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Empirical Research into Students’ Mobile Phones and Their Use for Learning

Empirical Research into Students’ Mobile Phones and Their Use for Learning

Claire Bradley, Debbie Holley
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781466621398|ISBN10: 1466621397|EISBN13: 9781466621404
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2139-8.ch020
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Bradley, Claire, and Debbie Holley. "Empirical Research into Students’ Mobile Phones and Their Use for Learning." Innovations in Mobile Educational Technologies and Applications, edited by David Parsons, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 318-333. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2139-8.ch020

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Bradley, C. & Holley, D. (2013). Empirical Research into Students’ Mobile Phones and Their Use for Learning. In D. Parsons (Ed.), Innovations in Mobile Educational Technologies and Applications (pp. 318-333). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2139-8.ch020

Chicago

Bradley, Claire, and Debbie Holley. "Empirical Research into Students’ Mobile Phones and Their Use for Learning." In Innovations in Mobile Educational Technologies and Applications, edited by David Parsons, 318-333. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2139-8.ch020

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Abstract

This paper reports on empirical research conducted to find out about higher education students’ mobile phone ownership, and the ways in which they are using their mobiles for learning. A survey with a group of first-year students has been followed up by an in-depth study, in which three students were lent Flip Video Camcorders to capture their mobile learning activities and were interviewed to discover more about their practice. The video footage and interview data have been compiled into three rich case studies which help us to better understand students’ practice and attitudes towards mobile learning. The paper focuses on the survey data and the three case studies, which were analysed using grounded theory. The outcomes of this research can inform the work of educators seeking to design effective mobile learning activities that build on existing student practice and extend mobile learning within the blend of learning activities that we offer students.

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