Exploring the Transformative Potential of Bluetooth Beacons in Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	McDonald, Kieran; Glover, Ian
Titel	Exploring the Transformative Potential of Bluetooth Beacons in Higher Education
Quelle	In: Research in Learning Technology, 24 (2016), (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2156-7069
DOI	10.3402/rlt.v24.32166
Schlagwörter	Transformative Learning; Handheld Devices; Technology Uses in Education; Higher Education; Telecommunications; Information Technology; Art Education; Communities of Practice; Graphic Arts; Design; College Students; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom (Sheffield) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pädagogische Transformation; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Telekommunikationstechnik; Informationstechnologie; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Community; Grafik; Grafisches Gestaltung; Collegestudent; Ausland
Abstract	The growing ubiquity of smartphones and tablet devices integrated into personal, social and professional life, facilitated by expansive communication networks globally, has the potential to disrupt higher education. Academics and students are considering the future possibilities of exploiting these tools and utilising networks to consolidate and expand knowledge, enhancing learning gain. Bluetooth beacon technology has been developed by both Apple and Google as a way to situate digital information within physical spaces, and this paper reflects on a beacon intervention in a contemporary art school in higher education conducted by the authors intended to develop a situated community of practice in Art & Design. The paper describes the project, including relevant theoretical foundations and background to the beacon technology, with regards to the potential of using these devices to create a connected learning community by enhancing learning and facilitating knowledge creation in a borderless learning space. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01