Pedagogical and technological augmentation of mobile learning for young children interactive learning environments

ABSTRACT

The ubiquity and educational potential of mobile applications are well acknowledged. This paper proposes six theory-based, pedagogical strategies to guide interaction design of mobile apps for young children. Also, to augment the capabilities of mobile devices, we used a humanoid robot integrated with a smartphone and developed an English-learning app that applied the design strategies to this environment. Our observations of children's one-on-one use support the promise of the strategies and the combined use of robots and mobile devices to be a viable option to help optimize mobile learning.

KEYWORDS:

• Mobile learning
• media devices
• technology-assisted language learning
• interaction design
• children's use of mobile technologies
• humanoid robots

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Funding

This work was sponsored by the international corporation, SK-Telecom (www.sktelecom.com).