This work unites US and international contributors (many affiliated with Columbia University) in instructional technology, education, disabilities, cognitive studies, software development, teaching, and educational games. They give examples of how smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices can be used for learning at all levels, from apps to teach cooking to preschoolers, to training for mobile journalism. The book’s 19 chapters deal with topics such as mobile-assisted language learning, mobile devices for qualitative formative assessment, augmented reality technologies in education, collaboration via technology in the K-12 classroom, and mobile learning for sales force development. Of special interest is a case study of learning apps for a curriculum on film noir. The book includes b&w photos and process diagrams.
– ProtoView Reviews
The Handbook of Research on Mobile Learning in Contemporary Classroomms is a useful resource to help educators and researchers begin to navigate the brave new world of mobile learning in the contemporary classroom. Understanding that the contemporary classroom is not limited to the four walls that surround a school, the handbook, compiled in 2016, contains 19 entries by different signed authors, and includes chapters such as mobile learning for language learning, mobile learning for assessment, mobile games that may be conducive to learning, and mobile learning for social change.
To see full review, please click here.
– Sara Mofford