Exploring Flipboard to Support Coursework: Student Beliefs, Attitudes, Engagement, and Device Choice

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• 作者：Steven Hornik ; Aimee deNoyelles ; Baiyun Chen
• 刊名：TechTrends
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：September 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：60
• 期：5
• 页码：503-509
• 全文大小：573 KB
• 刊物主题：Educational Technology; Learning & Instruction;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1559-7075
• 卷排序：60

文摘

The purpose of the study is to explore the use of a mobile application called Flipboard, which facilitates the curation of digital content into a magazine-like product, to engage students in class discussion and participation in a college course. Research questions include: (1) What were students’ beliefs and attitudes regarding the use of Flipboard in the learning environment? (2) How engaged were students in the activity? (3) How did device choice affect student activity in the Flipboard assignment? A survey revealed that most students found the assignment useful and relevant to their learning and read more articles because the magazine was class-created. Device choice did not affect how many articles students contributed, but those primarily using mobile devices read significantly more articles than those using the computer. Implications and recommendations are shared to practitioners.KeywordsFlipboardHigher educationMobile applicationsMobile devicesMobile learningMobile applicationsMobile devicesTechnology acceptance