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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... Team YouTube channel by year 6.2 Sample of use of content on the UCS VLE 2014 8.1 Relations between elements of Community of Inquiry and technologies and sustainability 8.2 Relations between elements of teacher education and ...
... team of experienced architects and educators to write Architecture for Achievement: Building Patterns for Small School Learning, a practical path through the maze of decisions encountered in a school design or building conversion ...
... team (http://ucselevate.blogspot.co.uk). Previous to this post he was the Head of eLearning at the University of Bath and the VLE Operational Manager and Learning Technology Advisor at the University of Bristol. His current teaching ...
... team (head of institution and program coordinators) and IT teams to work together to plan and decide on the needs and goals of the institution and implement what is financially possible. An understanding of how teachers and students ...
... teams around a device would require a way of storing, retrieving and sharing the data collected on one device, for example when working in teams on a field trip. Cloud storage facilities such as Dropbox or GoogleDrive are possible means ...
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 |