USING SITUATED LEARNING THEORY TO EXPLORE TABLET PC USE IN ACADEMIC WORK: PERCEPTIONS OF STAFF AND STUDENTS
Author(s):
Lorraine Fisher,
Michael Callaghan,
Jim Harkin,
Martin Mcginnity
Paper abstract: Increasing numbers of studies are starting to evaluate the usefulness of Tablet Personal Computer (PC)
devices in teaching and instruction (Weitz et al., 2006, Hulls, 2005, Mock, 2004, Theys et al., 2005). In
some instances Tablet PC use is combined with other mobile technologies (such as laptops ) to support
classroom interactivity in computer science courses (Berque and Thede, 2006). This paper presents the
results of one year of data collection and analysis undertaken by the School of Computing and Intelligent
Systems, Faculty of Computing and Engineering, Magee Campus of the University of Ulster, Northern
Ireland. This study investigated student and staff perceptions of a Tablet PC initiative. The theoretical
lens of situated learning theory (Lave and Wenger, 1991) is used to interpret these findings, which
indicate that staff and student engagement in the School’s Tablet PC initiative has been generally
positive, and enhanced teaching and learning both inside and outside of the classroom
Keywords:
Situated Learning, Tablet PCs, Staff, Students
Type:
Journal Paper
Full Contents (click to dowload):
First Page: 99
Last Page: 109
Year:
2007
Editors:
Pedro Isaías and Marcin Paprzycki
ISBN:
ISSN: 1646-3692
Language:
English
Conference Name:
IADIS International Journal on Computer Science and Information System
