Mobile Learning

Transforming the Delivery of Education and Training

Edited by Mohamed Ally
Categories: Education
Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Ebook (Kindle) : 9781771990691, 320 pages, March 2009
Paperback : 9781897425435, 296 pages, March 2009
Ebook (PDF) : 9781897425442, 320 pages, March 2009
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Table of contents

INTRODUCTION
PART ONE: Advances in Mobile Learning
Chapter 1
Current State of Mobile Learning
John Traxler
Chapter 2
A Model for Framing Mobile Learning
Marguerite L. Koole
PART TWO: Research on Mobile Learning
Chapter 3
Mobile Distance Learning with PDAs: Development and Testing of Pedagogical and System
Solutions Supporting Mobile Distance Learners
Torstein Rekkedal and Aleksander Dye
Chapter 4
Using Mobile Learning to Enhance the Quality of Nursing Practice Education
Richard F. Kenny, Caroline Park, Jocelyne M. C. Van Neste-Kenny, Pamela A. Burton, and Jan Meiers
Chapter 5
Informal Learning Evidence in Online Communities of Mobile Device Enthusiasts
Gill Clough, Ann C. Jones, Patrick McAndrew, and Eileen Scanlon
Chapter 6
M-learning: Positioning Educators for a Mobile, Connected Future
Kristine Peters
PART THREE: Applications of Mobile Learning
Chapter 7
Practitioners as Innovators: Emergent Practice in Personal Mobile Teaching, Learning, Work, and Leisure
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme and John Pettit
Chapter 8
Design and Development of Multimedia Learning Objects for Mobile Phones
Claire Bradley, Richard Haynes, John Cook, Tom Boyle, and Carl Smith
Chapter 9
From E-learning to Mobile Learning: New Opportunities
Michelle Pieri and Davide Diamantini
Chapter 10
MobilED – Mobile Tools and Services Platform for Formal and Informal Learning
Merryl Ford and Teemu Leinonen
Chapter 11
Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of M-learning within an International Distance
Education Programme
Jon Gregson and Dolf Jordaan
Chapter 12
Using Mobile Technologies for Multimedia Tours in a Traditional Museum Setting
Laura Naismith and M. Paul Smith
Chapter 13
Use of Mobile Technology for Teacher Training
Jocelyn Wishart
Conclusion
Glossary
Index

Description

This collection is for anyone interested in the use of mobile technology for various distance learning applications. Readers will discover how to design learning materials for delivery on mobile technology and become familiar with the best practices of other educators, trainers, and researchers in the field, as well as the most recent initiatives in mobile learning research. Businesses and governments can learn how to deliver timely information to staff using mobile devices. Professors can use this book as a textbook for courses on distance education, mobile learning, and educational technology.

Awards

  • Winner, Charles A. Wedemeyer Award 2010