Full Description
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:
exploring the challenges surrounding the sustainability of mobile learning in K-12 and higher education
investigating the importance of sustaining mobile learning for diverse populations of students globally
discussing theoretical models for the sustainability of mobile learning
providing the reader with strategies for sustaining mobile learning
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.
Contents
Foreword
Professor John Traxler
Preface
Chapters
1 Sustaining innovation in learning with mobile devices: Key challenges
Wan Ng and Howard Nicholas
2 Sustaining the unsustainable: Reframing global learning for the 21st century
Tim Best, Scott Walthour, and Teresa Franklin
3 Waypoints along learning journeys in a mobile world
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme and Mike Sharples
4 Professional development for sustaining a mobile learning-enabled curriculum
Chee-Kit Looi, Daner Sun, Longkai Wu, and Lung-Hsiang Wong
5 Sustaining mobile learning at a personal level: Mobile digital literacy
Wan Ng
6 Supporting sustainability and innovation of mobile learning in a UK higher education institution
Tim Goodchild and Andy Ramsden
7 Sustaining mobile learning in inclusive environments: A universal design for learning approach Therese M. Cumming, Iva Strnadová, Roselyn Dixon, and Irina Verenikina
8 Sustaining learning with mobile devices through educational design for teaching presence
Caroline Walta and Howard Nicholas
9 Sustaining mobile learning with pervasive game: An example of cultural history exploration
Ju-Ling Shih, Jyun-Fong Guo, and Cheng-ping Chen
10 Augmented reality: Sustaining iPad-facilitated visualisation pedagogy in nursing
Hanne Wacher Kjaergaard, Lars Peter Bech Kjeldsen, and Annette Rahn
11 Achieving sustainable mobile learning through student-owned devices and student-generated multimedia content
Laurel Evelyn Dyson
