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Mobile Learning in a Social, Ethical, and Legal Environment

Mobile Learning in a Social, Ethical, and Legal Environment

John Traxler
ISBN13: 9781599049700|ISBN10: 1599049708|EISBN13: 9781599049717
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-970-0.ch033
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Traxler, John. "Mobile Learning in a Social, Ethical, and Legal Environment." Handbook of Research on Digital Information Technologies: Innovations, Methods, and Ethical Issues, edited by Thomas Hansson, IGI Global, 2008, pp. 522-534. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-970-0.ch033

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Traxler, J. (2008). Mobile Learning in a Social, Ethical, and Legal Environment. In T. Hansson (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Digital Information Technologies: Innovations, Methods, and Ethical Issues (pp. 522-534). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-970-0.ch033

Chicago

Traxler, John. "Mobile Learning in a Social, Ethical, and Legal Environment." In Handbook of Research on Digital Information Technologies: Innovations, Methods, and Ethical Issues, edited by Thomas Hansson, 522-534. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2008. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-970-0.ch033

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Abstract

The increasing diversity, availability and functionality of mobile and wireless technologies over the last four or five years has accelerated the proliferation of pilots and trials in mobile learning. But the evaluation of these has been methodologically and ethically flawed and consequently substantial and sustained mobile learning has not happened. These technologies are also transforming many aspects of society including ideas of communication, discourse, community, culture and ethics. Mobile learning is uniquely aligned to contribute to this transformed society but only once evaluators understand the ethical challenges. This chapter is important because it addresses the issue of the ethical evaluation of mobile learning.

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