Ubiquitous and Mobile Learning in the Digital Age
By: edited by Demetrios G. Sampson, Pedro Isaias, Dirk Ifenthaler, J. Michael Spector
Contributors: Isaias, Pedro; Ifenthaler, Dirk; Spector, J. Michael; SpringerLink (Online service)
Publisher: Springer New York; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9781461433293
Subjects: Educational technology; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Learning & Instruction; Computer science; Data processing; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences; Education; Computers and Education; Social sciences
Description: <p>This edited volume includes the most up to date, expanded, and peer reviewed papers from the 2011 CELDA Conference, focusing on the conference theme: Ubiquitous and Mobile Informal and Formal Learning in thr Digital Age.  </p><p>The contributions are aggressively interdisciplinary and cover such timely topics as social web technologies, virtual worlds and games, and location-based and context-aware learning environments. Informal and formal learning settings are explored and a myriad of concrete examples provided to assit the reader in developing curricula, programs, and courses on the topic.</p><p> </p>
Table of contents: title: Ubiquitous and mobile formal and informal learning in the digital age; title: Challenges and new perspectives; title: Social web technologies for new knowledge representations; title: Social web technologies for knowledge retrieval, creation, and sharing in formal and informal educational settings; title: Virtual worlds and formal learning; title: Virtual worlds and informal learning; title: Game-based learning and assessment; title: Location-based environments for learning; title: Context-aware environments for learning; title: Formal and informal learning integration; title: Conclusions and future directions.