"It is hoped that the conference will serve as an incubator for the promotion of mLearning in Africa," says Herman van der Merwe, Chairperson of mLearn 2005.
"Africa is leapfrogging from an unwired, non-existent eLearning infrastructure to a wireless eLearning environment. South Africa, in particular, appears to lead the way globally in the application of SMS (basic text messaging on mobile phones) for administrative and academic learning support."
This annual conference is currently the key research and networking event for researchers, strategists, educators, technologists and practitioners, as well as high-level decision makers from education, business and government from across the world.
What started as a small initiative in the UK has grown to an event that brings together people from more than 60 countries worldwide. mLearn has become the world's leading event to share research findings, engage in projects, learn from successes and failures, and share ideas and visions on mobile learning and emerging ambient technologies.
As part of its sponsorship of the conference, MTN is hosting the official launch of the International Mobile Learning Association and the African Mobile Learning Association.
