My Beef With Mobile Phones!

Posted on | June 4, 2009 | 1 Comment

I had a very interesting conversation with Imran Kazmi last night on Nightline about mobile phone technology and the future.

The problem, as I see it, is that we have a classic disconnect taking place that needs to be addressed for serious change advancement to take place NOW and not well after the innovation train has left the station.

What we need is clear, concise mobile phone education!

We have lots of pieces BUT no whole.

Apple has itunes. TATA has a plan. And many schools are thinking about how.

But there is a disconnect between the handset developers, the handset operating system creators, the app community and the service providers, and don’t forget the very wide and divergent education community itself!

Why, why, why has mobile education not become a national priority of every government?

Has anyone noticed how many youth use mobile phones?

Has anyone noticed where and when our youth use their phones?

And has anyone noticed that whether our youth acknowledge the content delivered on the phone or not THEY DO CONSUME IT?

I firmly believe that a golden opportunity to reformat the DELIVERY of COMPONENTS of education today is being missed because, we adults, are being blinded by the glamour of mobile technology and not demanding applied functionality that can be rolled out as fast as a new handset comes onto the market.

The time is NOW to embrace aspects of mobile education.

Just like chalk boards have given way to white boards and hand passed notes have given way to sms and msn messenger, mobiles phones and have a place in the delivery of education today and we need to get onto it NOW.

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