On the Move
Mobile Learning for Development
1st Edition
Published on 1. April 2013
259 pages
978-1-62396-309-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book integrates research, action research, best practice and case studies detailing how some educators have embraced the opportunities afforded by mobile learning. In particular, it brings together a range of scenarios, solutions and discussions relating to mobile learning in development and other resource challenged contexts.
The book will appeal to elected public/government representatives, public service agencies, community groups, regional development bodies, researchers, educational technologists and others interested in mobile learning. Students on senior undergraduate or postgraduate courses in educational technology, education, development studies, information technology, information systems, business, health, and social work will find this book useful in their studies related to the application of mobiles in learning and development.
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Content
- Cover
- Series page
- On the Move: Mobile Learning for Development
- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
- Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part I: Appropriate Technologies for Mobile Learning
- Chapter 1: Mobile Learning and Traditional Students
- Chapter 2: Appropriate Technologies for Challenging Contexts
- Chapter 3: SMS or Apps?
- Chapter 4: MASLO
- Chapter 5: Use of Social Networking Websites for Mobile Learning Contexts
- Part II: Mobile Learning in Context
- Chapter 6: Research on Mobile Learning in Adult Education
- Chapter 7: Mobiles for Learning in Africa
- Chapter 8: Learning on Field Trips with Mobile Technology
- Chapter 9: Use of Mobile Learning to Train Healthcare Workers in Resource-Limited Settings
- Chapter 10: Inter-Generational Indigenous Knowledge Exchange and Mobile Phones
- Concluding Remarks
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors
