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.
About the Editor
Mohamed Ally is a Professor in the Centre for Distance Education at Athabasca University, where he teaches and researches the educational uses of mobile technology, mobile libraries, and workplace learning. Dr. Ally is on the boards of the International Federation of Training & Development Organizations and the International Association of Mobile Learning.
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DownloadChapter 1 Current State of Mobile Learning John Traxler
DownloadChapter 2 A Model for Framing Mobile Learning Marguerite L. Koole
PART TWO: Research on Mobile Learning
DownloadChapter 3 Mobile Distance Learning with PDAs: Development and Testing of Pedagogical and System Solutions Supporting Mobile Distance Learners Torstein Rekkedal and Aleksander Dye
DownloadChapter 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
DownloadChapter 5 Informal Learning Evidence in Online Communities of Mobile Device Enthusiasts Gill Clough, Ann C. Jones, Patrick McAndrew, and Eileen Scanlon
DownloadChapter 6 M-learning: Positioning Educators for a Mobile, Connected Future Kristine Peters
PART THREE: Applications of Mobile Learning
DownloadChapter 7 Practitioners as Innovators: Emergent Practice in Personal Mobile Teaching, Learning, Work, and Leisure Agnes Kukulska-Hulme and John Pettit
DownloadChapter 8 Design and Development of Multimedia Learning Objects for Mobile Phones Claire Bradley, Richard Haynes, John Cook, Tom Boyle, and Carl Smith
DownloadChapter 9 From E-learning to Mobile Learning: New Opportunities Michelle Pieri and Davide Diamantini
DownloadChapter 10 MobilED – Mobile Tools and Services Platform for Formal and Informal Learning Merryl Ford and Teemu Leinonen
DownloadChapter 11 Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of M-learning within an International Distance Education Programme Jon Gregson and Dolf Jordaan
DownloadChapter 12 Using Mobile Technologies for Multimedia Tours in a Traditional Museum Setting Laura Naismith and M. Paul Smith
DownloadChapter 13 Use of Mobile Technology for Teacher Training Jocelyn Wishart