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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... Australia. Her research interests include life-span transitions experienced by people with disabilities, well-being of people with developmental disabilities (intellectual disabilities and autism) and their families, women with ...
... Australia. From 2003–2008 she served as an elected Regional Coordinator for Australia and New Zealand at the International Executive Committee of ISCAR. In this capacity she led the 1st and 2nd Regional International Conferences in ...
... Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom and United States (see Chapter 5). As the affordability and capabilities of these mobile devices increase, they are becoming more attractive as devices for learning in ...
... Australian adolescent students (ages 12–15) shows that 97% of the responding students owned a mobile phone at the end of 2013, with two-thirds (66%) owning a personal smartphone and 71% owning or having access to computer tablets at ...
... Australian adolescents' literacy and practices with mobile technology, we asked 12–15 year old (Years 7 to 10) students about their views on learning with mobile technology (Ng & Nicholas, manuscript in preparation). Their ...
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 |