Mobile Learning Congruencies with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Philosophies

P Townsend, John Halsey, John Guenther

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Abstract

There has been a rapid and extensive uptake of mobile phones in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, regardless of mobile phone coverage or Internet access (Brady et al., 2008; Featherstone, 2011). Kral (2014, p. 6f) stated “people, predominantly young people, [are] buying laptops, mobile phones and even iPads or Tablets”. Recent figures indicate Australia wide, 70% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people own a smartphone, and in remote communities 43% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people own a smartphone (MIR, 2014). What fosters and nurtures this embracing of mobile technologies?
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPublishing Higher Degree Research
Subtitle of host publicationMaking the Transition from Student to Researcher
Place of PublicationRotterdam
PublisherSense Publishers
Pages25-32
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)978-94-6300-672-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Publication series

NameHigher Education Horizons

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