Innovating eLearning and Mobile Learning Technologies for Europe’s Future Educational Challenges, Theory and Case Studies

2006 ◽  
pp. 2-7
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Cardinali
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Educational Challenges

Mobile Learning in Action

2011 ◽  
pp. 104-119
Author(s):  
Andrew Kitchenham
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
School District ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Net Generation ◽  
Post Secondary

This chapter presents three m-learning case studies. The first is a school district in Northern Canada that uses one-to-one computing from intermediate to high school. The second case study is an autoethnographic approach to using m-learning in post-secondary education. The last deals with a United States school district that is planning to implement m-learning technologies across three schools in an attempt to address the needs of the Net Generation. The chapter concludes with a synopsis of the findings across the three case studies.

scholarly journals Mobile Learning During School Disruptions in Sub-Saharan Africa

AERA Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 233285842110148
Author(s):  
René F. Kizilcec ◽  
Maximilian Chen ◽  
Kaja K. Jasińska ◽  
Michael Madaio ◽  
Amy Ogan
Keyword(s):  
Early Literacy ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Formal Schooling ◽  
School Closures ◽  
Teacher Strikes ◽  
Sub Saharan

School closures due to teacher strikes or political unrest in low-resource contexts can adversely affect children’s educational outcomes and career opportunities. Phone-based educational technologies could help bridge these gaps in formal schooling, but it is unclear whether or how children and their families will use such systems during periods of disruption. We investigate two mobile learning technologies deployed in sub-Saharan Africa: a text-message-based application with lessons and quizzes adhering to the national curriculum in Kenya (N = 1.3 million), and a voice-based platform for supporting early literacy in Côte d’Ivoire (N = 236). We examine the usage and beliefs surrounding unexpected school closures in each context via system log data and interviews with families about their motivations and methods for learning during the disruption. We find that mobile learning is used as a supplement for formal and informal schooling during disruptions with equivalent or higher intensity, as parents feel responsible to ensure continuity in schooling.

scholarly journals Distance Learning for a Foreign Language in the Postmodern Age and its Forms

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yurii STEZHKO ◽  
Nadiia GRYTSYK ◽  
Maryna MYKHAILIUK ◽  
Hanna TEKLIUK ◽  
Olha RUSAVSKA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Information Content ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Office Work ◽  
Mobile Form ◽  
Mobile Learning Technology

The article is devoted to innovative postmodern requests for the liberalization of education. Postmodernism influenced education not only methodologically, but also by changing the very pedagogical culture of teaching. Now the relevance of the research topic is due to the problems of forming information content and methodological support for the introduction of distance learning technology in mobile form. The introduction of IT in education, the improvement of smart devices, the formation of an electronic information and educational environment have created the basis for such forms of education as mobile learning and blended learning. In both cases, the student situationally himself forms the educational process, turns from an object of training into its subject. The humanistic potential of mobile learning in the sense of ensuring equal access to education for people with different abilities is noted. The opinion is expressed about the importance of student motivation and IT competence of teachers to provide information content, intensify the introduction of e-learning and mobile-oriented learning technologies. It is argued that learning based only on mobile learning technology, using smart devices without classroom or office work, real communication with the teacher is not didactically self-sufficient, which would provide adequate language skills. Effectiveness in learning foreign languages is achieved by synergy of technologies distance mobile and traditional classroom or classroom training, real communication with the teacher.

scholarly journals Science Teachers' Attitudes towards Using ICT and Mobile Learning Technologies in Malaysian Schools

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Yousef Mai
Keyword(s):  
Science Teachers ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
University Education ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Reliable Scale

The use of ICT has resulted in new opportunities that mobile devices have transformed from a means of communication to tools for socialization, entertainment, work, and learning. The aim of this study is to determine the science teachers’ attitudes towards ICT and using mobile learning in education. The research sample consists of (67) science teachers from different cities in Malaysia who studing for master in University Education Sultan Idris. A valid and reliable scale has been adapted from "Mobile Learning Survey” (Pollara, 2011) and “Information and Communication Technology Attitudes Questionnaire-IAQ” (Kubiatko - Haláková, 2009; Mehra - Far, 2013) was used as a data collection tool. The results indicate that; science teachers have positive attitudes toward using ICT and mobile learning in education. On the other hand, science teachers' attitudes towards mobile learning was predicted by their perception about ICT and their self-efficacy.

scholarly journals Using M-Learning Technology in Teaching Foreign Languages: A Panacea during COVID-19 Pandemic Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (15) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Elena Dolzhich ◽  
Svetlana Dmitrichenkova ◽  
Mona Kamal Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Learning Technology

<p class="0abstract">The higher education system around the world is being rapidly developed towards digitalization – from computers to laptops, from laptops to tablets and smartphones. Accordingly, traditional delivery of instruction is being shifted towards blended learning that is being gradually replaced with distance learning, i.e. higher education is moving forward with mobile learning (m-learning) technologies. The introduction of mobile learning became the most topical event in 2020 in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, due to which many countries had to completely move to distance learning in higher education. The purpose of the study is to analyze the prospects for the widespread use of mobile applications in teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in Russia to Russian and Arab learners. In the course of the study, an online survey based on a questionnaire consisting of four open and closed questions was conducted. An empirical method was applied to collect the research data.  The survey was conducted at the Department of Foreign Languages of the Engineering Academy of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (EA PFUR). The total research sample included 200 participants and consisted of: 50 potential employers, 50 Russian and Arab students of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia studying Linguistics (training program code 035700), 50 faculty members, namely teachers of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, the Institute of Foreign Languages of the Moscow State Pedagogical University and the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, as well as 50 administrative staff of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia. The purpose of the survey was to collect information about the use of mobile applications (Smartphone Apps) and the introduction of mobile learning technology (m-learning) in the process of teaching EFL to students. According to the results of the survey, instructors are actively using mobile technologies in their professional activities and all participants in the learning process are receptive to their introduction in education. At the same time, respondents believe that technical challenges are the major obstacle to the adoption of mobile applications; these problems must be overcome in order to enable more productive use of mobile applications. In this regard, the study of mobile applications that are suitable for specific aspects of learning a foreign language, such as spoken language, reading comprehension, listening or writing, can be considered a promising research area.</p>

scholarly journals Acid Test of Ghana’s Educational Institutions Operating Distance Learning Programs

2020 ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
William K Koomson ◽  
Naa Kai Amanor-Mfoafo
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Operating Distance ◽  
Acid Test

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented blow to the Ghanaian Educational System. Following the closure of all educational facilities in Ghana in March 2020, the country’s President ordered for the adoption of distance learning. This poses the question: how prepared are Ghanaian institutions to carry out distance learning using online teaching approaches? Most institutions in Ghana offering distance learning programs currently adopt the usage of the tutorial method where there is minimal or no usage of online learning technologies. This article discusses the potential usage of mobile learning by Ghanaian Educational Institutions operating distance learning programs in the wake of combating the COVID-19. It proposes a model to support the use of WhatsApp Messenger as an online tool to support distance learning programs. The proposed model is a summary comparison between a typical Learning Management System (LMS) using Jurado’s classification and the proper application of the use of WhatsApp Messenger as a mobile learning platform in a Ghanaian context.

scholarly journals Mobile Learning Technologies

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 298
Author(s):  
Khalil Alsaadat
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The World ◽  
Good Environment

<p>Technological development  have altered the way we communicate, learn, think, share, and spread information. Mobile technologies are those that make use of wireless technologies to gain some sort of data. As mobile connectedness continues to spread across the world, the value of employing mobile technologies in the arena of learning and teaching seems to be both self-evident and unavoidable The fast deployment of mobile devices and wireless networks in university campuses makes higher education a good environment  to integrate learners-centered m-learning . this paper discusses mobile learning technologies that are being used for educational purposes and the effect they have on teaching and learning methods.</p>

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF MOBILE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES IN DISTANCE EDUCATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (13) ◽  
pp. 1009-1021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merve Erguney ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Learning Technologies

Wamda

2019 ◽  
pp. 203-226
Author(s):  
Athra Sultan Alawani
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Smart Systems ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Teachers Professional Development ◽  
Smart Mobile

Teachers' professional development programs need to be reconsidered to meet their expectations in the new digital era. Thus, there is need to consider the importance of offering mobile, informal, and social learning in the workplace through smart utilization of the emerging mobile technologies. This chapter introduces the features of an innovative mobile and social learning platform, which aims at improving teachers' performance in the UAE and the Arab world by promoting knowledge and skill through better integration of ICT in the teaching and learning process and better adoption of learner-centric learning. A smart mobile learning platform called “Wamda” is providing micro-courses that are relevant to the curriculum, experiential, and immersive. It is designed to utilize the power of mobile learning technologies, artificial intelligence techniques, and social networking approach. Through this chapter, the critical pedagogical and technical aspects of creating a smart mobile learning environment were elaborated and checked against a list of attributes of smart systems.

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