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Robert L. Moore; Woorin Hwang; Jennifer D. Moses – Educational Technology & Society, 2024
This systematic review examines the empirical literature published between 2015 and 2021 on mobile-based microlearning in adult learning contexts. The rapid shift to online learning in 2020 in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the need to explore flexible learning options for adult learners. The convenience of mobile-based…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Handheld Devices, Learning Activities, Electronic Learning
Héctor Elías Zapata-David – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This non-experimental qualitative bounded case study (Yin, 2014) examined how secondary school instructors and learners perceive smartphones' impact on learning in the GED classroom in an urban school in New York City (NYC). The study assessed how GED learners and instructors in an urban NYC government-funded high school equivalency program…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Secondary Education, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
Elizabeth Louanne Keele – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem in this study is lack of research regarding perceptions of first-year nontraditional students (FYNTSs) who are enrolled in a face-to-face community college course regarding how mobile learning in the classroom affects their emotional engagement. Understanding this provides critical insights as well as enhanced and more accessible…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Adult Students, Student Attitudes, Handheld Devices
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Runtong He; De Dong – International Journal of Adult Education and Technology, 2024
With the enhancement of internet medium and development of science and technology, interactive technologies have gradually emerged in the field of language education. However, previous empirical studies and meta-analyses have focused on the impact of specific types of technologies. Therefore, this study aims to comprehensively synthesize the…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Kobrin, Jennifer; Bullock, Peta-Gaye Nicole; Gierke, Jillian; Heil, Charlie – Adult Literacy Education, 2021
Technology is a critical resource in adult education, yet opportunities for ongoing training and support for practitioners are few. This article explores an inquiry-based, collaborative professional development initiative focused on technology adoption, sharing the firsthand accounts of three adult education teachers who participated. Perceived…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Technology Integration, Educational Innovation, Active Learning
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Statti, Aubrey; Torres, Kelly M. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2020
The article seeks to explore and evaluate the current research regarding the use of technology in community school classrooms. The article will discuss current trends in digital learning as well as recommendations for the future integration of a technology curriculum in community schools. Additionally, the article will explore potential…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Community Schools, Electronic Learning, Educational Trends
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Tour, Ekaterina; Creely, Edwin; Waterhouse, Peter – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2021
A strength-based approach to teaching digital literacies can advance language education for adults from refugee and migrant backgrounds, preparing them for life in a new country. This article draws on a 6-month ethnographic study at an adult English language center in Australia and explores teachers' perspectives and practices related to teaching…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Adult Educators, Adult Students, Migrant Adult Education
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Türker, Murat Sami – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2022
Mobile learning, which is widely used in educational settings during the COVID-19 pandemic, will continue playing a critical role in learning environments in the future. Since the successful implementation of mobile learning in education is largely based on users' acceptance of these technologies, it is essential to understand the factors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Thekes, Istvan – International Journal of Technology in Education, 2021
Examining the relationship between technology and the success of language acquisition and the integration of technology into language instruction has been around of a long time by now. The development of technology can essentially change how languages are taught. Nevertheless, it is only in the last few years that the road has opened up for new…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
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Moore, Robert L.; Blackmon, Stephanie J.; Markham, James – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2018
Technology integration has significantly influenced the way students access and retain knowledge gained in the classroom (Ahmed, 2016). This is particularly relevant in classrooms for adult learners who engage in continuing education. This paper used a descriptive case study (Yin, 2014) to share how an instructor utilized mobile learning with a…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
DeSchryver, David A. – Digital Promise, 2015
This report argues that this is a promising time for entrepreneurs and developers to enter the adult learning market. Economic and labor trends are applying unprecedented pressure on policymakers to think differently. Federal, and in turn state, policies are shifting. The adaptation of K-12 and postsecondary education technologies (ed-tech) to the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Kendall, Susan; Nino, Mary; Stewart, Sandra – Computers in Libraries, 2010
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library is a joint co-managed library of the San Jose Public Library and the San Jose State University Library, located in San Jose, California, the capital of Silicon Valley. Working in this merged public and academic environment, the authors find that the uses of technology transcend the differences and enhance…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Services, Information Technology, Library Automation
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Rahman, Md. Mizanoor; Panda, Santosh – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2012
The program entitled "English in Action (EIA)", 9 year period DFID funded project in Bangladesh, was launched in 2008, for the desire to bring a change in the learning of English language. EIA works to reach a total of 25 million primary and secondary students and adult learners through communicative language learning techniques and the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Distance Education
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Mallia, Gorg, Ed. – IGI Global, 2014
As technology is being integrated into educational processes, teachers are searching for new ways to enhance student motivation and learning. Through shared experiences and the results of empirical research, educators can ease social networking sites into instructional usage. "The Social Classroom: Integrating Social Network Use in…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Social Networks
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Werth, Eric P.; Werth, Loredana – Adult Learning, 2011
A generational shift is occurring in training environments worldwide, a shift that promises to bring with it a dramatic and long-lasting impact. Just as years ago, those of the Baby Boomer generation passed the torch to Generation X, today the process is starting anew with Generation X and those who have come to be known as the Millennials.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Training Methods, Generational Differences, Training
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