Title:	MOBILITY IN DIGITAL LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS
Author(s):	Irene Karaguilla Ficheman , Roseli De Deus Lopes
ISBN:	978-972-8924-54-6
Editors:	Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez and Pedro Isaías
Year:	2008
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	Digital Learning Ecosystem, Mobile Learning, Technology Classification
Type:	Full Paper
First Page:	19
Last Page:	26
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	Overcrowded classrooms, children not attending school and dropouts are actual scenarios of Brazilian public basic education. Learners’ motivation and quality of education have been a major concern. The dissemination of digital technology in the past decades has made digital media part of children’s everyday life and can be used to support learning activities inside and outside schools. Mobile Learning, from the learners’ point of view, focuses on learning across spaces, across contexts and learning with mobile devices. In this paper we present the concept of Digital Learning Ecosystems, which similarly to nature ecosystems consist of species, populations and communities interacting with each other and with the environment. As in nature ecosystems, we believe that a Digital Learning Ecosystem is the set of all relationships between biotic factors and between biotic and abiotic factors, consisting of communities of actors and content interacting with each other and with the environment composed of hardware, software and network technologies. We propose a classification of these technologies for mobile learning contexts and describe two examples of Digital Learning Ecosystems we have developed and analyze their mobility aspects: a space simulator for a science museum and a web based music education portal. We hope that the presented ecosystem concept, the technology classification and our examples can help develop other applications that enrich learning experiences in a variety of scenarios.
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