Mobile learning use of smartphones in the post-pandemic era

Siu-Tsen, Shen and Prior, Stephen D. (2023) Mobile learning use of smartphones in the post-pandemic era. In, Lam, Artde Donald Kin-Tak, Prior, Stephen D., Shen, Siu-Tsen, Young, Sheng-Joue and Ji, Liang-Wen (eds.) System Innovation for a World in Transition: Applied System Innovation IX. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Applied System Innovation 2023 (ICASI 2023), Chiba, Japan, 21-25 April 2023. 9th International Conference on Applied System Innovation (21/04/23 - 25/04/23) CRC Press, pp. 184-187.

Abstract

Mobile learning in higher education is relatively new and has only been studied over the last 15 years. The outcomes of the existing literature (2007–22) are scattered in several directions: Self-Regulated Learning (SRL), Open Educational Practices (OEP), and Open Educational Resources (OER). During the COVID-19 pandemic, educational institutions were forced to adopt mobile learning strategies when schools, colleges and universities were closed. The authors have established what they term the A6 use metric to measure students’ and teachers’ performance in higher education based on their experiences and observations of: (i) Accessibility – representing the capacity of network technology; (ii) Affordability – representing the cost of ownership of smartphones/tablets; (iii) Adoptability – representing the individual's buying, downloading, installing, and starting to learn and use; (iv) Adaptability – representing …

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Author: Stephen D. Prior

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