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3G (third generation), 76, 93, 115, 127, 163, 225, 233, 236, 239, 242, 283

A

ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), 63
Ally, Mohamed, 77, 82, 84–85, 137, 224
always-online, 52, 61–63, 66, 68
assimilation bias, 30, 40
audiocast, 204–5, 207

B

beaming, 83, 104–5, 272
behaviourism, 224
blog, 71, 104–5, 111, 143, 147, 151, 163, 201, 266, 268–69, 273–74, 277
- mobile, 142, 151, 238, 243
Bluetooth, 35, 83, 105, 111, 114, 129–30, 158, 178
Bradley, Claire, 138, 159, 164

C

Chapota, Rex, 246
chunking information, 33
chunks, 34, 166
cognitive
- abilities, 29, 78
- changes, 37
- load, 25, 33–34, 41, 46, 78, 204
- structures, 30
- tasks, 29, 32, 34, 78
cohesion, 160, 200
collaboration tools, 35, 46
collaborative
- activities, 104–5, 224, 241
- behaviour, 207
- learning, 12, 101, 104–5, 111, 240
community of practice, 9, 16, 265
constructivism, 26, 224
constructivist, 224, 240, 266

D

data transfer, 35, 236
- limited rate, 53
decoupling, 160
device usability, 26–28, 32–34, 46, 77, 82
distance education, 37, 51, 55, 57, 59, 76, 135–36, 225
distance learning, 17–21, 52, 56–57, 68, 186, 216, 227, 235, 240–41
- blended, 13
- online, 62
- paper-based, 119
- postgraduate, 215, 218
DLP (Distance Learning Programme), 139, 216–20, 225–28, 233, 235, 237, 240, 244–45

E

e-books, 103–4, 108, 143–44, 146, 184, 269
e-education, 130, 197
e-learning, 12–18, 51, 76, 116, 119, 129, 184, 186, 193, 218–19, 226–27, 266
- blended, 186–88, 191, 193
- portable, 12
- tethered, 9, 14–16
encoding, 30–31, 41
e-News, 140, 146–47

F

flexible learning, 113–14, 116–17, 158
formal learning, 10, 26, 36, 40, 99–104, 106–11, 130, 136–38, 148, 150, 152, 195, 197–98, 202, 211, 224, 243, 266, 279–80
formative evaluation, 85
FRAME (Framework for the rational analysis of mobile education), 25–27, 34, 38–39, 41, 75, 77, 82–86, 94, 252, 257
free-choice learning, 249

G

GLO (Generative Learning Object), 176, 178
GPRS (General Packet Radio Services), 76, 85, 88–90, 95, 98, 101, 107, 111, 233, 236, 242, 266, 268
GPS (Global Positioning Systems), 16, 100, 104, 106, 111, 120

H

handheld
- computers, 11–12, 15, 117, 191, 266, 268, 279
- devices, 10, 16, 69, 103, 107–8, 253–54, 256–61
Haynes, Richard, 159
health care, 77, 79, 82, 84, 90
HLT (Human Language Technologies), 286

I

ICT (Information and Communication Technology), 114, 119, 127, 139, 197, 204–6, 229–30, 232–33, 238–39, 241, 246, 270, 274, 277
informal learning, 10, 26, 36, 99–103, 106–9, 111, 130, 137–38, 148, 150, 152, 195, 197–98, 266, 279–80
- intentional, 101
- unintentional, 101
interaction, 26, 31–32, 36–39, 41, 46–47, 52, 56–58, 72, 82, 84, 148, 151–52, 165, 177, 190, 205, 207, 217, 220, 224, 241, 260, 262
interface design, 14, 29, 163, 165, 173
iPAQs, 76, 85, 88–89, 91–92, 94–95, 255, 257, 259
iPods, 14–15, 144–45
IP telephony, 63, 67–68
IVR (Instant Voice Response), 225

J

just-in-time
- information, 120, 274
- learning, 33–34, 46
- version, 15

K

Kitwala, Emmanuel, 246

L

language technologies, 199, 201–2
learner-content interaction, 37
learning
- authentic, 18
- blended, 183–86
- constructivist, 111
- device-related, 109
- eyes-free, 15
- hands-free, 15
- interactive, 215
- personalized, 17
- portable, 128
- situated, 18, 128
- by discovery, 30
learning objects, 15, 127, 157–59, 162–67, 169–71, 173–78, 191, 210, 224, 243, 281
“Learning to Learn” (course), 70
LMS (Learning Management System), 53–55, 64
location-based content, 136

M

Matsimbe, Mike, 246
MCSCL (Mobile Computer Supported Collaborative Learning), 224
mediation, 26, 39, 130
memory
- episodic, 30–31
- semantic, 31
Microsoft Reader, 60
MLEARN (conference), 9, 11, 13, 155
m-learning, blended, 188–89, 193
mLMS (Mobile Learning Management System), 64–65
MLO (Mobile Learning Objects), 174, 176–77, 190–92
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), 64, 69–70, 203, 207–8, 211, 233, 238
MobilED (Mobile Tools and Services Platform for Formal and Informal Learning), 195, 207, 209–12
mobile education, 11, 13, 15, 17–21, 25
mobile interface, 110, 130
mobile learning, situated, 12
mobile learning objects, 170, 172, 174, 176, 190
mobile learning technologies, 17, 20
mobile telephony, 76, 114–15, 125, 131
mobile workforce, 14, 118
mobility, 10, 14–15, 76, 92, 103, 107, 118–19, 128, 150, 176, 233, 279
moblogging, 145
MP3, 68, 76, 127, 139, 141, 144–45, 149–51, 163, 165, 287
Mp3 audio files, 68, 144–45, 149, 163, 239
MP3 players, 76, 127, 139, 141, 144–45, 149–51, 165
m-teaching, 265
m-technologies, 114, 118, 122–24, 126–28
multimedia, 17, 30, 45, 158, 175, 195, 199, 202, 233, 236, 238, 250–51, 281
multimedia learning object, 157–58
multimedia tours, 247, 252
multimodal channels, 158

N

Naismith, Laura, 247, 262, 266, 275
navigation, 62, 64–66, 165, 167, 169, 173, 175, 262
NKI (Norwegian Knowledge Institute), 51–57, 61–63, 65–66, 69–72
nursing, mobile learning in, 79–80

O

OLE (Online Learning Environment), 66, 216–17, 219–20, 228, 230–31, 235, 240
online
- collaboration, 150
- communities, 99, 145, 150, 219
- courses, 53, 70
- diary, 105
- learning, 55, 57
Open Source, 199, 201

P

Park, Caroline, 81, 83, 184
PDA (personal digital assistant), 13, 67, 76, 81, 83–88, 100, 102–5, 107, 110, 117–18, 124, 127, 138, 141–42, 144, 149, 159, 163–64, 171, 184, 192, 265–77
PDP (personal development plan), 187
pedagogy, 11, 20–21, 84, 160, 197, 226, 240
- distance learning, 240
Peer support, 204
personal learning device, 145
pervasive image capture, 138
Pettit, John, 135, 141, 148
Pocket PC, 53, 58, 120, 188–89, 191–92, 252–53, 255, 257, 262
podcast, 100, 104, 107–8, 144, 149, 203
portable devices, 33, 92, 139, 159, 184, 210
portable keyboard, 52, 58

R

remote access, 281
repository, 220, 228, 240, 281
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), 254–55
RLO (Reusable Learning Object), 158–61, 182

S

SADC (Southern African Development Community), 215, 218, 222, 225–26, 228–29, 233, 238, 244, 246, 289
scaffolding, 117, 161, 176
Smart phones, 13, 69, 76, 100–108, 110, 115, 139, 141, 143, 149, 152, 223, 225, 266, 277, 279
Smith, Paul, 246–47
SMS (Short Messaging Service), 34, 64, 69–71, 115, 126–28, 143, 150, 197, 201–11, 225, 234, 236–39, 267, 272
social
- change, 17, 114
- computing, 83
- social constructivism, 27, 36, 38
- interaction, 25, 31, 36, 47, 55, 75, 77–78, 101, 139, 141–45, 151, 258
- software, 55–56, 201, 243, 245
- technology, 26–27, 33–36, 46
speech, synthetic, 67–68
speech synthesizer, 202
Spender, Dale, 118
Stockbridge, Mike, 246

T

streaming video, 67
synchronous communication, 67–68, 101, 118, 121
Tablet PC, 15, 120, 143, 184
teacher training, 12, 138, 265–67, 274
TEC (Team Enhanced Creativity), 160
text-to-speech, 64, 202, 205
TMAs (Tutor Marked Assignments), 219, 235
transparency, 33–34
Traxler, John, 17, 19–21, 77, 137
tutors, 18, 52, 55–56, 59–66, 72, 130, 160, 177, 217, 220, 227, 232, 241, 243, 265, 267, 273

U

universal accessibility, 57
usability, 29, 143–44, 170, 175, 198, 227, 242, 245, 253
user
- interaction, 165
- interface, 165, 169, 175

V

Venn diagram, 26–27, 38
VLE (Virtual Learning Environment), 12, 101, 143, 269

W

WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), 57, 71, 223
wearable computing devices, 178
WiFi (Wireless Fidelity), 35, 90, 101, 107, 111, 148, 151, 158, 178, 277
wiki, 101, 105, 111, 205, 212
wikipedia, 108, 202, 205
Wishart, Jocelyn, 268, 276
WLAN (Wireless Local Area Networks), 35, 63
WML (Wireless Markup Language), 223

X

XHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup Language), 223, 242
XML (Extensible Markup Language), 163

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