Mobile technology in education: Uses and benefits

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

3-2007

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the benefits that mobile technology can provide in education. From a review of the literature and interviews with individuals in the field of education, we developed an activitybased model to associate the uses of mobile technology with their benefits. The model first identifies the general uses of mobile technology in education and the specific activities that they encompass. Then, the benefits from their uses are identified with overarching themes emerging as follows: greater efficiencies and effectiveness in learning, increased individual support and opportunities for personal development, better methods of collaborating and communicating and greater exposure to technology.

Discipline

Databases and Information Systems | Instructional Media Design

Research Areas

Data Science and Engineering

Publication

International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation

Volume

1

Issue

2

First Page

159

Last Page

183

ISSN

1746-725X

Identifier

10.1504/IJMLO.2007.012676

Publisher

Inderscience

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMLO.2007.012676

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