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Direct linkNienke M. Siebelink; Annemarije Gaasterland; Marieke Gielissen; Sanne Weegen; Brigitte Boon; Agnes Poel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Implementation issues often hinder reaching the potential of care technology to improve daily lives of people with intellectual disabilities. We investigated barriers to and facilitators of implementing different technology modalities (app/social robot/sensor/domotics) in long-term care. Method: Care professionals (N = 83) from 12…
Descriptors: Barriers, Affordances, Intellectual Disability, Assistive Technology
Markouzis, Dimitrios; Baziakou, Aikaterini; Fesakis, Georgios; Dimitracopoulou, Angelique – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2022
In recent years more and more people use their mobile phones daily for work or entertainment. The increasing use of mobile devices has led researchers to seek new ways of learning with their support, beyond the confines of formal education. The increasing computing power of mobile devices has contributed to the emergence of new, rapidly evolving…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Electronic Learning, Simulated Environment
Download full textOtchie, Wilson O.; Pedaste, Margus; Bardone, Emanuele; Chounta, Irene-Angelica – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2021
The potential of social media technology has made its use a daily habit among individuals, institutions, and communities. However, several studies on technology adoption, especially social media use in education, focus more on its impact on the student than the teacher, who is generally perceived as a key stakeholder. This study used purposive…
Descriptors: Social Media, Ecology, Affordances, Teacher Attitudes
AlDakhil, Mada; AlFadda, Hind – English Language Teaching, 2022
After the exceptional circumstances the whole world has experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students have become digital natives who seek learning that overcomes the barriers of place and time. This mixed-methods study aimed at investigating EFL learners' perceptions regarding the application of Busuu in language learning, by applying the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Student Attitudes
Stratigos, Tina; Fenech, Marianne – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2021
While early childhood educators' use of digital applications (apps) to document children's experiences and support parent communication is increasing, there is limited empirical research about the impact of these applications on children's experiences and educators' practices. This article provides a critical analysis of the findings from this…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Early Childhood Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Early Childhood Teachers
Bowles, Michael – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
According to research findings, learners who are about to commence an undergraduate degree course with English as the medium of instruction (EMI), require a minimum English vocabulary size in order to decode and comprehend the academic texts that they have to read (Hazenberg and Hulstijn, 1996; Staehr, 2008; Laufer and Ravenhorst-Kalovski, 2010;…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Affordances, Electronic Learning, Vocabulary Development
Pechenkina, Ekaterina – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
Mobile applications (apps) are used in higher education (HE) in a variety of ways, including as learning tools, study organisers, for marketing, and recruitment of new students. Purposed with easing student transition into university life, organiser apps have a capacity to assist students with various aspects of university experience, freeing up…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology, Handheld Devices
McKenzie, Sophie; Spence, Aaron; Nicholas, Maria – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2018
This paper explores the design, development and evaluation of an early childhood literacy iPad application, focusing on the English Alphabet, called "A to Z Safari" trialled in Australian classrooms. A to Z Safari was designed to assist students in the early years of schooling with learning the alphabet and building on their knowledge of…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Early Childhood Education, Instructional Design, Handheld Devices
Leinonen, Teemu; Keune, Anna; Veermans, Marjaana; Toikkanen, Tarmo – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2016
This study takes a design-based research approach to explore how applications designed for mobile devices could support reflection in learning in K-12 education. Use of mobile devices is increasing in schools. Most of the educational apps support single-person use of interactive learning materials, simulations and learning games. Apps designed to…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Reflection
Moran, Clarice – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2017
Preservice teachers need opportunities to understand the special needs of English Language Learners (ELLs) before they begin to teach them, yet frequently their exposure is limited to a journal article or college lecture. This collective case study aimed to explore the experiences of 17 American, native English-speaking preservice teachers as they…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Needs, English Language Learners
Sánchez, Inmaculada Arnedillo, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed.; Ravesteijn, Pascal, Ed.; Ongena, Guido, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2019
These proceedings contain the papers and posters of the 15th International Conference on Mobile Learning 2019, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and co-organised by the University of Applied Sciences, in Utrecht, The Netherlands, April 11-13, 2019. The Mobile Learning 2019 Conference…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Research, Learning Analytics, Internet
Sánchez, Inmaculada Arnedillo, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
These proceedings contain the papers of the 12th International Conference on Mobile Learning 2016, which was organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, in Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, April 9-11, 2016. The Mobile Learning 2016 Conference seeks to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conferences (Gatherings), Conference Papers, Telecommunications
