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Embodied experiences of place: a study of history learning with mobile technologies

Price, S; Jewitt, C; Sakr, M; (2016) Embodied experiences of place: a study of history learning with mobile technologies. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning , 32 (4) pp. 345-359. 10.1111/jcal.12137. Green open access

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Abstract

This paper reports an empirical study that takes a multimodal analytical approach to examine how mobile technologies shape students' exploration and experience of place during a history learning activity in situ. In history education, mobile technologies provide opportunities for authentic experiential learning activities that have the potential to re‐mediate students' understanding of space and place through enacted interaction, and to make the learning more memorable. A key question is how learners work with the physical and digital information in the context of that learning experience, and how this supports new experiences and understanding of space and place. Findings suggest that embodied mobile experiences foster the creation of both physical and digital markers, which were instrumental in concretizing the history experience and developing new narratives. The findings also show how different representational forms of digital information mediated interaction in specific ways and how digital augmentation can lead to conflation in student understanding of space and time. These findings inform our understanding of the value of mobile applications in supporting embodied learning experiences and provide key implications for pedagogical design, both in situ and back in the classroom.

Type: Article
Title: Embodied experiences of place: a study of history learning with mobile technologies
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1111/jcal.12137
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12137
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Social Sciences, Education & Educational Research, embodied learning, history learning, mobile technologies: iPads, physical-digital interaction, EDUCATION
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10075775
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