Learning, Media and Technology
2014 Volume 39, Number 3
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 7
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Can a Social Networking Site Support Afterschool Group Learning of Mandarin?
Yang Yang, Charles Crook & Claire O'Malley
Schools are often encouraged to facilitate extra-curricular learning within their own premises. This study addresses the potential of social networking sites (SNS) for supporting such out-of-class ... More
pp. 267-282
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Young Children and E-Reading: Research to Date and Questions for the Future
Elizabeth B. Miller & Mark Warschauer
The practice of reading is rapidly moving from print to screen. Young children are not immune from this trend; indeed, many children's principal literacy experiences occur using iPads and... More
pp. 283-305
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The Politics of Gaming in Schools: A Sociocultural Perspective from Western Australia
Frank Bate, Jean MacNish & Steven Males
This paper discusses gaming in a Western Australian school for boys. The overriding ethos of the school is supportive of the potential of ICT to better engage students and deliver enhanced... More
pp. 306-327
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Unpacking MOOC Scholarly Discourse: A Review of Nascent MOOC Scholarship
Maureen Ebben & Julien S. Murphy
The rapid rise of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) signals a shift in the ways in which digital teaching and learning are engaged in and understood. Drawing upon a comprehensive search of nine... More
pp. 328-345
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Understanding Students' Use and Value of Technology for Learning
Karley Beckman, Sue Bennett & Lori Lockyer
Despite significant research in the field of educational technology, there is still much we do not fully understand about students' experiences with technology. This article proposes that... More
pp. 346-367
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Powerful Devices: How Teens' Smartphones Disrupt Power in the Theatre, Classroom and Beyond
John M. Richardson
During a series of high school English and Drama class trips to the theatre, so many students were online, the entire back row often glowed blue. Although much of the literature suggests that... More
pp. 368-385
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What Makes a Youth-Produced Film Good? The Youth Audience Perspective
Erica Rosenfeld Halverson, Damiana Gibbons, Shelby Copeland, Alon Andrews, Belen Hernando Llorens & Michelle B. Bass
In this article, we explore how youth audiences evaluate the quality of youth-produced films. Our interest stems from a dearth of ways to measure the quality of what youth produce in artistic... More
pp. 386-403