Sustaining Mobile Learning: Theory, research and practice

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Mobile technologies are one of the fastest growing areas of technology in education. For learners, they offer an appealing opportunity to transcend teacher-defined knowledge and approaches by being able to access multiple, alternative sources of information anytime and anywhere. While the pace of engagement with and research into the educational applications of mobile technologies has picked up dramatically in the last decade, there is no consolidated view of how to sustain the practices or opportunities that are being explored. Sustainability is a complex but crucial issue in mobile learning as educational institutions are usually required to make substantial investments in mobile devices and associated technologies, time and training to initiate mobile learning programs. The complexity of sustainable mobile learning programs is further exacerbated by the fast pace of change of digital technologies, where with every change, new possibilities are opened up and investments required. In addition, educators are still attempting to reconcile institutions of formal education with informal mobile learning. The book addresses these issues, with a particular focus on: exploring the challenges surrounding the sustainability of mobile learning in K-12 and higher education investigating the importance of sustaining mobile learning for diverse populations of students globally discussing theoretical models for the sustainability of mobile learning providing the reader with strategies for sustaining mobile learning. Presenting new research alongside theoretical models and ideas for practice, the book will appeal to researchers, academics, and postgraduate students in the fields of education and mobile learning, as well as those working in teacher education. Cover Title Copyright Contents List of figures and tables Contributors Foreword Preface 1 Sustaining innovation in learning with mobile devices: Key challenges 2 Sustaining the unsustainable: Reframing global learning for the twenty-first century 3 Waypoints along learning journeys in a mobile world 4 Professional development for sustaining a mobile learning-enabled curriculum 5 Sustaining mobile learning at a personal level: Mobile digital literacy 6 Supporting sustainability and innovation of mobile learning in a UK higher education institution 7 Sustaining mobile learning in inclusive environments: A universal design for learning approach 8 Sustaining learning with mobile devices through educational design for teaching presence 9 Sustaining mobile learning with pervasive game: An example of cultural history exploration 10 Augmented reality: Sustaining iPad-facilitated visualisation pedagogy in nursing 11 Achieving sustainable mobile learning through student-owned devices and student-generated multimedia content Index