Mobile Learning in Pre-Service Teacher Education: Examining the Use of Professional Learning Networks

Autor/inn/en	Kearney, Matthew; Maher, Damian
Titel	Mobile Learning in Pre-Service Teacher Education: Examining the Use of Professional Learning Networks
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 35 (2019) 1, S.135-148 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
Schlagwörter	Electronic Learning; Preservice Teacher Education; Preservice Teachers; Handheld Devices; Communities of Practice; Individualized Instruction; Computer Oriented Programs; Computer Assisted Instruction; Cooperative Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Community; Individualisierender Unterricht; Computerprogramm; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Kooperatives Lernen
Abstract	Interest in how to use mobile devices to support teaching and learning has increased as technologies have become more sophisticated and ubiquitous. A recent focus in teacher education is the use of mobile devices to support teachers' professional learning networks (PLNs). This study investigates how pre-service teachers (PSTs) use mobile technologies to support different aspects of their PLN activities. The study uses a qualitative methodology, where data from focus group discussions, artefact collection, and participant journals kept by 11 final year PSTs provided nuanced insights into their mobile learning practices. A validated mobile pedagogical framework (Kearney, Schuck, Burden, & Aubusson, 2012) is used to analyse the data. Findings uncover a deeper understanding of exemplary mobile learning approaches in initial teacher education and have implications for effective preparation of PSTs for career-long professional learning. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: https://ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01