Classroom in a Pocket? Creating a Mobile eLearning Environment | Online Learning & eLearning - The Tech Edvocate
Classroom in a pocket? That’s right, says Matthew Lynch, Author at The Tech Edvocate.
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Technology has developed to the point where we carry around with us
pocketbook-sized computers that provide constant access to all the information
in the world. That’s pure magic, isn’t it? It also means that students have in
their hands, all the textbooks they might need, all the information related to
their courses and even a means to interpersonal contact with their lecturers
and other students.
Mobile learning is growing in popularity.
Did you know that 89% of smartphone users download apps, 50% of which are used
for learning, and 46% of learners use mobile learning before they go to sleep
at night? There are several mobile learning apps
on the market, many of them free, but if you want to create your eLearning app,
you need to keep the following factors in mind. Read more... Source: The Tech Edvocate
Hello, my name is Helge Scherlund and I am the Education Editor and Online Educator of this personal weblog and the founder of eLearning • Computer-Mediated Communication Center.
I have an education in the teaching adults and adult learning from Roskilde University, with Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) and Human Resource Development (HRD) as specially studied subjects. I am the author of several articles and publications about the use of decision support tools, e-learning and computer-mediated communication. I am a member of The Danish Mathematical Society (DMF), The Danish Society for Theoretical Statistics (DSTS) and an individual member of the European Mathematical Society (EMS). Note: Comments published here are purely my own and do not reflect those of my current or future employers or other organizations.
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