Title
Mobile learning on higher educational institutions: How to encourage it?. Simulation approach
Other title
Mobile learning en instituciones de educaciĂ³n superior: ¿CĂ³mo abordarlo? Una aproximaciĂ³n desde la simulaciĂ³n
Date Issued
01 January 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Instituto TecnolĂ³gico Metropolitano
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Abstract
Mobile learning is a learning process based on mobile devices use, that allows knowledge acquisition in an interactive and collaborative way. The aim of this article is to understand the mobile learning adoption phenomenon in high education student’s community, and to assess different policies that can be implemented in institutions in order to favor the penetration of this practice. We develop a simulation model that is based on agents who represent students, which should decide if they want to attend a class in a virtual or face-to-face way, through a decision rule based on Theory of Planned Behavior. We found that the most effective short-term strategies are those that favor the practice of mobile learning during an early learning phase, no matters if this early practice is volunteer or forced. We also found a temporal nature on mobile learning adoption, so it requires permanent strategies over time.
Start page
325
End page
333
Volume
85
Issue
204
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Otras ingenierĂas y tecnologĂas
EducaciĂ³n general (incluye capacitaciĂ³n, pedadogĂa)
Otras ciencias sociales
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85047418057
Source
DYNA (Colombia)
ISSN of the container
00127353
Sources of information:
Directorio de ProducciĂ³n CientĂfica
Scopus