Social patterns in mobile technology mediated collaboration among members of the professional distance education community

Laru, Jari; Järvelä, Sanna

doi:10.1080/09523980701847131

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“…In this case study [56], the participants shared a major problem, which was an assignment to design a new distance education master's program in a new domain (see Fig. 2).…”

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Four Stages of Research on the Educational Use of Ubiquitous Computing

Laru

Näykki

Järvelä

2015

IEEE Trans. Learning Technol.

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In this paper, the Gartner Group's hype cycle is used as the basis for categorizing and analyzing research on the educational use of ubiquitous computing. There are five phases of the hype cycle: the technology trigger, the peak of inflated expectations, the trough of disillusionment, the slope of enlightenment, and the plateau of productivity. Research on the educational use of mobile technology is divided in this paper into four stages: (i) a period of mobility and personal digital assistants (PDAs); (ii) the era of wireless internet learning devices; (iii) the introduction of social mobile media; and (iv) a ubiquitous future. In addition, three empirical case studies are used as examples of these developmental stages. These case studies demonstrate the diversity of contexts, methods, and technologies used, ranging from the workplace to nature trails, from inquiry learning to collaborative knowledge building, and from PocketPCs to smartphones. The four stages of educational use in the context of the hype cycle and the case studies together emphasize that pedagogically grounded instructional design is needed to put emergent technologies to effective use to promote learning skills, namely self-regulated learning and collaboration, and to prepare people for the 21st century learning society.

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“…In this case study [56], the participants shared a major problem, which was an assignment to design a new distance education master's program in a new domain (see Fig. 2).…”

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Four Stages of Research on the Educational Use of Ubiquitous Computing

Laru

Näykki

Järvelä

2015

IEEE Trans. Learning Technol.

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“…Researches have shown that the overuse of cell phone was associated with increasing features of abnormal behavior patterns, such as staying awake overnight and messaging, and it brought about mental emotional dependency for the users [6][7][8][9].…”

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Assessment of relationship between the use of cell phone and social networks and sleep quality in students of medical sciences: A cross-sectional study

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Valinejadi

Mohammadi

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Introduction Sleep quality is an essential aspect in human health and function. Considering high prevalence of using smartphones and social networks among students and their impact on sleep quality, this study was conducted to determine the relationship between the overuse of cell phone and addiction to social networks and students’ sleep quality. Materials and methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran in 2018. Using cluster sampling, 321 students from different disciplines were selected. Data gathering tools consisted of the questionnaire of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Cell phone use and addiction to social networks were assessed using Cell Phone Overuse Scale and a researcher-made questionnaire, respectively. Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 19) and Pearson’s correlation test. Results The mean total score of sleep quality in students was 6.58 ± 1.05. There was a positive and significant correlation between sleep quality and social networks addiction score (p < 0.05, r = 0.5) and cell phone overuse (p < 0.05, r = 0.44); this is an inverse correlation, because higher scores of the total PSQI denote a lower sleep quality and, in Cell Phone Overuse Scale, higher scores shows overuse. Conclusions According to the findings of this study, there was a significant statistical relationship between the overuse of cell phone and social networks and students’ sleep quality. In other words, students who have had overuse of cell phones had poorer sleep quality. Therefore, providing effective educational programs to improve the sleep quality in this group is essential.

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“…By separating the youngsters from their families and weakening family relationships and interactivities, smartphone has been effective in forming the new identity of young generation (14). In comparison to face-to-face relationships the reduction of security and superficiality of social relationships are considered as consequences of cell phone use (15). Threat to death (16) and depression caused by bullying via cell phone (17) are other subsequences of using cell phone.…”

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Assessment of addiction to internet, smartphone and social networks among students of medical sciences: a cross sectional study

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Objective: Rapid development and prevalent use of smartphone, social networks, and the Internet variously affect the interactions, communications and health of the users. Hereupon, the objective of present study is to determine the overuse of smartphone and addiction to the Internet and social networks among the students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2017. Materials and Methods: This descriptive analytical study was conducted in 2017. Firstly, 350 students from Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences were selected through a randomly clustered method as the sample size. Then the participants filled out the questionnaire about Internet addiction and overuse of smartphone and social networks. Finally, the data were analyzed by SPSS 19software and the results were presented in descriptive and analytical tables. Results: 321 questionnaires were completely filled out and they were handed over (91.7%). The mean score of Internet addiction was 40.05±20.69 while 19.6% of students did not have Internet addiction. The mild, moderate and severe Internet addictions were 48.6%, 24.6% and 7.2% respectively. Overuse of cellphone was determined51.96±18.55. Low, normal, and excessive uses of cell phone were respectively 9% ،75.4%and 15.6%. The addiction to social networks in cell phones of participants was 30.79±10.57. The rates of normal users, those who were exposed to the addiction and addicted users to social network were 36.4%, 53.9% and 9.7% respectively. There was a significant relationship between Internet and social networks addiction and overuse of smartphone (P = 0.001). Conclusion: Given the results of this study, students are exposed to the risks and complications of these technologies. Thus, it is essential to have some fruitful programs and strategies to promote students' knowledge and awareness about using the Internet, social networks and smartphone.

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Social patterns in mobile technology mediated collaboration among members of the professional distance education community

Cited by 10 publications

References 38 publications

Four Stages of Research on the Educational Use of Ubiquitous Computing

Four Stages of Research on the Educational Use of Ubiquitous Computing

Assessment of relationship between the use of cell phone and social networks and sleep quality in students of medical sciences: A cross-sectional study

Assessment of addiction to internet, smartphone and social networks among students of medical sciences: a cross sectional study

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