By: J. Seif
Chapter 20 will examine the use of
tablets, within Secondary Schools and their impact on mobile learning. Within
21st century Secondary Schools and learning environments, tablets
have been positioned as the popular mobile device of choice to support teaching
and learning. For this analysis a
mixture of studies, peer reviewed journals and articles were used to identify
key themes that were viewed as having an impact on the usefulness of tablets
within Secondary Schools. Three (3)
themes emerged out of the literature review.
The themes were related to how the perception of the usefulness of
tablets among teachers and students impact on teaching and learning; how
pedagogical supports or lack there of relating to tablet usage within Secondary
classrooms impact on teaching and learning; and how an understanding of the 21st
century skills or core learning competencies are supported through tablet usage
within classrooms. The research suggested that teachers are primarily
responsible for how tablets are incorporated into the curriculum and lesson
plans. The general sentiment found
within the research revealed that teachers require administrative support and
substantial technological training to successfully incorporate tablets into
their spaces in order for students to buy-in and use the tablets to their full
potential. The findings suggest that there is still much work to be done in
this field of study. In addition, it has
been noted that student feedback, relating to recommendations for the
successful implementation of tablet use within Secondary Schools, is often
based on first hand experiences which has the potential to elicit additional
qualitative research that can impact on future mobile device roll out policy
and practices.
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