Abstract
As mobile devices become more prominent in the lives of students, the use of mobile devices has the potential to transform learning. Mobile learning, or mLearning, is defined as learning that is personalized, situated, and connected through the use of a mobile device. As mLearning activities are developed, there is a need for a framework within which mLearning activities can be evaluated. The SAMR Model (Puentadura, 2012) provides such a framework. This paper reviews recent literature on mLearning and provides examples of activities that fall within each of the four classifications of the SAMR Model: substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition.
Highlights
The SAMR Model as a Framework for Evaluating mLearning With the predominance of mobile devices in our lives, it is natural for educators to ask how they could be used to support learning
Discussions of mobile learning, or mLearning, often focus on selecting an appropriate mobile device for the learning activity in question. It is more important for educators and instructional designers to focus on how mobile devices can be used to improve learning
This model provides a framework for instructional designers to evaluate mLearning activities in order to determine how well they meet the goal of transforming learning through the use of a mobile device
Summary
The SAMR Model as a Framework for Evaluating mLearning With the predominance of mobile devices in our lives, it is natural for educators to ask how they could be used to support learning. Puentedura developed the SAMR Model as a way to encourage the use of technology generally, Hockly (2013) suggested using the SAMR Model for mLearning within the context of English language teaching (ELT) This model provides a framework for instructional designers to evaluate mLearning activities in order to determine how well they meet the goal of transforming learning through the use of a mobile device. Not all of the studies provided in this research fit the definition of learning that is personalized, situated, and connected through the use of a mobile device From within this body of research, examples of research that address each of the four classifications of the SAMR Model are provided (see Table 1, page) and reviewed in light of the proposed definition of mLearning
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