A context-adaptive teacher training model in a ubiquitous learning environment

ABSTRACT

In view of the discrepancies in teacher training and teaching practice, this paper put forward a context-adaptive teacher training model in a ubiquitous learning (u-learning) environment. The innovative model provides teachers of different subjects with adaptive and personalized learning content in a u-learning environment, implements intra- and inter-group collaboration to facilitate knowledge construction and in-depth study, and promotes reflection with the help of the supervising teacher's review and summarization. To test the effect, the model was applied to a general teacher training. Participants were then given questionnaires and interviews were conducted to assess the effectiveness of the model and attitude. Results showed that the model promoted teachers’ learning effectively, achieved the combination of teacher training and teaching practice. Moreover, teachers held positive attitude toward the model.

KEYWORDS:

• Collaborative knowledge construction
• context-adaptive
• teacher training
• training model
• ubiquitous learning

Notes on contributors

Min Chen is an Assistant Research Professor at National Engineering Research Center for E-Learning, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, China. She obtained her Ph.D. in Faculty of Educational, at Beijing Normal University in Beijing, Republic of China. Her research interests include e-learning systems, mobile and ubiquitous learning, personalized learning and learning resources.

Feng Kuang Chiang is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Educational Technology at Beijing Normal University, China. He obtained his Ph.D. in educational technology from National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan in 2009 and was a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute of Applied Mechanics at National Taiwan University. His research interests include learning science, integration of ICT in education, E-Schoolbag for instruction, future classrooms, and STEM in education.

Ya Na Jiang is a master of the School of Educational Technology, at Beijing Normal University in Beijing, Republic of China. Her research interests include mobile and ubiquitous learning and teacher training.

Sheng Quan Yu is a Professor of the School of Educational Technology, at Beijing Normal University in Beijing, Republic of China. His research interests include ubiquitous learning, mobile learning, learning resource and e-learning system. He received his Ph.D. degree at Beijing Normal University in 2000. He has published about 80 peer-reviewed professional research papers.

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Funding

This study is supported by the Joint Laboratory for Mobile Learning, Ministry of Education- China Mobile Communications Corporation.