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

By Kristine Peters. 2007

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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.

Subfields: Education, Information Systems

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Looking to the future: M-learning with the iPad (2010, background): “…experiences: Mobile devices offer individuality, a " unique scaffolding that can be customised to the individual's path of investigation " (Peters, 2009, p.117). iPhones, iPads and iTouches offer an array of applications ('apps') that can be easily commissioned for local use Computers in…”
An investigation of mobile learning readiness in higher education based on the theory of planned behavior (2012, background): “Thus, m-learning embraces many features of e-learning such as multimedia contents and communications with other students (Horton, 2006), but it is unique in terms of flexibility of time and location (Peters, 2007).”
Impact of mobile technology on student attitudes, engagement, and learning (2017, background): “These groups built on the concept of a community of learners (Hamm et al., 2013; Peters, 2007), and gave students the opportunity to demonstrate initiative for their own group process as they were responsible for discussion and the creation of the ﬁ nal product: the written response articulating…”