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Building Mobile Social Presence for U-Learning

Building Mobile Social Presence for U-Learning

Chih-Hsiung Tu, Marina S. McIsaac, Laura E. Sujo-Montes, Shadow Armfield
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781466645424|ISBN10: 1466645423|EISBN13: 9781466645431
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4542-4.ch005
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Tu, Chih-Hsiung, et al. "Building Mobile Social Presence for U-Learning." Technology Platform Innovations and Forthcoming Trends in Ubiquitous Learning, edited by Francisco Milton Mendes Neto, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 77-93. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4542-4.ch005

APA

Tu, C., McIsaac, M. S., Sujo-Montes, L. E., & Armfield, S. (2014). Building Mobile Social Presence for U-Learning. In F. Neto (Ed.), Technology Platform Innovations and Forthcoming Trends in Ubiquitous Learning (pp. 77-93). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4542-4.ch005

Chicago

Tu, Chih-Hsiung, et al. "Building Mobile Social Presence for U-Learning." In Technology Platform Innovations and Forthcoming Trends in Ubiquitous Learning, edited by Francisco Milton Mendes Neto, 77-93. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4542-4.ch005

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Abstract

Mobile learning environments are human networks that afford learners the opportunity to participate in creative endeavors, social networking, organize and reorganize social contents, learner-created cognitive space, and manage social acts anytime and anywhere through mobile technologies. Social interaction with mobile technology is very different from Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) or Web 2.0 networking technologies. Effective mobile interaction focuses on social-context awareness by integrating location-based technology, which is unique to mobile technology, not easily found in other types of commuting. This chapter proposes a model for mobile social presence consisting of four dimensions: enriching social context-awareness, managing location-based communication, personalizing multi-layered interactivity, and optimizing digital and social identities. Under each dimension there are a few suggested strategies or tips to assist educators in integrating them into their mobile instructions to enhance the mobile-social presence of learners.

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