Formal and informal use of handhelds by Australian and British students: A comparative case study

Ng, W; Anastopoulou, S

Formal and informal use of handhelds by Australian and British students: A comparative case study

Ng, W

Anastopoulou, S

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Citation:: Mobile Technologies and Handheld Devices for Ubiquitous Learning: Research and Pedagogy, 2010, pp. 279 - 298
Issue Date:: 2010-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Ng, W https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2183-5245	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Anastopoulou, S	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Mobile Technologies and Handheld Devices for Ubiquitous Learning: Research and Pedagogy, 2010, pp. 279 - 298	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781616928490	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/117611
dc.description.abstract	In this chapter, we discuss the capacity of mobile technology in facilitating young people's ubiquitous learning and socializing, both formally and informally. We report on a study of how young adolescents (12-13 year olds) in Australia and UK use handheld computers in formal (school) and informal (home) situations and their perceptions of the usefulness of these devices for their learning. The data show that entertainment activities with the handhelds dominate both school and home for both groups of students and that there is little continuity between the activities carried out in the school and activities in the home. We argue that schools have a responsibility to bridge the home-school learning and to support these students to become self-directed learners for lifelong learning. © 2011, IGI Global.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Mobile Technologies and Handheld Devices for Ubiquitous Learning: Research and Pedagogy	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.4018/978-1-61692-849-0.ch015	en_US
dc.title	Formal and informal use of handhelds by Australian and British students: A comparative case study	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - STEM Education Futures
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Abstract:

In this chapter, we discuss the capacity of mobile technology in facilitating young people's ubiquitous learning and socializing, both formally and informally. We report on a study of how young adolescents (12-13 year olds) in Australia and UK use handheld computers in formal (school) and informal (home) situations and their perceptions of the usefulness of these devices for their learning. The data show that entertainment activities with the handhelds dominate both school and home for both groups of students and that there is little continuity between the activities carried out in the school and activities in the home. We argue that schools have a responsibility to bridge the home-school learning and to support these students to become self-directed learners for lifelong learning. © 2011, IGI Global.

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