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Agnes Kukulska-Hulme
The Open University
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Mobile Usability in Educational Contexts: What have we learnt?
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 8, No. 2 (Jun 09, 2007)
The successful development of mobile learning is dependent on human factors in the use of new mobile and wireless technologies. The majority of mobile learning activity continues to take place on devices that were not designed with educational...
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Mobile Assistance for Personal Learning on a Massive Scale
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme
Despite efforts to increase participation in education across the globe, it remains an inaccessible right for millions of children and adults. Mobile learning, and specifically 'mobile assistance', can provide personal support to learners when...
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The Mobile usability in educational contexts
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme
Italian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 16, No. 2 (Jan 01, 2008) p. 22
Riflessioni sul rapporto fra le tecnologie mobile e la didattica, con particolare attenzione ai risultati ottenuti da alcuni studi sperimentali sul mobile learning. Viene analizzata l\u2019usabilita\u2019 dei dispositivi mobili nella formazione a...
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Will Mobile Learning Change Language Learning?
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme
ReCALL Vol. 21, No. 2 (May 2009) pp. 157–165
The use of mobile phones and other portable devices is beginning to have an impact on how learning takes place in many disciplines and contexts, including language learning. Learners who are not dependent on access to fixed computers can engage in...
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Learning Cultures on the Move: Where Are We Heading?
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 13, No. 4 (2010) pp. 4–14
The paper analyzes the globally recognized cultural move towards a more learner-centred education and discusses the implications for the adoption of mobile technologies and design for learning. Current expectations vis-a-vis learner attributes,...
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How should the higher education workforce adapt to advancements in technology for teaching and learning?
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 15, No. 4 (October 2012) pp. 247–254
In a time of change, higher education is in the position of having to adapt to external conditions created by widespread adoption of popular technologies such as social media, social networking services and mobile devices. For faculty members, there ...
Language: English
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Semi-Formal Learning Communities for Professional Development in Mobile Learning
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; John Pettit
Journal of Computing in Higher Education Vol. 20, No. 2 (November 2008) pp. 35–47
A major barrier to the uptake and integration of mobile technologies in teaching and learning is the lack of personal experience of mobile learning on the part of those involved in teaching and in the preparation of materials and methods of learner...
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Usability and Pedagogical Design: are Language Learning Websites Special?
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Lesley Shield
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 4235–4242
This paper explores the usability of e-learning websites, with particular reference to foreign language learning. Notions and concepts of usability are analyzed, and a definition of 'pedagogical usability' is proposed. The key issue is whether there ...
Topics: Languages
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On the Spot: Using Mobile Devices for Listening and Speaking Practice on a French Language Programme
Valerie Demouy; Agnes Kukulska-Hulme
Open Learning Vol. 25, No. 3 (November 2010) pp. 217–232
This paper presents and discusses the initial findings of a mobile language learning project undertaken in the context of an undergraduate distance-learning French language programme at The Open University (UK). The overall objective of the project...
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Are Language Learning Websites Special? Towards a Research Agenda for Discipline-Specific Usability
Lesley Shield; Agnes Kukulska-Hulme
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 15, No. 3 (July 2006) pp. 349–369
With the intention of defining an initial research agenda for discipline-specific factors in the usability of e-learning websites, this article focuses on the example of foreign language learning. First, general notions and concepts of usability are ...
Topics: English Language Arts, Language Arts, web design, human-computer interaction, online education, Evaluation, Pedagogy, Instructional Design, design, e-learning, web-based learning
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Going with the grain: Mobile devices in practice
John Pettit; Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Agnes Kukulska-Hulme
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 23, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2007)
Fifty-seven alumni of a global Masters program participated in research into their use of mobile devices. Drawing on questionnaire and interview data, the paper examines how far the devices were embedded in the personal and professional lives of...
Language: English
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An Overview of Mobile Assisted Language Learning: From Content Delivery to Supported Collaboration and Interaction
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Lesley Shield
ReCALL Vol. 20, No. 3 (September 2008) pp. 271–289
Mobile learning is undergoing rapid evolution. While early generations of mobile learning tended to propose activities that were carefully crafted by educators and technologists, learners are increasingly motivated by their personal learning needs,...
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Designed and User-Generated Activity in the Mobile Age
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; John Traxler; John Pettit
Journal of Learning Design Vol. 2, No. 1 (2007) pp. 52–65
The paper addresses the question of how to design for learning taking place on mobile and wireless devices. The authors argue that learning activity designers need to consider the characteristics of mobile learning; at the same time, it is vital to...
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Exploring Learners' and Teacher's Participation in Online Non-Formal Project-Based Language Learning
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Jessica Sampurna; Ursula Stickler
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching Vol. 8, No. 3 (July 2018) pp. 73–90
This article reports on the implementation of online project-based language learning in a non-formal educational context. Project-based learning may enable additional out-of-class language practice and digital technologies can support this activity, ...
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What Have We Learnt about Mobile LifeLong Learning (mLLL)?
Luciano Seta; Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Marco Arrigo
International Journal of Lifelong Education Vol. 33, No. 2 (2014) pp. 161–182
Mobile technologies are becoming ubiquitous in education, yet the wider implications of this phenomenon are not well understood. The paper discusses how mobile lifelong learning (mLLL) may be defined, and the challenges of forging a suitable...
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Meta-Analyses from a Collaborative Project in Mobile Lifelong Learning
Marco Arrigo; Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Inmaculada Arnedillo-Sanchez; Gabor Kismihok
British Educational Research Journal Vol. 39, No. 2 (April 2013) pp. 222–247
This paper focuses on the use of mobile technologies in relation to the aims of the European Union's Lifelong Learning programme. First, we explain the background to the notion of mobile lifelong learning. We then present a methodological framework...
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An Evaluation of the Informedia Digital Video Library System at the Open University
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Robert Van der Zwan; Terry DiPaolo; Vanessa Evers; Sarah Clarke
Journal of Educational Media Vol. 24, No. 2 (1999) pp. 131–36
Reports on an Open University evaluation study of the Informedia Digital Video Library System developed at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). Findings indicate that there is definite potential for using the system, provided that certain modifications ...
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Innovazione nel mobile learning
Immaculada Arnedillo-Snchez; Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Marcelo Milrad; Mike Sharples; Giasemi Vavoula
Italian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 16, No. 2 (Jan 01, 2008) p. 4
Descrizione, da una prospettiva europea, dell\u2019innovazione nel settore del mobile learning e l\u2019utilizzabilita\u2019 del mobile learning in contesti educativi. Vengono illustrate i principali progetti europei di m-learning e si esamina le...
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Representations of an Incidental Learning Framework to Support Mobile Learning
Eileen Scanlon; Mark Gaved; Ann Jones; Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Lucas Paletta; Ian Dunwell
International Conference on Mobile Learning 2014 (2014)
This paper discusses how the particular features of mobile learning can be harnessed to provide new informal learning opportunities in relation to context aware and location based learning. The MASELTOV project is developing representations of an...
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Mature Students Using Mobile Devices in Life and Learning
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Ana Carvalho; David Kennedy; John Pettit; Linda Bradley; Anthony Herrington; Aisha Walker
International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning Vol. 3, No. 1 (January 2011) pp. 18–52
The paper reports on research concerned with learners’ uses of mobile technologies based on an international survey that targeted students registered in selected master’s and doctoral programmes in Australia, Hong Kong, Portugal, Sweden, and the...
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Why and How Do Distance Learners Use Mobile Devices for Language Learning?
Valérie Demouy; Ann Jones; Qian Kan; Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Annie Eardley
The EUROCALL Review Vol. 24, No. 1 (2016) pp. 10–24
Most of the literature on mobile language learning is located in classroom contexts, and often concerns the use of resources developed by teachers or researchers. However, we also need to understand learner initiated practices, in informal as well...
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Investigating Digital Video Applications in Distance Learning
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Juanita Foster-Jones; Anne Jelfs; Elizabeth Mallett; Dawn Holland
Journal of Educational Media Vol. 29, No. 2 (July 2004) pp. 125–137
The paper gives a brief overview of the use of digital video in distance education, the background to The Open University's Digital Video Applications (DiVA) Project, the contexts in which the Digital Video Library system is being used and some...
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Innovation in Mobile Learning: A European Perspective
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Mike Sharples; Marcelo Milrad; Inmaculada Arnedillo-Sanchez; Giasemi Vavoula
International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning Vol. 1, No. 1 (January 2009) pp. 13–35
In the evolving landscape of mobile learning, European researchers have conducted significant mobile learning projects, representing a distinct perspective on mobile learning research and development. Our article aims to explore how these projects...
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Supporting Immigrant Language Learning on Smartphones: A Field Trial
Ann Jones; Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Lucy Norris; Mark Gaved; Eileen Scanlon; Jan Jones; Andrew Brasher
Studies in the Education of Adults Vol. 49, No. 2 (2017) pp. 228–252
The challenge of supporting immigrant language-learning and social integration has increased recently, leading to initiatives and projects that aim to provide assistance, including using smartphones in the course of daily activities. However, most...
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Creating Coherent Incidental Learning Journeys on Smartphones Using Feedback and Progress Indicators: The SCAMP Framework
Ann Jones; Mark Gaved; Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Eileen Scanlon; Charlie Pearson; Petros Lameras; Ian Dunwell; Jan Jones
International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning Vol. 6, No. 4 (October 2014) pp. 75–92
Although the motivating role of feedback and progress indicators is understood in formal learning, their role in supporting incidental mobile learning is less well understood. In this paper we argue that well-designed feedback and progress...
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Innovating Pedagogy 2020: Open University Innovation Report 8
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Elaine Beirne; Gráinne Conole; Eamon Costello; Tim Coughlan; Rebecca Ferguson; Elizabeth FitzGerald; Mark Gaved; Christothea Herodotou; Wayne Holmes; Conchúr Mac Lochlain; Mairéad Nic Giolla Mhichíl; Bart Rienties; Julia Sargent; Eileen Scanlon; Mike Sharples; Denise Whitelock
(2020) pp. 1–49
This series of reports explores new forms of teaching, learning, and assessment for an interactive world, to guide teachers and policy makers in productive innovation. This eighth report proposes ten innovations that are already in currency but have ...