m-Learning: Positioning educators for a mobile, connected future

dc.creator	Kristine Peters
dc.date	2007-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:14:47Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:14:47Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/cf36e9d9b6e2462e9ad460dda732612c
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/17113
dc.description	Mobile learning is variously viewed as a fad, a threat, and an answer to the learning needs of time-poor mobile workers, so does it have a place in delivering mainstream learning? Based on a 2005 comparative research project, commissioned by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework, the paper reports on research into Web-based information about the use of mobile technologies for commerce and learning, which was then tested through 29 interviews with manufacturers of mobile devices, businesses and education providers. The research found that mobile technologies were in common use in some commercial sectors, but their use purely for learning was rare. m-Learning lends itself to new methods of delivery, however, that are highly suited to the ‘just enough, just in time, and just for me’ demands of 21st Century learners.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/350/894
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 8, Iss 2 (2007)
dc.subject	Communications
dc.subject	demand
dc.subject	flexible learning
dc.subject	m-Learning
dc.subject	m-technology
dc.subject	online learning
dc.subject	SMS
dc.subject	teaching
dc.subject	training delivery
dc.subject	trends
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	m-Learning: Positioning educators for a mobile, connected future
dc.type	article