Tap it again, Sam: Harmonizing Personal Environments towards Lifelong Learning

Authors

  • Bernardo Tabuenca Open University of The Netherlands
  • Marco Kalz Open University of The Netherlands
  • Marcus Specht Open University of The Netherlands

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijac.v8i1.4383

Keywords:

lifelong learning, Near Field Communication, seamless technology, personal learning ecologies, smart home, video cast

Abstract


The increasing number of mobile vendors releasing NFC-enabled devices to the market and their prominent adoption has moved this technology from a niche product to a product with a large market-share. NFC facilitates natural interactions between digital world and physical learning environments. The scaffolding of learning ecologies is a key aspect for lifelong learners in their challenge to integrate learning activities into busy daily life. The contribution of this manuscript is twofold: first, a review of scientific literature in which NFC has been used with a direct or indirect purpose to learn is presented, and potential uses for learners are classified according to their type of interaction; based on these findings the NFC MediaPlayer is presented as an instantiation of an ecology of resources (EoR) in a lifelong learning context. Finally, shortcomings and best practices are highlighted in the conclusions, and future work is discussed.

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Published

2015-03-09

How to Cite

Tabuenca, B., Kalz, M., & Specht, M. (2015). Tap it again, Sam: Harmonizing Personal Environments towards Lifelong Learning. International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning (iJAC), 8(1), pp. 16–23. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijac.v8i1.4383

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