Mobile assistance for personal learning on a massive scale

Abstract

will encroach on the territory of the teacher. However, it is possible that intelligent assistants can be designed and used in such a way that they complement and enhance what human teachers are uniquely able to do. It is important to ask how less developed societies will be included in these advancements. The answer can emerge from greater clarity around the nature and capabilities of mobile and intelligent assistance.

Innovation in Collaborative Online International Learning: A Holistic Blend

“…Technology is now central to the teaching process, with various degrees and forms of what is broadly referred to as e-learning taking place across the educational spectrum (Sangra Vlachopoulos & Cabrera, 2012;Wimpenny, Adefila, & DeWinter, 2018). E-learning provides opportunities to reach more learners, including those that have been disadvantaged by geography and socio-cultural issues and arguably enables learners to learn at their own pace and 'any time/anywhere' (Kukulska-Hulme, 2018). Yet, as Buhl Andreasen and Pushpanadham (2018) and Affouneh and Awad Rabba (2017) contend, to be effective, e-learning needs to be underpinned with an effective pedagogical approach to ensure there is not an overemphasis on the use of technology at the expense of the potential pedagogical advantages.…”