The use of handheld devices such as laptops, tablets such as ipads and phablets to support learning has been a feature in the last three Horizon Reports. As mentioned briefly last year, we recently explored distinctive features of mobile learning (Kearney et al., 2012), focusing on 3 areas: collaboration, personalisation and authenticity, as described in the following screencast.
Kearney, M., Schuck, S., Burden, K., & Aubusson, P. (2012). Viewing mobile learning from a pedagogical perspective. Research in Learning Technology 20:
Mathew,
Excellent overview of mobile learning on the video and I have chosen in my Inquiry project in Doug Vass’s group Dewey group 4 to do Mobile tables used in science excursions.
I think issues such as collaboration, authentic learning and data production and utilisation digitally is very important and cannot be done in a classroom in the same manner.
Regards,
Jim Papaefstathiou