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Bradley, Linda; Bartram, Lorna; Al-Sabbagh, Khaled Walid; Algers, Anne – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Learning the language is crucial to be included in a new society. For migrants, the smartphone is a commonly used device for staying connected, which could also be used for language learning purposes. This research concerns mobile literacy with newly arrived Arabic speaking migrants to Sweden and the use of mobile learning as a means for…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Arabic, Immigrants, Handheld Devices
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Robin Samuelsson; Sara Price; Carey Jewitt – Learning, Media and Technology, 2024
Digital devices such as iPads are prevalent in children's play from an early age. How this shapes young children's play is an area of considerable debate without any clear consensus on how different forms of play are brought into the iPad interaction. In this study, we examined 98 play activities of children in two preschool settings, featuring 2…
Descriptors: Play, Handheld Devices, Tablet Computers, Young Children
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Meyer, Bente; Bergström, Peter; Wiklund-Engblom, Annika – Education Inquiry, 2021
Although many studies have investigated teaching in one-to-one computing classrooms, not many have considered the material dimension as equally important to the human dimension. Thus, by using a sociomaterial perspective, we aim to broaden the discussion about emergent teaching practices in Nordic classrooms where students use tablets as personal…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Handheld Devices, Foreign Countries
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Lindström, Nataliya Berbyuk; Hashemi, Sylvana Sofkova; Bartram, Lorna; Bradley, Linda – Research-publishing.net, 2017
The paper reports on the availability and use of mobile resources by newly arrived Arabic migrants in Sweden, and how the resources meet migrants' integration needs. Analysis of websites and applications (hereafter apps) in combination with focus group interviews is used. Results show that though a variety of resources are available, translation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Web Sites
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Palmér, Hanna – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2015
The results in this article explore whether and how the design of applications used on tablet computers influences the interaction and dialogues that occur between children and pedagogues, the participation of children in the activities and the mathematics that can be learned. While mathematics offered a lens to explore the use of tablet devices,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers
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Bradley, Linda; Lindström, Nataliya Berbyuk; Hashemi, Sylvana Sofkova – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2017
The purpose of this study is to investigate the mobile activities newly arrived migrants are engaged in when learning the Swedish language and about Swedish culture and society. Further, the study also explores the use of a mobile application (app) provided to the newly arrived migrants to use for pronunciation practice. The study involved 38…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Swedish, Cultural Awareness
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Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
The aim of the 2018 International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) conference was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There have been advances in both cognitive…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education