If you are interested on innovation, I strongly recommend 'Mobile Learning: Transforming the delivery of Education and Training', edited by Mohamed Ally in Canada (2009), AU Press, Athabasca University (also online). It contains a comprehensive view of advances, research and applications of Mobile Learning by experts from both European and American Universities. Do not miss the glossary, or the differences between e-learning and m-learning.
I am teacher and my children are in the compulsory education and, from my experience, I know that the question of mobile phones in education is reduced, generally, to a single word: ´forbidden´. However, there is a wide range of projects related with m-learning in the world.
ReplyDeleteI found an interesting UNESCO report which shows Mobiles Learning Initiatives.
Well, I think that mobile learning it's ok, but sometime the students need a teacher to solve their doubts, as well as a teacher can teach you some values that an electronic device could never teach. If the schools could find the midpoint between electronic devices and teachers, then it will be perfect!
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