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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... literacy WAN NG 85 6 Supporting sustainability and innovation of mobile learning in a UK higher education institution TIM GOODCHILD AND ANDY RAMSDEN 108 127 7 Sustaining mobile learning in inclusive environments: A universal Contents.
... literacy framework, embracing the components in the three dimensions of cognitive, technical and social-emotional 6.1 The 4Es model (revised) 6.2 The role of opinion leaders and word of mouth communication in changing behaviour 8.1 ...
... Literacy through Digital Literacy and Multiliteracies and a sole-edited book titled Mobile Technologies and Handheld Devices for Ubiquitous Learning: Research and Pedagogy. She has written more than 60 refereed publications for an ...
... literacy and music education. She is the author of over 100 publications. In 2014 A/Prof verenikina chaired the Triennial International Congress of the International Society for Cultural Research and Activity Theory (ISCAR) which was ...
... Literacy Challenge Fund. Prior to these experiences he led two successful county-wide technology projects and managed a ten-county mentorship program for first-year teachers while serving as Putnam County's (Ohio) Secondary Curriculum ...
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 |