Location-based mobile learning for higher education students - devloping an application to support critical thinking

Alnuaim, Abeer; Caleb-Solly, Praminda; Perry, Christine

Abstract

The increasing adoption of smart phones and tablets has opened up many opportunities for the use of new technologies in ways that can benefit. The challenge is to try and match the technology to educational activities that can be adapted to students’ current practices and levels of ability, thus enriching their learning experience. Many higher education students’ assignments require critical thinking and analysis and students with rudimentary skills need a high level of guidance and support. This paper presents the background to an intervention, which is currently in the early stages of design, to develop students’ critical thinking skills using location-based mobile learning. It is hoped that this intervention, which will involve the use of a mobile application, will enrich students’ independent learning experiences by providing contextually relevant knowledge to enhance their analysisin various situations.

Citation

Alnuaim, A., Caleb-Solly, P., & Perry, C. (2012, October). Location-based mobile learning for higher education students - devloping an application to support critical thinking. Paper presented at The 11th International Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning 2012, Helsinki, Finland

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: The 11th International Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning 2012
• Conference Location: Helsinki, Finland
• Start Date: Oct 16, 2012
• End Date: Oct 18, 2012
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2012
• Deposit Date: Apr 16, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 15, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: location-based, critical thinking, mobile application
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1435994
• Related Public URLs: http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-955/doctoral/alnuaim.pdf
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning 2012