The above are two examples espousing the positive benefits of mobile learning, one video and the other a link to an article about a study of the benefits of mobile technology. The article describes a wireless project that is sponsored by qualcomm that provided android tablets and wireless access to children in two year groups at two public schools who previously had limited access to this technology. The impact was demonstrable and measurable.
The above video is looking at the benefits of technology in Turkey, where mobile learning lorries (called fireflies) tour schools who do not have the resources to access traditional ict equipment. the second part of the video discusses certain reticence amongst teachers who feel a little usurped in their role as the Holder of Knowledge that is the traditional Gatekeeper idea of teaching. this is mirrored by one of the students in the top video who puts this into his own words.
References
http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/11/20/mobile-study-tablets-make-a-difference-in-teaching-and-learning.aspx
Using technology to improve teaching and learning in secondary schools.
A small-scale study of the effective use of technology in
secondary schools.
Department for Education.
January 2012.
http://www.naace.co.uk/
www.vital.ac.uk/
www.vital.ac.uk/
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