Hello Africa

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The Education 3.0 series is on a short hold as issues with an overheating computer (with all the post drafts are being held!) are being resolved.

In the meantime, another gem just came through on Twitter regarding mobile adoption in Africa. This one’s from Peter Fleck:

@pfhyper Great vid on mobile phone scene in Africa. http://bit.ly/17NQqn (via @whiteafrican, @jimcust, @secayford)

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Dr. John Moravec is a faculty member in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development and the Innovation Studies/Master of Liberal Studies graduate programs at the University of Minnesota. He is the principal of Education Futures LLC; a co-founder of the Horizon Forum, a roundtable on the future of education at all levels; and is the editor of Education Futures. He can be emailed at john@educationfutures.com.

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