Towards an understanding of the virtual context in mobile learning

dc.creator	Sarah Cornelius
dc.creator	Phil Marston
dc.date	2009-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:05:20Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:05:20Z
dc.identifier	10.3402/rlt.v17i3.10874
dc.identifier	2156-7069
dc.identifier	2156-7077
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/fe7c8d5e68f140f09f065d683ea2e22e
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/9686
dc.description	Much of the literature theorising mobile learning emphasises the importance of context with physical and social contexts identified to date. Our work to design and implement authentic mobile simulation activities using SMS text messaging suggests that a third context may also be important. This is a virtual context, the learner-created cognitive space within which the activity takes place. The arrival of a message during a simulation activity will disrupt the real world physical and social contexts in which the learner finds themselves and transfer them into the virtual context. We argue that this disruptive power of the mobile device to shift the user's presence may be one of the distinguishing characteristics of certain mobile learning applications. This paper will explore the idea of the virtual context and discuss the role of issues of context, presence and disruption, illustrating these with reference to a case study of mobile simulation learning using SMS text messaging.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/10874
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	mobile learning
dc.subject	SMS
dc.subject	simulation
dc.subject	virtual context
dc.subject	presence
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	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
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Towards an understanding of the virtual context in mobile learning
dc.type	article