Using Netbooks to Support Mobile Learners' Investigations across Activities and Places

Autor/inn/en	Gaved, Mark; Collins, Trevor; Mulholland, Paul; Kerawalla, Lucinda; Jones, Ann; Scanlon, Eileen; Littleton, Karen; Blake, Canan; Petrou, Marilena; Clough, Gill; Twiner, Alison
Titel	Using Netbooks to Support Mobile Learners' Investigations across Activities and Places
Quelle	In: Open Learning, 25 (2010) 3, S.187-200 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-0513
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Open Universities; Inquiry; Informal Education; Educational Technology; Secondary School Students; Science Instruction; College School Cooperation; Program Descriptions; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Instructional Effectiveness; Computer Assisted Instruction; Technology Integration; Discovery Learning; Science Equipment; Laptop Computers; Use Studies; Mobility; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Offene Universität; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Unterrichtsmedien; Sekundarschüler; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Unterrichtserfolg; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Entdeckendes Lernen; Laptop computer; Laptop; Computer; Digitalrechner; Benutzerschulung; Mobilität; Mobilitätsförderung; Großbritannien
Abstract	We explore how small-format laptops ("netbooks") have been used within evidence-based investigations undertaken by secondary school students, to what extent these are suitable for effectively supporting learners across different locations and contexts, and their implications for open learning. Over the course of seven trials with 300 students and seven teachers we have gathered data on how netbooks have been used in formal and informal learning contexts, bridging school, field locations and home. The netbooks have supported individual, group and class tasks, and acted as both stand-alone and networked devices. Three themes have emerged: the use of a single device to support inquiries across activities and places; student use and appropriation; and organisation and management. We conclude that netbooks are a category of device that can be highly effective in supporting open learning, although careful consideration is required when considering their deployment and use. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10