Mobile Learning in Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxxix

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2. Asia-Pacific Regional Perspectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction: Supporting the Sustainable Implementation of Mobile Learning for Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region

      • Angela Murphy, Helen Farley

      Pages 3-23

   3. A Framework for Designing Transformative Mobile Learning

      • Thomas Cochrane, Laurent Antonczak, Matthew Guinibert, Danni Mulrennan, Vernon Rive, Andrew Withell

      Pages 25-43

   4. Ethical Issues Surrounding the Adoption of Mobile Learning in the Asia-Pacific Region

      • Laurel Evelyn Dyson, Jocelyn Wishart, Trish Andrews

      Pages 45-65

3. East Asia

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67

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   2. Electronic Schoolbag and Mobile Learning in China: Design Principles and Educational Innovations

      • Xiang Ren

      Pages 69-87

   3. Implementing Sustainable Mobile Learning Initiatives for Ubiquitous Learning Log System Called SCROLL

      • Noriko Uosaki, Hiroaki Ogata, Kousuke Mouri, Mahdi Choyekh

      Pages 89-114

   4. Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) for Intercultural Communication: A Qualitative Study of International Students in the Republic of Korea

      • Aaron W. Pooley

      Pages 115-134

4. South-East Asia

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135

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   2. A Historical Review of Mobile Learning Research in Malaysia and Its Implications for Malaysia and the Asia-Pacific Region

      • Norazah Mohd Nordin, Mohamed Amin Embi, Helmi Norman, Ebrahim Panah

      Pages 137-150

   3. Investigating Mobile Learning in Higher Education in Lao PDR and Cambodia

      • Ann Starasts, Maiyer Xiong, Tyneth Ly

      Pages 151-172

   4. The State of Practice of Mobile Learning in Universitas Terbuka Indonesia

      • Dewi Padmo, Tian Belawati, Olivia Idrus, Lidwina Sri Ardiasih

      Pages 173-190

   5. Analysing Mobile Learning Acceptance in the World Heritage Town of Luang Prabang, Lao PDR

      • Yew Siang Poong, Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi, Jun -ichi Takada

      Pages 191-211

   6. Creating Apps: A Non-IT Educator’s Journey Within a Higher Education Landscape

      • Emelyn Sue Qing Tan, Yuen Jien Soo

      Pages 213-238

   7. Facebook on Mobile Phones: A Match Made in the Cloud?

      • Serge Gabarre, Cécile Gabarre, Rosseni Din

      Pages 239-253

   8. Authentic Mobile Application for Enhancing the Value of Mobile Learning in Organic Chemistry and Its Pedagogical Implications

      • Othman Talib, Tenku Putri Norishah Tenku Shariman, Azraai Othman

      Pages 255-277

   9. The Use of Structured Academic Controversy in a Mobile Environment to Broaden Student Perspectives and Understanding in the Social Sciences

      • Kenneth Y. T. Lim, Horn Mun Cheah

      Pages 279-295

   10. Enhancing Oral Communication Skills Using Mobile Phones Among Undergraduate English Language Learners in Malaysia

       • Ramiza Darmi, Peter Albion

       Pages 297-314

   11. Mobile Learning Student-Generated Activities from Students’ Perspectives: Malaysian Context

       • Shamsul Arrieya Ariffin

       Pages 315-339

If mobile technologies are to be effectively used in education, how do we best implement sustainable mobile solutions for teaching and learning? The aim of this handbook is to support educators and policy makers who are investing in innovations in digital education to develop effective and sustainable mobile learning solutions for higher education environments. 

Authors from sixteen countries across the Asia-Pacific region have collaborated to share their experiences with developing and implementing mobile learning initiatives. These projects focus on a variety of aspects of mobile learning innovation, from the trial adoption of existing social media platforms on mobile devices and the development of specialised applications or mobile learning systems, to the large-scale, interuniversity implementation of technologies and pedagogies to support mobile learning. 

Each chapter addresses challenges and solutions at one or more levels of mobile learning innovation within the education system, encompassing the student perspective, the educator perspective, technical processes, policies and organisational strategy, and leadership. The book also offers a unique perspective on the integration of mobile learning innovations within the educational, political and cultural environments of Asia-Pacific countries.

• Mobile learning
• m-learning
• sustainability in education
• innovation in education
• Asia-Pacific education
• Organisational change
• Diversity in education
• Educational technology
• Technology-enhanced learning
• Higher education
• Mobile technologies
• Technology in higher education
• mobile technologies for learning
• Mobile Learning Evaluation Framework
• learning and instruction

• University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia

  Angela Murphy, Helen Farley, Hazel Jones

• University of Technology Sydney, Kirribilli, Australia

  Laurel Evelyn Dyson

Angela Murphy is the learning analytics manager at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia. She has been employed at USQ as a research fellow in the Australian Digital Futures Institute since 2011 (now Digital Life Lab). Her work included a 3-year USQ-led Collaborative Research Network (CRN) project with the Australian National University and the University of South Australia to develop an evaluation framework for sustainable mobile learning initiatives in higher education environments. Her research involved exploring the experiences of
students, educators and leaders in the Asia-Pacific region who were actively engaged in mobile learning or mobile learning innovation. 


Helen Farley is an associate professor within the Digital Life Lab at the University of Southern Queensland. Her research interests include investigating the affordances of emerging digital technologies, including virtual worlds, augmented reality and mobile technologies, in formal and informal learning. She led the CRN-funded project to develop a Mobile Learning Evaluation Framework, working with Dr. Angela Murphy. She is passionate about digital inclusion and leads the $4.4 million Making the Connection project which recently received an Australian Award for University Teaching for Programs that Enhance Learning. Associate Professor Farley has published extensively and is a featured speaker at both educational technology and corrections conferences. She is also on the ASCILITE executive committee and chairs the community mentoring portfolio.



Laurel Evelyn Dyson is an Honorary Associate in Information Technology at the University of Technology, Sydney, and founding president of anzMLearn, the Australian and New Zealand Mobile Learning Group, established in 2009. She has published over 75 papers and books, which include research into the innovative use of mobile technology to enhance student learning and the adoption of mobile technologies by Indigenous people. She has three decades of experience teaching in the university and adult education sector and is the recipient of five faculty, university and national teaching awards, three best paper awards and two Reconciliation awards. Her most recent book is Indigenous People and Mobile Technologies.

Hazel Jones is currently an Educational Designer and a PhD candidate at University of Southern Queensland Australia. Her research interests are in higher education and learning analytics, with an emphasis on support for online learning and teaching and for working with academics to provide quality learning environments for their students. She has worked in educational design and development roles at universities around Australia for over 15 years.

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