Title: The role of mobile learning on the learning environment shifting at high school in Indonesia

Authors: Dwi Sulisworo; Moh Toifur

Addresses: Physics Education Department, Ahmad Dahlan University, Jl. Kapas No. 9, Yogyakarta, Indonesia ' Physics Education Department, Ahmad Dahlan University, Jl. Kapas No. 9, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Abstract: This research is the result of a multi-year research since 2013-2015, which aims to determine the shifting of learning environment associated with the development of mobile technology. The rapid changing on information technology has affected the current learning strategy. The analysis of this study is a qualitative descriptive approach. The result indicates that mobile technology shifted the tendency of students to learn in a more personalised way. This situation encourages teachers to be able to choose and use technology for students learning success. The implication of this research is that the teachers, students and schools will need to have a different role than before to adapt the changing in today's learning environment. More focus again, learning design needs to enable cooperative learning in a mobile for the convenience of studying individually. In the implication of this research, there is a shifting of learning environment due to mobile technology.

Keywords: collaborative learning; cooperative learning; educational technology; learning management systems; mobile learning; m-learning; physics education; high schools; Indonesia.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMLO.2016.077864

International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 2016 Vol.10 No.3, pp.159 - 170

Received: 10 Mar 2016
Accepted: 14 Apr 2016

Published online: 17 Jul 2016 *

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