Undergraduate Use of Mobile Devices for M-learning:Where Is the Niche?
The paper explores how mobile technology can be appropriated as a tool to mediate mobile learning(m-learning)in the “right space” where meaningful learning occurs.The authors propose examining m-learning under two intertwined conditions of(a)the properties of the context that enable the effectivities of the mobile technology,and(b)student capabilities and interpretations to take learning actions.When these conditions are met,mobile technology is deemed to be appropriated at the “right space”.This space is termed as the “niche” for mobile learning,and learning taking place in the space is termed as “niche mobile learning(m-learning)” in this paper.Two individual case use of the mobile technology for learning in a university has been traced and examined over a one-year period.Data was collected and triangulated for analysis.The research findings show that the two cases appropriated mobile technology as a tool for mobile learning differently due to different “niches”.Discussions are made and implications are explored.
mobile devices m-learning technology affordances undergraduate student-led
Yanjie SONG Bob FOX
The Hong Kong Institute of Education,Hong Kong The University of New South Wales,Australia
国内会议
The 20th Global Chinese Conference on Computer in Education ( 第20届全球华人计算机教育应用大会)(GCCCE2016)
香港
英文
174-181
2016-05-23（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）