Augmented Learning--Spreading Your Wings beyond the Classroom
ARTICLE
Vickel Narayan, Catherine Davis, Robin Gee
Research in Learning Technology Volume 20, ISSN 2156-7069
Abstract
The dramatic advancements in technology over the last 5 years have created an environment that could support learning that surpasses anything we would have seen, experienced or imagined before. While new technologies offer considerable opportunities for improved learning, their use however has remained as a plug-on to traditional teaching methods. In this article, we discuss the impact of reinvigorating two courses where the use of Mobile Web 2.0 (MW2.0) tools was embedded within the learning process with an aim of enabling learner-generated content and context. Students and staff in this collaborative project, from two different courses, were equipped with iPhone 4s and iPad 2s for the duration of the course (n = 36, 16-week semester). A participatory action research method was used to evaluate the project and to scaffold the staff into learning and teaching in the twenty-first century. The pedagogical approach underpinning this project and the design for use of MW2.0 tools are discussed. Examples of artefacts created by the students in the project are outlined and provide an overview of the different contexts students interacted in. (Contains 1 table and 4 figures.) [This paper was published in the ALT-C 2012 Conference Proceedings.]
Citation
Narayan, V., Davis, C. & Gee, R. (2012). Augmented Learning--Spreading Your Wings beyond the Classroom. Research in Learning Technology, 20,. Retrieved August 9, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/167819/.
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Keywords
- action research
- College Instruction
- Computer Assisted Instruction
- Electronic Publishing
- focus groups
- Foreign Countries
- Handheld Devices
- instructional design
- Instructional Effectiveness
- Interviews
- learning strategies
- Multimedia Materials
- participatory research
- social networks
- Student Surveys
- teaching methods
- Web 2.0 Technologies
- Web Sites