Implementing Mobile Learning Within Personal Learning Environments: A Study of Two Online Courses

This article presents a case-study of two distance learning courses, in order to address the question of universal adoption of mobile devices and applications by students, and the impact of these devices in personal learning environments (PLEs). First, a critical discussion of the value of these con...

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Autores principales:	José Bidarra, Nuno Sousa
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2020
Materias:	mobile learning personal learning environment social media open university Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:69f648ac2a1b4198a64144f78b83bdfb2021-12-02T19:20:52ZImplementing Mobile Learning Within Personal Learning Environments: A Study of Two Online Courses 10.19173/irrodl.v21i4.48911492-3831https://doaj.org/article/69f648ac2a1b4198a64144f78b83bdfb2020-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/4891https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831This article presents a case-study of two distance learning courses, in order to address the question of universal adoption of mobile devices and applications by students, and the impact of these devices in personal learning environments (PLEs). First, a critical discussion of the value of these concepts in the current technological context was carried out, followed by an analysis of their impact on educational use, based on data collected in online courses on physics and statistics at Universidade Aberta, the Portuguese Open University. The results indicated that all students have adopted mobile learning, and the make-up of an individual’s PLE depends more on the learning resources available rather than on gender or age. These findings can help provide more efficient ways to implement learning by connecting current social needs to learners’ mobile PLEs, particularly when flexibility of time and space are of utmost importance. Further studies at the Portuguese Open University will address a larger and more balanced sample of students across more course units. José BidarraNuno SousaAthabasca University Pressarticlemobile learningpersonal learning environmentsocial mediaopen universitySpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 21, Iss 4 (2020)
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description	This article presents a case-study of two distance learning courses, in order to address the question of universal adoption of mobile devices and applications by students, and the impact of these devices in personal learning environments (PLEs). First, a critical discussion of the value of these concepts in the current technological context was carried out, followed by an analysis of their impact on educational use, based on data collected in online courses on physics and statistics at Universidade Aberta, the Portuguese Open University. The results indicated that all students have adopted mobile learning, and the make-up of an individual’s PLE depends more on the learning resources available rather than on gender or age. These findings can help provide more efficient ways to implement learning by connecting current social needs to learners’ mobile PLEs, particularly when flexibility of time and space are of utmost importance. Further studies at the Portuguese Open University will address a larger and more balanced sample of students across more course units.
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Implementing Mobile Learning Within Personal Learning Environments: A Study of Two Online Courses

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