Special Issue on Mobile Learning and Educational Mobile HCI

摘要

Welcome to this special issue of the International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction (IJMHCI) on mobile learning and educational mobile HCI. Mobile technologies have been used as educational tools for some years and the research area of mobile learning has emerged as a field in its own right. With millions of people using mobile devices across the world both at fixed locations and on the move, it is critical to see how these can be used to support effective learning in formal, non-formal, and informal situations. Seamless learning experiences enable us to extend our learning across contexts, so that we can learn "on the go" in coffee shops, at the bus stop, or when waiting for a friend. Mobile devices, including smartphones, tablets, ultrabooks, e-book readers, or simple mp3 players, can all be used as learning resources, but do we have a good understanding of how people interact with these devices to learn? Do our increasingly "connected" lives mean we have ever-richer opportunities to learn, and if so, how is this changing the way in which we experience "education" throughout our lives? Do we need new pedagogies to explain our increasingly mobile learning experiences?