Mobile Learning in Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Harnessing Trends and Challenging Orthodoxies

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction: Supporting the Sustainable Implementation of Mobile Learning for Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region....Pages 3-23
A Framework for Designing Transformative Mobile Learning....Pages 25-43
Ethical Issues Surrounding the Adoption of Mobile Learning in the Asia-Pacific Region....Pages 45-65
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Electronic Schoolbag and Mobile Learning in China: Design Principles and Educational Innovations....Pages 69-87
Implementing Sustainable Mobile Learning Initiatives for Ubiquitous Learning Log System Called SCROLL....Pages 89-114
Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) for Intercultural Communication: A Qualitative Study of International Students in the Republic of Korea....Pages 115-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
A Historical Review of Mobile Learning Research in Malaysia and Its Implications for Malaysia and the Asia-Pacific Region....Pages 137-150
Investigating Mobile Learning in Higher Education in Lao PDR and Cambodia....Pages 151-172
The State of Practice of Mobile Learning in Universitas Terbuka Indonesia....Pages 173-190
Analysing Mobile Learning Acceptance in the World Heritage Town of Luang Prabang, Lao PDR....Pages 191-211
Creating Apps: A Non-IT Educator’s Journey Within a Higher Education Landscape....Pages 213-238
Facebook on Mobile Phones: A Match Made in the Cloud?....Pages 239-253
Authentic Mobile Application for Enhancing the Value of Mobile Learning in Organic Chemistry and Its Pedagogical Implications....Pages 255-277
The Use of Structured Academic Controversy in a Mobile Environment to Broaden Student Perspectives and Understanding in the Social Sciences....Pages 279-295
Enhancing Oral Communication Skills Using Mobile Phones Among Undergraduate English Language Learners in Malaysia....Pages 297-314
Mobile Learning Student-Generated Activities from Students’ Perspectives: Malaysian Context....Pages 315-339
Personalising Mobile Learning Spaces in Higher Education: A Case Study of a Malaysian Student with Learning Difficulties....Pages 341-357
Teachers’ Use of Facebook Motivating Vietnamese Students to Improve Their English Language Learning....Pages 359-375
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Mobile Learning Implementation in University Environments: Implications on Practice for University Leadership Stakeholders....Pages 379-399
Mobile Voting Tools for Creating a New Educational Design of the Traditional University Lecture in Russia....Pages 401-420
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Mobile Learning Policy Formulation and Enactment in New Zealand....Pages 423-441
Growing a Mobile Learning Ecology: A Systemic University-Wide Strategy....Pages 443-472
Rethinking BYOD Models and Student’s Control....Pages 473-493
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pre-service Teachers’ Views on Using Mobile Devices for Tertiary Study in Very Remote Communities....Pages 495-522
Enabling Effective Mobile Language Learning: Students’ Perspectives, Wants and Needs....Pages 523-539
Improving Student Language Learning in Adult Education Through the Use of Mobile Learning: Barriers, Challenges and Ways to Move Forward....Pages 541-553
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A Pilot Study of Mobile Learning in Higher Education in Samoa....Pages 557-579
A Mobile Learning Journey in Pacific Education....Pages 581-605
Usability Study of Mobile Learning Application in Higher Education Context: An Example from Fiji National University....Pages 607-622
SMS Story: A Case Study of a Controlled Trial in Papua New Guinea....Pages 623-645
Back Matter....Pages 647-651