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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... potential 10.3 Student evaluation Tables 1.1 Mobile devices and their capabilities 1.2 Computing capability taxonomy 1.3 Mean and standard deviations of responses to statements about learning with mobile technology 3.1 Examples of ...
... potential contributions to learning, publishing articles on these topics. Since 2004, Hanne has also been involved in VIA's research centre for ICT and learning, for the past 5 years as head of the centre. Hanne has been involved in and ...
... potential in using AR technology to facilitate the acquisition of complex knowledge in natural science subjects through visualisation and interaction. In 2015 she will continue with a project about AR technology and lung anatomy as an ...
... potential educational offers to the global South in their portfolios, the GSMA talking of the 'next billion subscribers' and of 'A Platform for Educational Opportunities at the Base of the Pyramid' in 2010. This period also saw the ...
... potential shift in the mobile learning paradigm from single platform-based mobile technology use to multi-platform devices with nonuniform capabilities. There are challenges associated with this shift and with mobile learning in general ...
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 |