An update/newsletter on development of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA).

Classrooms equipped with wirelessly networked tablets and handhelds can engage students in powerful collaborative learning activities that are otherwise impractical or impossible. However, the system must fulfill certain ...

This paper describes a study that investigated the informal learning practices of enthusiastic mobile device owners. Informal learning is far more widespread than is often realised. Livingston (2000) pointed out that ...

This paper reports on ongoing work that is being completed on developing a mlearning delivery package for apprentice bakers. These include: - a report on trials of formative assessment questions using the mass text ...

This paper focuses on an experience of blended learning (blended e-learning and blended m-learning). This experience is ongoing at present for the training of managers of Technological Transfer (TT), who work in an Italian ...

In this paper we present a hybrid SMS and web-based game-like learning system. We designed and practically proofed the SMS and web-based four tier system. Our main goal was to provide a community information service that ...

“Mr Flynn, I am getting better and better at using this PDA. Am I as good as you now?” The Learning2go mobile learning project in Wolverhampton has involved over 1000 learners in 18 learning establishments across ...

This short paper presents a prototype multimedia learning object that has been developed for the mobile phone. It outlines the rationale for this work and then discusses the issues raised and the design solutions that ...

Higher Education students are highly mobile; they move between learning venues such as lecture halls, the field, labs, home, and excursions. In order to understand how students used technology to support them in their ...

The MobilED initiative is aimed at designing teaching and learning environments that are meaningfully enhanced with mobile technologies and services. The MobilED deliverables are to develop a set of scenarios and ...