(Wiley and SAS Business Series) 1st Edition
by Scott McQuiggan (Author), Jamie McQuiggan (Author), Jennifer Sabourin (Author), Lucy Kosturko (Author)
Explore the game-changing technology that allows mobile learning to effectively reach K-12 students
Mobile Learning: A Handbook for Developers, Educators and Learners
provides research-based foundations for developing, evaluating, and
integrating effective mobile learning pedagogy. Twenty-first century
students require twenty-first century technology, and mobile devices
provide new and effective ways to educate children.
But with new
technologies come new challenges―therefore, this handbook presents a
comprehensive look at mobile learning by synthesizing relevant theories
and drawing practical conclusions for developers, educators, and
students.
Mobile devices―in ways that the laptop, the personal
computer, and netbook computers have not―present the opportunity to make
learning more engaging, interactive, and available in both traditional
classroom settings and informal learning environments. From theory to
practice, Mobile Learning explores how mobile devices are
different than their technological predecessors, makes the case for
developers, teachers, and parents to invest in the technology, and
illustrates the many ways in which it is innovative, exciting, and
effective in educating K-12 students.
- Explores how mobile devices can support the needs of students
- Provides examples, screenshots, graphics, and visualizations to enhance the material presented in the book
- Provides developers with the background necessary to create the apps their audience requires
- Presents the case for mobile learning in and out of classrooms as early as preschool
- Discusses
how mobile learning enables better educational opportunities for the
visually impaired, students with Autism, and adult learners.
If
you're a school administrator, teacher, app developer, or parent, this
topical book provides a theoretical, well-researched discussion of the
pedagogical theory and mobile learning, as well as practical advice in
setting up a mobile learning strategy.
