Designing a framework for mobile learning adoption and sustainable development

Identifier:  TDX:3391

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX3391

Authors:  Moya Pereira, Sofia

Abstract:
The digitization of the world is unstoppable, the functionalities offered by mobile learning provide unlimited possibilities to improve learning, and the existing literature on mobile learning has proven positive results. However, there is a gap between the availability of technology and its use in education, even when it happens, it often does not optimize the results. There are few models for the adoption of mobile learning. In this context, the main objective of this research is to improve the adoption and sustainable use of mobile learning by developing a framework. Design-based research (DBR) is the methodology that guides this research. It has been developed in four design cycles to develop, test, and refine the theoretical framework for the adoption of mobile learning. The first design cycle identifies problems and research questions. During the second design cycle, the design principles are identified and based on these principles, the first prototype is developed. The third design cycle includes three iterations with the aim of testing and refining the initial design. A first iteration details the factors that affect the adoption of mobile learning in Catalonia and is based on an expert judgment. A second iteration validates and orders the identified factors, a questionnaire collects the perceptions of 147 teachers. Finally, a third iteration identifies the main indicators to evaluate and adjust the adoption of mobile learning and proposes a scorecard. Based on the three design cycles, the fourth cycle proposes design principles and presents a refined version of the first prototype of the framework.