Title :
Cloud and mobile computing: Affordances of the 21st century teaching and learning
Author :
Mahalingam, Tamilselvan ; Rajan, Amala V.
Author_Institution :
Bus. Dept., Higher Colleges of Technol.-Dubai Women´s Coll., Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Abstract :
The role of technological advancements such as cloud and mobile learning has grown beyond mere consumption of knowledge and become a knowledge creation process. This research has explored the potential use and challenges of using cloud and mobile computing in the higher education context. It has attempted to find relationship between 21st century learner´s skills and affordances of the cloud and mobile computing which can support the need to adopt this advancement for the benefit of 21st century learners. Also, it has addressed the challenges in integrating cloud and mobile computing teaching.
Keywords :
cloud computing; computer aided instruction; mobile computing; teaching; cloud computing teaching; higher education context; knowledge creation process; mobile computing teaching; mobile learning; Collaboration; Computational modeling; Lead; Mobile communication; 21st century learner; cloud and mobile learner; higher education; mobile computing;
Conference_Titel :
Current Trends in Information Technology (CTIT), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dubai
DOI :
10.1109/CTIT.2013.6749490