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RSS feedsA research paper which argues that mobile phones and portable devices can lead to new perspectives and practices in learning has been added to the Open University’s research repository- Open Research Online (ORO).
The research paper called “Will mobile learning change language learning?” becomes the 10,000th item to be deposited in ORO. It was written by Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, Professor of Learning Technology & Communication, Open University.
During her research, Professor Kukulska-Hulme looked at the impact mobile
phones and other portable devices are beginning to have on how learning takes
place, and concludes that an emphasis on mobility can lead to new perspectives
and practices.
Launched in 2006, the ORO is part of the initiative - open access movement –
that aimed at making peer-reviewed research free. She added: “Browsing the
repository gives an instant sense of the enormous breadth and depth of
collective expertise – a just reflection of the research and scholarship of a
multitude of talented people working at this institution.”
Currently around 20 per cent of the articles deposited on ORO provide access to the full-text, with research ranging from dating climate change on Mars to investigations of rhythm in North Indian music.
