun" Beverly Plester, Coventry University
  • 16. Findings • Most digital writing takes place on mobile phones (but it’s short, like SMS) • Most reading takes place on mobile phones or on paper • Teens want to write their own pieces (poems, lyrics, stories, etc.) • The isiXhosa version was popular • Strong correlation between language choice and communication mode
  • 18. Mobile phones are a viable platform for distributing books and enabling reader participation This removes the barrier of printing costs, putting information back into the hands of the people
  • 21. Opportunities for 2010 • More stories. There are only 3 m-novels in SA. We need a “mobile library” — full of public domain titles for access via mobile phones • Grow Kontax: more readers and more languages, e.g. !"‫م روا‬ история. A successful m-novel is a powerful way to promote mpublishing • A platform for self-publishing to get teens writing • Invite teachers to use m-novels in the classroom
  • 22. Contact me email: steve.vosloo@shuttleworthfoundation.org blog: innovatingeducation.wordpress.com slides: slideshare.net/stevevosloo twitter: twitter.com/stevevosloo web: vosloo.net