An exploration of access to and use of mobile technologies for learning activities among higher education students
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Paper/Presentation Title | An exploration of access to and use of mobile technologies for learning activities among higher education students |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Murphy, Angela (Author), Farley, Helen (Author), Midgley, Warren (Author), Carter, Brad (Author), Lane, Michael (Author) and Hafeez-Baig, Abdul (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | University of Southern Queensland Research Colloquia and Showcase |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | Queensland, Australia |
ISBN | 9780987218827 |
Conference/Event | Research Colloquia and Showcase 2013 |
Event Details | Research Colloquia and Showcase 2013 Event Date 12 to end of 13 Jun 2013 Event Location Springfield, Australia |
Abstract | Recent research suggests that mobile technologies offer unique opportunities for students to become more engaged with learning activities beyond the boundaries of the learning management system (Matias & Wolf, 2013). Mobile technologies have the potential to facilitate collaboration and access to information resources anytime and anywhere. As a result, many educational researchers are exploring the potential for mobile technologies to enhance student learning experiences and mobile learning is becoming one of the fastest growing areas within the field of ICTs in education (Pegrum, Oakley & Faulkner, 2013). Due to the faced paced changes in mobile technologies, education institutions are cautious about investing resources in providing access to the latest devices and technologies. Education institutions are also often hampered by organisational culture and entrenched processes in their potential wide-scale support for innovative technologies (Maringai, Skourlas & Belsis, 2013). Development of environments that support students who wish to use their own devices to suit their needs and contexts has been proposed as a solution to overcome these challenges |
Keywords | mobile learning; m-learning; student preferences; digital literacy; learning technologies |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390499. Specialist studies in education not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Digital Futures Institute |
Faculty of Education | |
Department of Biological and Physical Sciences | |
School of Information Systems | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q24x3/an-exploration-of-access-to-and-use-of-mobile-technologies-for-learning-activities-among-higher-education-students
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