University student experiences of mobile learning: one year beyond commencement

Shelley Kinash, Jeffrey Brand, Trishita Mathew and Ron Kordyban

International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2013, vol. 13, issue 2, 201-217

Abstract: Mobile learning was an embedded component in the pedagogical design of an innovative undergraduate course, Digital Media and Society. This paper reports the experiences and perceptions of 189 students over three semesters in 2010 and 2011. Students were given the option of using their own devices or a university loaned iPad. The iPads were loaded with an electronic textbook and a mobile application of the learning management system. Feedback from students on mobility and the electronic text was positive and optimistic overall. However, the majority of these students were not convinced that the trial made a difference to their learning.

Keywords: M-learning; mobile learning; mobile technologies; cellular communications; pedagogy; pedagogical innovation; iPad; Apple; e-book readers; electronic books; tablet computers; digital books; student perceptions; electronic textbooks; Blackboard; learning management systems; LMS; educational software; Australia; student experiences; pedagogical design; innovative courses; undergraduate courses; digital media; society; mobile applications; student feedback; mobility; electronic texts; Bond University; Queensland; universities; higher education. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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