Study on the use of mobile devices in schools: the case of Romania

Abstract

The current dynamics of society is relevant also for the educational systems. The integration of mobile devices in education, as a bridge between inside and outside educational activities, is not fully exploited. This paper will present a brief study regarding the mobile devices and ICT in Romanian educational system, and an analysis about teachers' skills and disponibility, to move to the next step of mobile-integrated educational system, the gap between the potential of the method BYOD/the schools' mobile devices, the practice of teaching using them, and the needs of students for their skills development, regarding of long life learning. Keywords: mobile learnig, digital competences, pedagogical innovation scenarios Resumo A atual dinâmica da sociedade também é relevante para os sistemas educacionais. A integração de dispositivos móveis na educação, como uma ponte entre atividades educacionais internas e externas, não é totalmente explorada. Este artigo apresentará um breve estudo sobre os dispositivos móveis e as TIC no sistema educacional da Romênia e uma análise sobre as competências e disponibilidade dos professores, para passar para o próximo passo do sistema educacional integrado móvel, o fosso entre o potencial do método BYOD / os dispositivos móveis das escolas, a prática de ensinar a utilizá-los e as necessidades dos alunos para o desenvolvimento das suas competência, numa perspetiva de aprendizagem ao longo da vida. Palavras-chave: mobile learnig, competências digitais, cenários de inovação pedagógica

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