Directions for m-learning research to enhance active learning

Litchfield, A; Dyson, LE; Lawrence, E; Zmijewska, A

Directions for m-learning research to enhance active learning

Litchfield, A Dyson, LE Lawrence, E Zmijewska, A

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Citation:: ASCILITE 2007 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, 2007, pp. 587 - 596
Issue Date:: 2007-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Litchfield, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dyson, LE	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lawrence, E	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zmijewska, A	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	ASCILITE 2007 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, 2007, pp. 587 - 596	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9789810595791	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/2120
dc.description.abstract	This paper aims to inform readers of suggested directions for researching how mobile technology can enhance active student learning. These directions are informed by an online survey of our students in early 2007 and a contemporary literature search. We present the findings of our search of global best-practice in m-learning, gaps in the current literature are identified and five directions are suggested for 2007 m-learning research and development. We start discussing how to investigate these suggested directions. Our five suggested action research directions are all significant issues in m-learning and all need to be better investigated. If we are interested in enhancing student learning, a priority is to design mlearning and teaching strategies that involve active experiential learning. These strategies need to effectively support our learners' development of attitudes, understandings and skills in identified graduate attributes, curriculum objectives and stated learning outcomes. The development of wide support for an online body of knowledge of m-learning and teaching principles, strategies and effective, practical case-studies across all disciplines - an m-portal - is needed and can support and inform emerging national and international approaches to using mobile technologies to enhance learning. Guided by our findings and suggested research suggestions the authors hope to discuss, extend and develop collaborative partnerships for future action research, development and sponsorship at our ascilite 2007 conference workshop. © 2007 Andrew Litchfield, Laurel Evelyn Dyson, Elaine Lawrence and Agnieszka Zmijewska.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	ASCILITE 2007 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education	en_US
dc.title	Directions for m-learning research to enhance active learning	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.for	0899 Other Information and Computing Sciences	en_US
dc.location.activity	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore	en_US
dc.location.activity	Pompidou Centre, Paris
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Electrical and Data Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Systems, Management and Leadership
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design
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Abstract:

This paper aims to inform readers of suggested directions for researching how mobile technology can enhance active student learning. These directions are informed by an online survey of our students in early 2007 and a contemporary literature search. We present the findings of our search of global best-practice in m-learning, gaps in the current literature are identified and five directions are suggested for 2007 m-learning research and development. We start discussing how to investigate these suggested directions. Our five suggested action research directions are all significant issues in m-learning and all need to be better investigated. If we are interested in enhancing student learning, a priority is to design mlearning and teaching strategies that involve active experiential learning. These strategies need to effectively support our learners' development of attitudes, understandings and skills in identified graduate attributes, curriculum objectives and stated learning outcomes. The development of wide support for an online body of knowledge of m-learning and teaching principles, strategies and effective, practical case-studies across all disciplines - an m-portal - is needed and can support and inform emerging national and international approaches to using mobile technologies to enhance learning. Guided by our findings and suggested research suggestions the authors hope to discuss, extend and develop collaborative partnerships for future action research, development and sponsorship at our ascilite 2007 conference workshop. © 2007 Andrew Litchfield, Laurel Evelyn Dyson, Elaine Lawrence and Agnieszka Zmijewska.

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