M-Learning and Technological Literacy: Analyzing Benefits for Apprenticeship

Carlos Manuel Pacheco Cortés¹ and Adriana Margarita Pacheco Cortés^2,

¹Doctoral Student in Education, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia

²Sistema de Universidad Virtual, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, México

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Carlos Manuel Pacheco Cortés and Adriana Margarita Pacheco Cortés. M-Learning and Technological Literacy: Analyzing Benefits for Apprenticeship. American Journal of Educational Research. 2014; 2(12):1160-1163. doi: 10.12691/EDUCATION-2-12-5

Abstract

The following study consists on comparative literature review conducted by several researchers and instructional designers; for a wide comprehension of Mobile-Learning (abbreviated M-Learning) as an educational platform to provide 'anytime-anywhere’ access to interactions and resources on-line, and Technological Literacy (TL), as a potential outcome of Technology Education (the study of Technology). The similarity between M-Learning and ‘M-Education’ might be confusing, in another way, here is explained the difference regarding both. Most of the theory developed on M-Learning was conceived in English, as digital resources of public dominion; however, there is a mention for skills applied by students to use mobile devices, originally conducted in Spanish. The method implemented is deductive/inductive reasoning: Boolean data type. The purpose for this study is to merge it with subsequent investigations, and linking the most outstanding concern with a common dissertation.

Keywords

M-Learning, technological literacy, higher education, VLE

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