Learning through mobile devices: Leveraging affordances as facilitators of engagement
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
4-2019
Abstract
With the continued and growing popularity of learning through mobile devices, the need for identifying facilitators of effective learning remains critical. Learning through mobile devices is unique in that it presents new challenges, such as the small or limited screen size for presenting learning content and the need for adaptive interface design. Hence, one needs to identify and develop positive affordances that can facilitate learner engagement and address negative affordances to generate the most positive learning and performance outcomes. This paper provides theoretical perspectives as well as reviews the literature to identify the most relevant considerations of design affordances in a mobile learning context. We synthesise the findings from the literature to propose an affordance-centric development framework to guide future research and practice, as well as put forth recommendations for learning through mobile devices.Keywords
Keywords
mobile learning, affordances, engagement, design, cognitive load
Discipline
Databases and Information Systems | Educational Methods
Research Areas
Data Science and Engineering
Publication
International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation
Volume
13
Issue
2
First Page
152
Last Page
170
ISSN
1746-725X
Identifier
10.1504/IJMLO.2019.098193
Publisher
Inderscience
Citation
ESCHENBRENNER, Brenda and NAH, Fiona Fui-hoon.
Learning through mobile devices: Leveraging affordances as facilitators of engagement. (2019). International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation. 13, (2), 152-170.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/9984
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMLO.2019.098193
