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. |
From inside the book
... tablet technology in schools is a common feature of the project. Wan has produced a soleauthored book titled Empowering Scientific Literacy through Digital Literacy and Multiliteracies and a sole-edited book titled Mobile Technologies ...
... tablets) by adolescents and young adults is also on the rise, with reports indicating that the ownership is 66% or higher in countries such as Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom and United States (see ...
... tablets. In the 2010s, our lives have become comprehensively integrated into the digital world. The ITU (ITU, 2014) has ... tablet. The list of capabilities is not exhaustive, and not all devices have all features. However, the increased ...
... tablet wrapped into one to produce the 6-inch phablet (Griffith, 2013b). The phablet is a smartphone with the advantage of a larger screen that is intermediate in size between a typical smartphone and a tablet computer. Another ...
... tablet ownership in families with children aged 8 and under, from 8% in 2011 to 40%. The study surveyed 1,463 parents of children aged 8 and under and found that in 2013, 75% of these children had access to a smart device such as a ...
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 | |
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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 |