Distance Learners' Use of Handheld Technologies: Mobile Learning Activity, Changing Study Habits, and the 'Place' of Anywhere Learning

Autor/inn/en	Cross, Simon; Sharples, Mike; Healing, Graham; Ellis, Jim
Titel	Distance Learners' Use of Handheld Technologies: Mobile Learning Activity, Changing Study Habits, and the 'Place' of Anywhere Learning
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 20 (2019) 2, S.223-241 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Handheld Devices; Electronic Learning; Distance Education; Study Habits; Undergraduate Students; Foreign Countries; Student Behavior; Study Facilities; Behavior Change; Student Attitudes; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Study behavior; Study behaviour; Studienverhalten; Ausland; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Großbritannien
Abstract	This study investigates how and where distance learners use handheld devices and the impact this has on learning habits, access to learning content and quality of work. It analyses the spatial dimension of anytime-anywhere learning and, with a focus on anywhere learning, it explores students' ongoing negotiation of the flow between and across study locations. The study concludes by proposing two new concepts: the "flow of places" and "place of space." These should help direct the framing of future studies into the places, spaces, and mobility of formal and informal seamless learning. A dataset comprising 446 responses from undergraduate students enrolled at the UK's largest distance learning university was analysed in respect to three research questions. All age groups, study levels, and disciplines were represented. Five key findings are: most students now use handheld devices for study-related learning; the distribution of study-related learning tasks was similar in all seven study places; there is a strong, statistically-significant correlation between the number of study places in which handheld devices are used and the number of study task types performed; two fifths of students using a handheld device for learning have noticed a change in study habit and benefit to learning; and multiple regression analysis shows three variables (number of study places, number of study tasks, and change in study habits) are predictors of finding it easier to access learning materials and improved quality of learners' work. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01