Evaluating Apps for Learning and Teaching

Authors

  • Diana Renee D Jonas-Dwyer UWA
  • Catherine Clark UWA
  • Anthony Celenza UWA
  • Zarrin S Siddiqui UWA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v7i1.1901

Keywords:

Educational technology, mobile learning, applications, evaluation of technology

Abstract


A growing number of educators and students are adopting mobile devices and using applications (apps). There are often no formal guidelines to assist with evaluating apps. A review of the literature was conducted to determine relevant criteria that could be applied to evaluating apps. Relevant examples are included where appropriate. Evaluation criteria are offered to assist educators and students with determining the suitability of apps.

Author Biographies

Diana Renee D Jonas-Dwyer, UWA

Diana is an Associate Professor, Medical Education (Managed Learning System) at the Education Centre in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Western Australia.

Catherine Clark, UWA

Catherine is the Assistant Director (Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences) Information Services at the University of Western Australia.

Anthony Celenza, UWA

Tony is the Director of the Education Centre at the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Western Australia.

Zarrin S Siddiqui, UWA

Zarrin is the Assistant Professor in Assessment at the Education Centre in the Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Western Australia

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Published

2012-02-29

How to Cite

Jonas-Dwyer, D. R. D., Clark, C., Celenza, A., & Siddiqui, Z. S. (2012). Evaluating Apps for Learning and Teaching. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 7(1), pp. 54–57. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v7i1.1901

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Short Papers