Mobile learning : transforming the delivery of education and training / edited by Mohamed Ally.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ally, Mohamed, editor.

Series:

Issues in distance education series.

Issues in Distance Education Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mobile communication systems in education.

Distance education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Athabasca University Press 2009

Edmonton, Alberta : AU Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Foreword

Contributing Authors – Introduction

PART ONE: Advances in Mobile Learning

1. Current State of Mobile Learning / John Traxler

2. A Model for Framing Mobile Learning / Marguerite L. Koole

PART TWO: Research on Mobile Learning

3. Mobile Distance Learning with PDAs: Development and Testing of Pedagogical and System Solutions Supporting Mobile Distance Learners / Torstein Rekkedal and Aleksander Dye

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

5. Informal Learning Evidence in Online Communities of Mobile Device Enthusiasts / Gill Clough, Ann C. Jones, Patrick McAndrew, and Eileen Scanlon

6. M-learning: Positioning Educators for a Mobile, Connected Future / Kristine Peters

PART THREE: Applications of Mobile Learning

7. Practitioners as Innovators: Emergent Practice in Personal Mobile Teaching, Learning, Work, and Leisure / Agnes Kukulska-Hulme and John Pettit

8. Design and Development of Multimedia Learning Objects for Mobile Phones / Claire Bradley, Richard Haynes, John Cook, Tom Boyle, and Carl Smith

9. From E-learning to Mobile Learning: New Opportunities / Michelle Pieri and Davide Diamantini

10. MobilED – Mobile Tools and Services Platform for Formal and Informal Learning / Merryl Ford and Teemu Leinonen

11. Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of M-learning within an International Distance Education Programme / Jon Gregson and Dolf Jordaan

12. Using Mobile Technologies for Multimedia Tours in a Traditional Museum Setting / Laura Naismith and M. Paul Smith

13. Use of Mobile Technology for Teacher Training / Jocelyn Wishart – Conclusion

Glossary / Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

9786612819681

9781282819689

1282819682

9781897425442

1897425449

OCLC:

311231048