THE AFFORDANCES OF MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES IN COLLABORATIVE LEARNING. THE EFFICIENCY OF THESE UBIQUITOUS DEVICES IN EDUCATION. A LITERATURE REVIEW
Keywords:
Tablet PC, Tablets, iPad, collaborative learningAbstract
Tablet PCs, tablets, and PDAs are currently used in traditional classrooms to improve the learning process, allowing collaboration to take place among the instructor and students. Can these technologies promote student engagement, enhance the delivery of electronic course materials, and provide an effective way to connect the instructor and student together in an integrated learning environment? A literature review is conducted to determine the efficiency of these technologies contributing to collaborative learning. Tablet PCs have been successfully used in multiple United States institutions with many positive outcomes. Poor findings were found for the new tablets and smartphone devices which require more research to be conducted in the future.
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