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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... social welfare Jens-Christian Smeby and Molly Sutphen Academic Building in Net-based Higher Education Moving beyond learning Edited by Trine Fossland, Helle Mathiasen and Mariann Solberg University Access and Success Capabilities ...
... social skills instruction for students with emotional and behavioural disabilities. She has authored over 30 publications, and presented her work at both national and international conferences. Prior to her university and research work ...
... social skills and behavioural interventions for people with a range of disabilities, including students with Oppositional Defiance Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorders. More recently she has been actively involved in examining the ...
... social media, mobile learning, and reusable learning objects in healthcare education. Tim is currently studying for a PhD at Essex University titled 'The Fantasy of Technology Enhanced Learning', which utilises a discourse analysis and ...
... social inclusion, the British Council funded Mobile Pedagogy for English Language Teaching, and the SALSA project on immigrant language learning in the next generation of smart cities. Agnes also contributes to The Open University's ...
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 |