Increasing student engagement and retention using mobile applications : smartphones, Skype and texting technologies / edited by Laura A. Wankel, Patrick Blessinger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wankel, Laura A.

Blessinger, Patrick.

Series:

Cutting-edge technologies in higher education ; v. 6, pt. D.

Cutting-edge technologies in higher education, 2044-9968 ; v. 6, pt. D

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Skype (Electronic resource).

Education, Higher--Effect of technological innovations on.

Education, Higher.

Mobile communication systems.

Smartphones.

Social media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley : Emerald, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume will examine new research on how mobile technologies are being used in higher education to increase learner engagement in an epoch of increasing globalization and diversity. These enabling technologies are reshaping and reframing the practice of teaching and learning in higher education. Through case studies, surveys, and literature reviews, this volume will examine how mobile technologies are being used to improve teamwork and leadership skills in students, to create engaging communities of practice, and how these technologies are being used to create inter-cultural and global experiences. This volume will also discuss a framework for deploying and assessing these technologies.

Contents:

New pathways in higher education : an introduction to using mobile technologies / Laura A. Wankel, Patrick Blessinger

Educational designs supporting student engagement through networked project studies / Jørgen Lerche Nielsen, Lars Birch Andreasen

Mobile learning : definition, uses and challenges / Jorge Brantes Ferreira ... [et al.]

Bringing it all together : interdisciplinary perspectives on incorporating mobile technologies in higher education / Christina M. Partin, Skyler Lauderdale

Engaging students in online courses through the use of mobile technology / Audeliz Matias, David F. Wolf

Fashion design podcast initiative : emerging technologies and fashion design teaching strategies / Therèsa M. Winge, Mary C. Embry

The innovative use of personal smart devices by students to support their learning / Anne Nortcliffe, Andrew Middleton

Engaging teachers (and students) with media streaming technology : the case of box of broadcasts / Vicki Holmes ... [et al.]

Business students' learning engagement as a function of reading assigned e-textbooks / Susan Stites-Doe, Patricia E. Maxwell, Jennifer Little Kegler

Facilitated work based learning : a new method for continuing education? / Anja Overgaard Thomassen.

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Print version record

ISBN:

9781781905104

178190510X

9781299146464

1299146465

OCLC:

827591578