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Use of Mobile Phones for Awareness of Climate Change in Abuja Municipal Area Council, Abuja Nigeria
Abstract
The project explored the use of mobile phones for awareness of climate change in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Abuja Nigeria. The research was motivated by bush and waste burning and deforestation in the area, which contribute to climate change. This research was hinged on the constructivist and Online Sense of Community theories of learning framed by Vygotsky and Rovai (2009) respectively. A total of 150 residents of the area (75 males and 75 females) participated in an eight (8) week program voluntarily. WhatsApp messages, text messages (SMS and MMS), e mails, pictures, short videos and jingles warning against climate change were sent out to the participants with the help of mobile phones. Photographs of adverse effects of climate change were also transmitted and exchanged. Data were collected using validated structured questionnaires and personal interviews, and analyzed using paired t-test, independent t test and Turkey's HSD test. The participants learnt various ways to maintain clean and conducive environments which increased their awareness of climate change. Results showed that the participant’s knowledge of mobile phone learning increased significantly and there was a significant difference in responses between the genders in the pre-project test at the alpha value of 0.05. Females were found to be more sensitive to issues regarding climate change, while males were found to be using mobile technologies more than females. It was recommended that mobile phones and other m-learning gadgets should be used for climate change awareness.
PCF11 Sub-Theme: Gender, Technology and Innovation in Open Education
Paper ID: 3264
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Nigeria
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Africa
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2025-09
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Commonwealth of Learning (COL)