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The use of mobile technology and ubiquitous computing for universal access in online education

Author: Chia-Wen Tsai

Published in: Universal Access in the Information Society | Issue 3/2016

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Innovative modes of learning integrated with information and communication technologies (ICT) and mobile technology have emerged in recent years and become increasingly used in schools [6, 11]. Mobile devices, such as smartphones, have become ubiquitous parts of our existence in industrialized societies [13]. In a recent study of the top technologies to incorporate into the classroom [10], educators and researchers recommend greater inclusion of online and mobile technologies by teachers whenever possible [2]. With the emergence and development of information technologies, the world is becoming a “mobigital virtual space” where people can learn and teach digitally anywhere and anytime [9]. …

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Title: The use of mobile technology and ubiquitous computing for universal access in online education
Author: Chia-Wen Tsai
Publication date: 01-08-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Universal Access in the Information Society / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 1615-5289
Electronic ISSN: 1615-5297
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-014-0389-5

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