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Research in Mobile Technology and Teacher Education
Some Academic Papers
Burden, K and Hopkins, P (2016) Barriers and Challenges Facing Pre-Service Teachers use of Mobile Technologies for Teaching and Learning
http://www.igi-global.com/journals/abstract-announcement/131772
This study examined the perceptions, attitudes and beliefs of pre-service teachers using the iPad for their professional learning purposes and for teaching during their school placements. The sample consisted of 117 pre-service teachers undertaking a one-year postgraduate qualification in England to gain qualified teaching status (QTS). A mixed methods design was employed to collect data using questionnaires and focus groups and the results showed how students' beliefs and attitudes, categorised as second order barriers, are significant factors in determining how effectively mobile technologies are used as a teaching and learning tool. Whilst the research literature suggests access, infrastructure and training, are diminishing as significant barriers for technology adoption, this study found that first-order barriers such as these still remain a significant challenge for pre-service teachers attempting to learn with and use mobile technologies in their practice. The article concludes with implications for practice in teacher education, theory and areas for further research.
http://www.igi-global.com/journals/abstract-announcement/131772
This study examined the perceptions, attitudes and beliefs of pre-service teachers using the iPad for their professional learning purposes and for teaching during their school placements. The sample consisted of 117 pre-service teachers undertaking a one-year postgraduate qualification in England to gain qualified teaching status (QTS). A mixed methods design was employed to collect data using questionnaires and focus groups and the results showed how students' beliefs and attitudes, categorised as second order barriers, are significant factors in determining how effectively mobile technologies are used as a teaching and learning tool. Whilst the research literature suggests access, infrastructure and training, are diminishing as significant barriers for technology adoption, this study found that first-order barriers such as these still remain a significant challenge for pre-service teachers attempting to learn with and use mobile technologies in their practice. The article concludes with implications for practice in teacher education, theory and areas for further research.
International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL)

The International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL) provides a forum for researchers in this field to share their knowledge and experience of combining e-learning and m-learning with other educational resources. Volume 10: Issue 2 is a Special Issue on Designing Mobile Teacher Education edited by Tony Hall.
This Edition includes articles from IMoLeNTE members including:
This Edition includes articles from IMoLeNTE members including:
- Brendan Mac Mahon, Seán Ó Grádaigh, Sinéad Ní Ghuidhir: From iTE to NQT: Evaluating Newly Qualified Teachers' Use of Mobile Technology in Their First Two Years of Teaching
- Helen Caldwell: Mobile Technologies as a Catalyst for Pedagogic Innovation Within Teacher Education
- Kevin Burden, Matthew Kearney: Designing an Educator Toolkit for the Mobile Learning Age
Developing Projects
We are interested in developing, in conjunction with partners around the world, projects using mobile technologies with teacher educators both those in their intital phase (pre-service) and also in their in school phase. If you have a project that you think we could co-develop then please get in touch with us at [email protected]