Researching and Evaluating iPad in Learning

Burden, Kevin; Jones, Sarah

Abstract

As mobile devices, like iPad, become more common in classrooms and schools there is a growing demand from school leaders and teachers to better understand the impact these devices are having on learning. This is not an academic interest but a practical one, as schools seek to extract the maximum value from the investments they have made in this technology. The book has been designed and written for school leaders and teachers who are new to the principles and practices of researching and evaluating technology for learning. It does not attempt to provide a comprehensive explanation of every research methodology or approach since there are plenty of existing texts that do an excellent job in this respect. Rather, it supports teachers and school leaders in exploring their existing pedagogical practices with iPad which subsequently forms the basis of a rigorous investigation to answers questions that are identified as puzzling but important to resolve. The book is highly practical in its orientation and along with the accompanying iTunes U course it illustrates how teachers and school leaders can use a mobile device like iPad as a research instrument to collect, analyse and disseminate research and evaluation findings. But it is more than a ‘tips for researchers’ guide book. It combines a robust and internationally recognised mobile learning framework (the iPAC framework) with evidence informed examples and scenarios that the authors have identified in the existing research literature or drawn from their own research and experiences in the field of mobile learning.

Citation

Burden, K., & Jones, S. (2016). Researching and Evaluating iPad in Learning. Apple Books

• Book Type: Authored Book
• Online Publication Date: Mar 10, 2016
• Publication Date: Mar 10, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jul 20, 2022
• Keywords: Educational Technology
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4032633
• Publisher URL: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/research-and-evaluating-ipad-in-learning/id1162673219