Using iPads as a learning tool in cross-curricular collaborative initial teacher education

Naylor, Amanda; Gibbs, Janet

Abstract

Mobile technologies are becoming more and more prevalent in learning environments. This means that teacher education must keep pace with the use of mobile technologies. Baran (2014) argues that the ‘greatest added value of mobile learning vis-a-vis PC learning lies in the aspects that extend classroom interaction to other locations via communication networks’. (p. 18) This article outlines a pilot study developed to support collaborative working between the English and science pre-service teachers, in which mobile technologies were used to extend students interactions outside the classroom, using iPads in authentic, fieldwork situations.

Citation

Naylor, A., & Gibbs, J. (2015). Using iPads as a learning tool in cross-curricular collaborative initial teacher education. Journal of education for teaching : JET, 41(4), 442-446. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2015.1081718

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 22, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Aug 27, 2015
• Publication Date: Aug 8, 2015
• Deposit Date: Dec 11, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 23, 2017
• Journal: Journal of education for teaching
• Print ISSN: 0260-7476
• Electronic ISSN: 1360-0540
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 442-446
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2015.1081718
• Keywords: Mobile technology; Pre-service teacher education; Collaboration; Situated learning; Cross-curricular
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/382486
• Publisher URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02607476.2015.1081718?journalCode=cjet20
• Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of education for teaching on 27/08/2015., available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/02607476.2015.1081718