Sustaining Mobile Learning: Theory, research and practiceWan Ng, Therese M. Cumming Mobile technologies are one of the fastest growing areas of technology in education. For learners, they offer an appealing opportunity to transcend teacher-defined knowledge and approaches by being able to access multiple, alternative sources of information anytime and anywhere. While the pace of engagement with and research into the educational applications of mobile technologies has picked up dramatically in the last decade, there is no consolidated view of how to sustain the practices or opportunities that are being explored. Sustainability is a complex but crucial issue in mobile learning as educational institutions are usually required to make substantial investments in mobile devices and associated technologies, time and training to initiate mobile learning programs. The complexity of sustainable mobile learning programs is further exacerbated by the fast pace of change of digital technologies, where with every change, new possibilities are opened up and investments required. In addition, educators are still attempting to reconcile institutions of formal education with informal mobile learning. The book addresses these issues, with a particular focus on:
Presenting new research alongside theoretical models and ideas for practice, the book will appeal to researchers, academics, and postgraduate students in the fields of education and mobile learning, as well as those working in teacher education. |
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... increasing number of books on mobile learning coming out, some still generalist, other specialist, exploring for example ... increase in scale. In the broadest terms, these changes demonstrated increasing diversity in expressions of ...
... increased rapidly. eMarkerter 2 estimated that there are 1.75 billion users (or 38.5% of mobile phone users) using ... increase, they are becoming more attractive as devices for learning in formal education. This is evident in the ...
... increase in adoption of mobile devices in developing countries is greater than in the developed world. For users in developing countries, there is now almost limitless accessibility to mobile applications (apps), at least in those ...
... homes of 5–15 year olds, a sharp increase from their 2012 survey. Pew Internet Research in the US (2013) found a similar proportion of 66% smartphone ownership by young adults between 18–29 years of age. It is anticipated that.
... increased from 10% in 2011 to 38% in 2013. Children from lowerincome families also had much better access to mobile devices, up from 22% in 2011 to 65% in 2013. The increase in access to digital technology, in particular mobile devices ...
Contents
Waypoints along learning journeys in a mobile world | |
AGNES KUKULSKAHULME AND MIKE SHARPLES | |
CHEEKIT LOOI DANER SUN LONGKAI WU AND LUNGHSIANG WONG | |
Supporting sustainability and innovation of mobile learning in a UK higher | |
TIM GOODCHILD AND ANDY RAMSDEN | |
CAROLINE WALTA AND HOWARD NICHOLAS | |
JULING SHIH JYUNFONG GUO AND CHENGPING CHEN | |
HANNE WACHER KJÆRGAARD LARS PETER BECH KJELDSEN AND ANNETTE RAHN | |
Index | |
Other editions - View all
Sustaining Mobile Learning: Theory, research and practice Wan Ng,Therese M. Cumming Limited preview - 2015 |
Sustaining Mobile Learning: Theory, Research and Practice Wan Ng,Therese M. Cumming No preview available - 2017 |