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Informal Learning Evidence in Online Communities of Mobile Device Enthusiasts
(2007-10-05)
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 ...
EXPLORING THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF M-LEARNING WITHIN AN INTERNATIONAL DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMME
(2007-10-09)
Imagine you are a student, studying as a postgraduate on a distance learning Masters course, offered by a UK institution. You are based in a developing country in Africa, employed full time, and due to the nature of your ...
Experienced young PDA users set their own standards for m-learning
(2007-10-09)
“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 ...
Authoring design patterns for user & device dependant adaptive data presentation
(2007-10-05)
In 2000 the iSign project started as a virtual web-based laboratory for students of study program electrical engineering. Continuous development in the last years led to a heterogeneous learning environment offering learning ...
Developming multimedia mLearning for mobiles
(2007-10-05)
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 ...
Reflections on Success: A retrospective of the mLearn conference series 2002-2005
(2007-10-17)
mLearn is now in its fifth year. Although mobile learning has a much longer history, the
inauguration of a conference for learning in the mobile age marked an important point in its
development. This paper takes a ...
‘My grandfather is dead’: narratives of culture and curriculum
(2007-10-09)
Curriculum, the term used to denote a course of study, has been understood in recent years as a documented program developed by experts and managed by an education authority. In many cases this has resulted in a focus on ...
Where is the “m” in Skills for Life?
(2007-10-09)
There are changes afoot in the world of Skills for Life. The post-Moser “golden era” in which the teaching of literacy and numeracy moved from the shadows into the spotlight may be about to shift focus. Is there still a ...
Using Mobile Learning to Enhance the Quality of Nursing Practice Education
(2007-10-18)
The purpose of this paper is to review the research literature pertaining to the use of mobile devices in Nursing Education and assess the potential of mobile learning (m-learning) for Nursing practice education experiences ...
Le nouveau rôle des organisations de l’économie sociale: perspectives économique et sociale
(Concordia University, 2007)
This presentation to a 2007 seminar in Vancouver, Canada, of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was based on research compiled for the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) in ...