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Paul Beaufait's List: Mobile Learning
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Feb 18, 14
"TIRF has commissioned five [or six] papers to explore the current state of mobile-assisted language learning (MALL). It is our hope that these papers provide an accurate account of how MALL is impacting the landscape of English language education, and what challenges lie ahead for language learning teachers and students, administrators, business professionals, and others" (¶3, 2014.02.18). This page provides a menu of links to summaries and downloads of those papers.
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Sep 16, 12
"The universities involved in the pilot are now discussing next steps – hoping to improve usage. One big thing they’re discussing is how to make e-readers widely available and not linked to one publisher or one platform." (What they liked, ¶4)
"Two big lessons learned from the pilot were that students have high expectations for their texts, whether print or electronic; and that successfully using e-readers means not just learning to use the service, but also learning how to teach and learn from a new platform." (What they liked, ¶ 5)-
The pilot program pointed out some glaring flaws in the e-reader model: Students reported problems with readability, complained of eyestrain, and said the e-books were not fully compatible with all mobile devices. They also noted that the navigation features meant to enhance learning like zoom, highlighting and annotation don’t function well.
What’s more, the functions that make e-books more attractive to students than print books weren’t being fully maximized by faculty. Features like annotating texts, collaboration tools and the ability to share notes with other students weren’t being used or modeled by the professors. And if educators used the e-books like a print textbook, that’s what students did as well.
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Feb 18, 10
"Passing these ideas on to learners could help them to maximise the quality of the photos they take using the cameras they're already carrying around in their pockets" (¶3).
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Sep 14, 09
"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." (Details, ¶1)
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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.
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