3. Theory on
Mobile and Contextual Learning
• Nature of mobile learning (Sharples, 2006)
• Approaches to mobile learning (Traxler, 2009)
– Technology
– Education
• Reuse of existing paradigms
(Winter, 2006; Taylor, 2006)
– Anytime-anywhere learning
– Content delivery
• Structuring research problems
(Sharples, 2011)
16. Cluster 1: Access to Learning
• Access to resources and learning
opportunities, anytime and anywhere
• Just in time learning
• Nomadic learners
• Inclusion of distant learners (rural areas)
18. Cluster 2: Contextual Learning
• Connect learning contexts (formal/informal)
• Acting and learning in authentic settings
• Interact with the environment (in context)
• Augmenting environments with resources
and annotations