On the move : mobile learning for development / edited by Wanjira Kinuthia (Georgia State University), Stewart Marshall (the University of the West Indies).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kinuthia, Wanjira, editor.

Marshall, Stewart, editor.

Series:

Educational design and technology in the knowledge society.

Educational design and technology in the knowledge society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mobile communication systems in education--Developing countries.

Mobile communication systems in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book integrates research, action research, best practice and case studies detailing how some educators have embraced the opportunities afforded by mobile learning. In particular, it brings together a range of scenarios, solutions and discussions relating to mobile learning in development and other resource challenged contexts.The book will appeal to elected public/government representatives, public service agencies, community groups, regional development bodies, researchers, educational technologists and others interested in mobile learning. Students on senior undergraduate or postgraduate courses in educational technology, education, development studies, information technology, information systems, business, health, and social work will find this book useful in their studies related to the application of mobiles in learning and development.

Contents:

Preface

Foreword

Introduction : On the move / Wanjira Kinuthia, Stewart Marshall

Part I. Appropriate technologies for mobile learning

Chapter 1. Mobile learning and traditional students: New standards for interaction and accessibility / Jason G. Caudill

Chapter 2. Appropriate technologies for challenging contexts: Musings on the need to expand notions of m-learning and blended learning / Susan Crichton and Brown Onguko

Chapter 3. Sms or apps? A comparison using swot analysis / Tatjana Taraszow, Manuella Borghs, and Yiannis Laouris

Chapter 4. Maslo: An open source platform for mobile development / Rovy Branon and Moses Wolfenstein

Chapter 5. Use of social networking websites for mobile learning contexts / Hasan Tinmaz

Part II. Mobile learning in context

Chapter 6. Research on mobile learning in adult education / Min Liu, Renata Geurtz, Angela Karam, Cesar Navarrete, and Robert Scordino

Chapter 7. Mobiles for learning in Africa: The elephants in the room / John Traxler

Chapter 8. Learning on field trips with mobile technology / Sam Meek, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Mike Sharples, and Gary Priestnall

Chapter 9. Use of mobile learning to train healthcare workers in resource-limited settings / Aileen Y. Chang, Ryan Littman-Quinn, and Carrie L. Kovarik

Chapter 10. Inter-generational indigenous knowledge exchange and mobile phones: The possibilities and the potential / Ronda Zelezny-Green

Chapter 11. Concluding remarks: Mobile learning for development / Wanjira Kinuthia and Stewart Marshall

About the editors

About the contributors.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-62396-309-5