Mobile Learning in Distance Education: Utility or Futility?

Autor/inn/en	Koole, Marguerite; McQuilkin, Janice Letkeman; Ally, Mohamed
Titel	Mobile Learning in Distance Education: Utility or Futility?
Quelle	In: Journal of Distance Education, 24 (2010) 2, S.59-82 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0830-0445
Schlagwörter	Electronic Learning; Distance Education; Online Courses; Technology Uses in Education; Information Technology; Handheld Devices; Social Networks; Network Analysis; Likert Scales; Questionnaires; Instructional Effectiveness; Courseware; Foreign Countries; Computer Mediated Communication; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Informationstechnologie; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Netzplantechnik; Likert-Skala; Fragebogen; Unterrichtserfolg; Lernsoftware; Ausland; Computerkonferenz; Kanada
Abstract	Can mobile technology improve flexibility and quality of interaction for graduate students in distance programs? This paper reports the results of an innovative study exploring the usability, learning, and social interaction of mobile access to online course materials at a Canadian distance education university. Through a system called MobiGlam, students accessed Moodle course materials on a variety of mobile devices. The Framework for the Rational Analysis of Mobile Education (FRAME) model (Koole, 2006) was used to examine the complexities of this mobile system, its perceived usefulness, and potential impact on distance students. The researchers recommend further study of the balance between the controls and constraints of social technologies and the needs of distance students. Is there a way to achieve a balance so as to encourage adaptation to new technologies and a greater sense of "connectedness" among learners? As a result of the study, the researchers remain supportive of "device-agnostic" mobile tools that permit the greatest freedom of choice to distance learners. (Contains 4 figures and 14 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10