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This chapter of the book Seamless Learning in the Age of Connectivity centers on a critical analysis of the brief history of mobile-assisted seamless learning (MSL). The intention is to qualitatively outline and trace the evolution of MSL in the following aspects: (1) the (re-)scoping of seamless learning, (2) the conceptual groundings, and (3) the MSL-specific theoretical, characterization, ecological, design, methodological, and technological frameworks being developed. Rise-above discussions on the trends will then ensue in order to provide synoptic picture of how this line of studies have been evolving and advancing over the time. Through the analysis, it is further affirmative that seamless learning is much more than a special form of any other learning method. It is indeed a learning approach at its own right and with its own niche – with “bridging of cross-space learning efforts” as the defining feature.

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Wong, LH. (2015). A Brief History of Mobile Seamless Learning. In: Wong, LH., Milrad, M., Specht, M. (eds) Seamless Learning in the Age of Mobile Connectivity. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-113-8_1

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