ERIC Number: EJ1137789
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Apr
Pages: 15
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Integration of iPad-Based M-Learning into a Creative Engineering Module in a Secondary School in England
Li, Yulong; Liu, Xiaojing
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, v16 n2 p43-57 Apr 2017
Mobile learning (M-learning) has become a popular topic in educational research, in previous research there have been many studies on attitude to M-learning directed towards staff, parents and students; however, limited research has focused on the comparison between teachers and students in the context of creative engineering and their respective opinions on issues of M-learning (iPad-based), comparing with other stakeholders' opinions. The study investigates the integration of iPad-based M-learning into a creative engineering module in a secondary school in England, applying a problem-based learning pedagogy. By using a case study approach involving semi-structure interviews, group interviews, and observation, the research participants, this research found that all of whom were involved in the creative engineering module, have a relatively objective and rational opinion of the affordance of the iPad, and the teachers were generally positive about the benefits of iPad-based M-learning in terms of discussing how it has changed learning as a whole. The results also challenge previous claims that the outcomes of M-learning are difficult to assess, thereby advocating a case-to-case assessment of the outcomes of M-learning. Some limitations of iPad-based M-learning were first discovered. The school's iPad policy integrates building of an online platform, evaluating teachers' belief in iPad-based M-learning and the expectations of students, irregular teacher-student communication, teachers' and students' self-training to facilitate iPad-based M-learning. However, the formal training in iPad use provided by the school was not well thought of by the research participants.
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Secondary Education, Semi Structured Interviews, Observation, Attitude Measures, Teaching Methods, Secondary School Teachers, Engineering, Problem Based Learning, Case Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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