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Wednesday, 7 December 2016



Hokyoung and Parson (2009) describe how mobile technology influences three pillars of learning. 
These pillars are constructive, collaborative and situated learning. Constructive learning is an individual process where teachers can provide resources for children to self-teach. However, I would argue that mobile technology should be providing better learning styles for children. Firstly, this should come in the form of collaborative learning, where children share ideas and empower one another.Then secondly, through situated learning, where children learn about life-like problems that are relative through the use of mobile technology. 

Please view this video, which provides more evidence as to why mobile learning should be taking pedagogy away from individual constructive learning and towards a collaboration of higher order, ubiquitous learning.


(TEDxYouth, 2014)

Hokyoung, R. and Parsons, D. (2009) 'Innovative Mobile Learning Techniques and Technologies', Hershey: IGI Global.


TEDxYouth (2014) 'The Benefits of Technology in Education: Sangmum Lee at TEDxYouth@BIS'. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1YqGeVsXTU (Accessed: 07 December 2016).