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Mobile Learning: 1998, 2008, 2018

The Journal

In its first decade, 1998-2008, "mobile learning" was all about getting devices into the hands of K-12 students and teachers. Why didn’t mobile learning catch on, then? Palms initially proliferated; then Pocket PCs. In those early days, there was plenty of excitement and energy — for good reason — amongst the early adopters.

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The Mobile Professor

Connecting 2 the World

The Mobile Adjunct Currently, I am involved in #adjunctchat, a community that meets on twitter at Tuesdays at 4:00 PM, New York time. In addition, Rettie''s (2008) research suggests that there are different ways in which devises are used depending on the level of intimacy between people using mobile devises.

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Are Smartphones in the Classroom a Smart Move?

The CoolCatTeacher

She authored Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education (published by ISTE in 2008), Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for the K-12 Educator (published by ISTE in 2011), Help Your Child Learn With Their Cell Phone and Web 2.0 Liz is currently co-chairing an auxiliary committee for the U.S.

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Recovering From 2020 Requires Supporting Students, Starting With Their Basic Needs

Edsurge

Despite having been here before, the 2008 recession resulted in little structural change to address these problems. Current public benefit policies promote “work first” even if it is low-wage, low-mobility work, unduly and unjustly discouraging education as a pathway to economic mobility and security.

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Distributed groups and mobile technology

Connecting 2 the World

How has mobile technology affected distributed groups? In a recent chapter I wrote about mobile technology, researchers (Ladner, 2008; Julsrud & Bakke, 2009) found that there is a blurring of the lines between work and home life. Portus (2008) had these findings in her study on mobile phone use in the Philippines.

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Social Identity and Mobile Technology

Connecting 2 the World

The focus of this post is on defining social identity as it relates to mobile technology. Cell phones and mobile technology has created a new level of social identity in which a person does not have to physically be present to categorize themselves or play a role expected when they perceive themselves as part of a group.

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9 Tips Every Teacher should Know about Google Scholar

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

You can for instance, choose a date range between 2008-2009 and Google Scholar will only return scholarly papers published during this time frame. To learn more about Google Scholar, check out its Help page.

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