eLearningAfrica- Mobile Innovations in Afrikan Cultures

• In Event: eLearning Africa + e/merge Africa- African Perspectives on Learning & Innovation (h)

Short Description

Afrikan countries and cultures create solutions for the needs and conditions of their people, yet their contributions to technological innovations continue to be overlooked. From a qualitative research perspective, we conducted a systematic review and cultural studies analysis. The findings reveal that mobile developers are 1) building apps specific to the Afrikan context and 2) appropriating apps to the Afrikan context.

Authors

• Presenter: Tutaleni I. Asino, Oklahoma State University

• Presenter: Patricia Young, Uni. of Maryland Baltimore County

• Contributor: Wanjira Kinuthia, Walden University