How can mobile SMS communication support and enhance a first year undergraduate learning environment?

dc.creator	Geraldine Jones
dc.creator	Gabriele Edwards
dc.creator	Alan Reid
dc.date	2009-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:33:56Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:33:56Z
dc.identifier	10.3402/rlt.v17i3.10877
dc.identifier	2156-7069
dc.identifier	2156-7077
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ab180b7da26c4b82b8b366b4377a65de
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/22725
dc.description	In this paper we discuss a case study investigating how the academic and personal development of first year students on an undergraduate sports education degree can be supported and enhanced with mobile SMS (Short Message Service) communication. SMS-based technologies were introduced in response to students' particular needs (in transition to Higher Education) and characteristics (adept mobile communicators). Despite being unaccustomed to using their mobile phones for academic study, students willingly accepted SMS communication with their tutor via a texting management service. This communication was used in concert and integrated with a more traditional learning and teaching context (lectures and a virtual learning environment). Drawing on evidence from two student surveys, focus groups and a tutor's journal, we illustrate how mobile SMS communication has influenced the student learning experience. Taking a holistic view of the learning environment we use Laurillard's (2002) conversational framework (Laurillard, D. 2002. Rethinking university teaching: a framework for the effective use of learning technologies. 2nd edition. London: Routledge.) to analyse and discuss the role of texting in supporting student transition to higher education.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/10877
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2156-7069
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2156-7077
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Research in Learning Technology, Vol 17, Iss 3 (2009)
dc.subject	SMS
dc.subject	mobile phones
dc.subject	transition
dc.subject	conversational framework
dc.subject	academic texting
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	How can mobile SMS communication support and enhance a first year undergraduate learning environment?
dc.type	article