Open AccessBeyond the Yellow Brick Road: mobile Web 2.0 informing a new institutional e-learning strategy
Author(s) -
Thomas Cochrane
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
research in learning technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2156-7077
pISSN - 2156-7069
DOI - 10.3402/rlt.v18i3.10766
Subject(s) - early adopter , institution , informal learning , social learning , formal learning , computer science , social constructivism , constructivist teaching methods , educational technology , knowledge management , sociology , multimedia , pedagogy , teaching method , social science , operating system
Mobile learning (m-learning) has moved beyond the realms of fantasy to become a viable platform for contextual learning that bridges formal and informal learning environments. This paper overviews how mobile Web 2.0 has been instrumental in facilitating pedagogical change and informing an institution's new e-learning strategy that focuses upon social constructivist pedagogies. The project developed an intentional community of practice model for supporting new technology integration, pedagogical development, and institutional change. Beginning with a small selection of early adopter trials, the results of the research are now informing a wider integration of wireless mobile computing