Informal Learning with PDAs and Smartphones
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G Clough, AC Jones, P Mcandrew, E Scanlon
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Volume 24, Number 5, ISSN 1365-2729 Publisher: Wiley
Abstract
There has been increasing interest in informal learning in recent years alongside interest in how such learning can be supported by technology. However, relatively little is known about the extent to which adults make use of their own mobile devices to support informal learning. In this study, a survey was used to investigate whether, and to what extent, experienced users of mobile devices use their mobile devices to support intentional informal learning. If so, do they make use of mobile device connectivity to support opportunistic informal learning and does such connectivity support or encourage collaborative informal learning? Experienced mobile device users were recruited from web forums and business, and asked whether they used their devices to support informal learning. A pattern of learning uses emerged, some of which deployed the mobile device capabilities relatively unchanged, others triggered adaptations to typical learning activities to provide a better fit to the needs of the learner. These informal learning activities provided the basis for the design of a flexible mobile learning framework that can be extended to support developments in mobile technology, and increasing use of Web 2.0 technologies by informal learners. (Contains 3 figures and 3 tables.)
Citation
Clough, G., Jones, A., Mcandrew, P. & Scanlon, E. (2008). Informal Learning with PDAs and Smartphones. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 24(5), 359-371. Wiley. Retrieved August 10, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/102452/.
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