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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... learners, they offer an appealing opportunity to transcend teacher-defined knowledge and approaches by being able to access multiple, alternative sources of informa- tion anytime and anywhere. While the pace of engagement with and ...
... learner and educator. Best holds a PhD from the Ohio State University and has spent his career in a variety of educational settings, including public K–12 education, higher education, non-profit organisations, for-profit companies, and ...
... learners; and The Changing Roles of Faculty and Students when Mobile Devices Enter the Higher Education Classroom. She is the Director of the OU Global Services Program, which supports educational partnerships with universities ...
... learners' use of mobile devices can capture their thinking and the challenges for schools and universities in attempting to introduce and sustain such programs. His central interest is how learners gain control over their own learning ...
... learners with mobile devices, in the interests of methodological and operational simplicity. This was demonstrably not sustainable, however positive and convincing the evidence and the findings. Times have changed, the devices that were ...
Contents
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Reframing global learning for the twentyfirst century | 26 |
3 Waypoints along learning journeys in a mobile world | 43 |
4 Professional development for sustaining a mobile learningenabled curriculum | 57 |
Mobile digital literacy | 85 |
6 Supporting sustainability and innovation of mobile learning in a UK higher education institution | 108 |
A universal design for learning approach | 127 |
8 Sustaining learning with mobile devices through educational design for teaching presence | 149 |
An example of cultural history exploration | 173 |
Sustaining iPadfacilitated visualisation pedagogy in nursing | 193 |
11 Achieving sustainable mobile learning through studentowned devices and studentgenerated multimedia content | 212 |
Index | 227 |
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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 |