Contents
INTRODUCTION
Mohamed Ally
Athabasca University, Canada
PART ONE: Advances in Mobile Learning
Chapter 1
Current State of Mobile Learning
John Traxler
University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Chapter 2
A Model for Framing Mobile Learning
Marguerite L. Koole
Athabasca University, Canada
PART TWO: Research on Mobile Learning
Chapter 3
Mobile Distance Learning with PDAs: Development and Testing of Pedagogical and System Solutions
Supporting Mobile Distance Learners
Torstein Rekkedal and Aleksander Dye
Norwegian School of Information Technology
& NKI Distance Education, Norway
Chapter 4
Using Mobile Learning to Enhance
the Quality of Nursing Practice Education
Richard F. Kenny and Caroline Park
Athabasca University, Canada
Jocelyne M. C. Van Neste-Kenny, Pamela A. Burton, and Jan Meiers
North Island College, Canada
Chapter 5
Informal Learning Evidence in Online Communities of Mobile Device Enthusiasts
Gill Clough, Ann C. Jones, Patrick McAndrew, and Eileen Scanlon
The Open University, United Kingdom
Chapter 6
M-learning: Positioning Educators for a Mobile, Connected Future
Kristine Peters
Flinders University, Australia
PART THREE: Applications of Mobile Learning
Chapter 7
Practitioners as Innovators: Emergent Practice in Personal Mobile Teaching, Learning, Work, and
Leisure
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme and John Pettit
The Open University, United Kingdom
Chapter 8
Design and Development of Multimedia Learning Objects for Mobile Phones
Claire Bradley, Richard Haynes, John Cook, Tom Boyle, and Carl Smith
London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Chapter 9
From E-learning to Mobile Learning: New Opportunities
Michelle
Pieri and Davide Diamantini
University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Chapter 10
MobilED – Mobile Tools and
Services Platform for Formal and Informal Learning
Merryl Ford
Meraka Institute, South Africa
Teemu Leinonen
Helsinki University of Art and Design, Finland
Chapter 11
Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of M-learning within an International Distance
Education Programme
Jon Gregson
University of London External System, United Kingdom
Dolf Jordaan
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Chapter 12
Using Mobile Technologies for Multimedia Tours in a Traditional Museum Setting
Laura Naismith and M. Paul Smith
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Chapter 13
Use of Mobile Technology for Teacher Training
Jocelyn
Wishart
University of Bristol, United Kingdom