Asia's mobile learning tsunami

SMU Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources (Education) Thomas Menkhoff commented on the rising trend of mobile learning in Asia, and how it can support knowledge-based development processes if it is deployed wisely. He noted that regional educators and policymakers should respond strategically to the revolutionary changes the phenomenon entails, and highlighted how Singapore continues to roll out higher-end mobile learning innovations based on the policy guideline to "enable students to learn anywhere". An example is SMU’s Twitter-enabled, interactive in-class feedback loop which allows students to deliver instant feedback to classmates and lecturer. He noted that the Singapore case contains an important lesson for latecomers in the knowledge race: the need to align educational strategies with national development goals based on good knowledge governance through a supportive national information and communication policy, and expanding broadband connectivity.