– By Pushpa Sathish, Staff Writer

A follow up on what’s been happening at Online Educa Berlin, the conference that is dedicated to discussing the advances in technology-supported learning and training – this year’s meet saw a record 2048 participants from a global spectrum of 92 countries. eLearning, its potential and place in the community were discussed at length by speakers from Canada and France. And as proof that technology can bring about a promising future in developing continents like Africa, the Director of the Kenyan Ministry of Education, Science and Technology expressed hope that mobile phones, which are more widely used than computers, could soon be used to educate the masses; the subject will be the focus of discussion at the second eLearning conference to be held in May.