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Mobile Learning in K-12 Education: Personal Meets Systemic

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Mobile Learning Design

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This paper investigates one school’s journey towards integrating mobile learning within its institutional structures. This includes a comparison of the school’s objectives against mobile learning affordances. The approach takes into account the cultural contexts, dynamic nature of digital change, and school structural challenges that impact on providing worthwhile education outcomes. Several in-school case reviews on mobile learning use within the school look at mobile learning integration. As well as providing insights for other schools to consider, possible ways forward are presented for better understanding the dynamic relationship between mobile learning and school intentions, as well as challenges that go with ever-evolving digital technologies.

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    John Turner

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  1. Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Daniel Churchill

  2. BGI College, Genomics, Educational Resource BGI College, Genomics, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Jie Lu

  3. Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Education, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Thomas K.F. Chiu

  4. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of New South Wales Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Sydney, Australia

    Bob Fox

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Turner, J. (2016). Mobile Learning in K-12 Education: Personal Meets Systemic. In: Churchill, D., Lu, J., Chiu, T., Fox, B. (eds) Mobile Learning Design. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0027-0_13

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