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Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Mobile Applications: Smartphones, Skype and Texting Technologies
Laura A. Wankel
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Description for Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Mobile Applications: Smartphones, Skype and Texting Technologies
Paperback. Mobile technologies are reshaping and reframing the practice of teaching and learning in higher education. This volume critically examines new research on how mobile technologies and m-learning technologies like Skype are being used in higher education to increase learner engagement in an era of increasing globalization and mobility. Editor(s): Wankel, Laura A.; Blessinger, Patrick. Series Editor(s): Wankel, Charles. Series: Cutting-Edge Technologies in Higher Education. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Mobile Applications: Smartphones, Skype and Texting Technologies examines new research on how mobile technologies are being used in higher education to increase learner engagement in an epoch of increasing globalization and diversity. These enabling technologies are reshaping and reframing the practice of teaching and learning in higher education. Through case studies, surveys, and literature reviews, this volume will examine how mobile technologies are being used to improve teamwork and leadership skills in students, to create engaging communities of practice, and how these technologies are being used to create inter-cultural and global experiences. This volume ... Read more
Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Mobile Applications: Smartphones, Skype and Texting Technologies examines new research on how mobile technologies are being used in higher education to increase learner engagement in an epoch of increasing globalization and diversity. These enabling technologies are reshaping and reframing the practice of teaching and learning in higher education. Through case studies, surveys, and literature reviews, this volume will examine how mobile technologies are being used to improve teamwork and leadership skills in students, to create engaging communities of practice, and how these technologies are being used to create inter-cultural and global experiences. This volume ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Series
Cutting-Edge Technologies in Higher Education
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781905098
SKU
V9781781905098
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About Laura A. Wankel
Wankel, L.A. - Seton Hall University, NJ, USA Blessinger, P. - International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL), USA
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