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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... & Education, and British Journal of Educational Technology among others. She received the 2012 Ta-You Wu Memorial Award, and 2011–2013 Excellent Young Scholars Project from Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan. Iva ...
... & Minges, 2012, p. 4) Educators and policy makers are acknowledging that as part of this integration of smart mobile devices in people's lives, schools and higher education should capitalise on ... & Nicholas, 2013; Petrova.
... & Nicholas, 2013; Petrova & Li, 2009; Wu et al., 2012), there is no unified definition of the concept. Conceptualising mobile learning has varied. Some researchers have focused on access, mobility and support for ...
... & Tierney, 2012, p.5) Sample capabilities Smartphone Tablet Laptop (android, iOS) (android, (PC, Mac) Tablet PC with pen iOS) Internet search X X X X Voice, video and audio recording X X X X Conferencing and collaboration ...
... & Oppenheimer, 2014 for related findings with lecture note taking). Similar findings highlighting the influence of factors other than technology were reported by Hallissy et al. (n.d.) on the evaluation of a tablet program ...
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 |