{"id":1086,"date":"2024-01-09T13:52:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T13:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1086"},"modified":"2026-10-22T22:32:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:32:48","slug":"is-mobile-learning-working-for-sa-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/is-mobile-learning-working-for-sa-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Mobile Learning Working for SA Adults?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1086\" class=\"elementor elementor-1086\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMany adults in South Africa now learn on a phone, often after work or on the taxi ride home. It works best when lessons are short, videos are light and notes can be downloaded on Wi-Fi. Courses that need a laptop lose people quickly.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">People finish what fits into their day.\n\n<cite>Nomvula Ndlovu, English Language Teacher<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nOur own numbers at Kursusmark show the same thing. Learners who open a lesson at least three times a week are much more likely to earn their certificate. Data cost is the biggest worry, so we ask every instructor to offer downloadable notes and low data video.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-smiling-south-african-woman-instructor-in-her-earl-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"Smiling South African woman instructor in her early 40s recording an online course on a laptop and phone tripod in a bri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-smiling-south-african-woman-instructor-in-her-earl-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-smiling-south-african-woman-instructor-in-her-earl-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-smiling-south-african-woman-instructor-in-her-earl-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-smiling-south-african-woman-instructor-in-her-earl-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-smiling-south-african-woman-instructor-in-her-earl-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-close-up-angled-tabletop-of-a-local-course-creator-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up angled tabletop of a local course creator&apos;s workspace: smartphone on a small tripod, open notebook with handwri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-close-up-angled-tabletop-of-a-local-course-creator-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-close-up-angled-tabletop-of-a-local-course-creator-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-close-up-angled-tabletop-of-a-local-course-creator-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-close-up-angled-tabletop-of-a-local-course-creator-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-close-up-angled-tabletop-of-a-local-course-creator-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is working for adult learners<\/h4>\n\n<p>Short lessons, WhatsApp reminders and notes that open offline are working well. Adults who study after a full day need to pick up exactly where they stopped, without searching for the right page.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where mobile learning still struggles<\/h4>\n\n<p>Typing long answers on a small screen is hard, and load shedding can cut a session short. Good courses use quick quizzes, saved progress and tasks that can be finished later on any device.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many adults in South Africa now learn on a phone, often after work or on the taxi ride home. It works best when lessons are short, videos are light and notes can be downloaded on Wi-Fi. Courses that need a laptop lose people quickly. People finish what fits into their day. 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