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Direct linkViljoen, Jeanne-Marie; Du Preez, Carl; Cook, Antoinette – Perspectives in Education, 2005
The rate of adoption of mobile technologies in Africa's developing countries is amongst the highest in the world and by 2005 there may be almost 100 billion mobile users in Africa (Keegan, 2002; Brown, 2005). This is just one of the reasons why servicing distance students in this country through m-learning support tools should enjoy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Pilot Projects, Adult Learning
Download full textPalmer, Bill – Online Submission, 1996
I have been responsible for the teaching of a secondary teacher education unit called Educational Issues (EDN 482) for the past seven years, in the Faculty of Education in a small, regional Australian University. A brief look at the map will show how geographically isolated form the main centres of population in Australia, Northern Territory…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Discussion, Computer Mediated Communication
Hahn, Suzan; Lehman, Lisa – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2005
A database that tracked information requests from University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) distance students using the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library's Off-Campus Services (OCS) indicated that, beginning in 2001, students became more self-reliant searchers. Reasons for this trend included: increased number of licensed online resources from which to choose;…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Internet, Library Services, Online Searching
