Ubiquitous learning is defined as an educational environment created to ensure to learning can take place anytime and anywhere. Consequently, learning takes place outside the traditional classroom, outside normal school or class hours and it is not directly guided by the teachers (Dede, 2011). From a high school perspective, I believe it can be implemented through the development of a subject specific learning management system (LMS). I have attempted it in the past by providing students with the resources to assist them in learning and study processes. The digital resources that include exam requirements, definitions, core notes, PPTs, videos and animations. This promotes ubiquitous learning because through a multi-modular approach to the written, visual and audio presentation of information (Cope & Kalantzis, 2009). These resources make daily ICT integration possible and promotes guided learning, collaboration, personalized learning strategies and technology literacy. Similarly, it can be used in synchronous teaching methodologies during which the teachers and students are engaged with each other at the same time and within the same virtual learning environment. After students leave the class, the resources of the subject specific learning management system allow for asynchronous teaching methodologies. This methodology lets students independently complete activities or assignments, using any of the provided resources, based on their learning and cognitive style, in the virtual learning environment thus providing personalised support (Yang et al. 2013). It can also be used to promote a “Flipped classroom methodology” that promotes student independence, personalised learning process and personalised teacher support. All of this is possible because the spatial and temporal limitations are removed by the fact that there is always digital devices available for learning (Cope & Kalantzis, 2009).

References

Cope, B and Kalantzis, M. (2009). Ubiquitous Learning: An Agenda for Educational Transformation. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Networked Learning. ISBN No: 978-1-86220-206-1

Dede, C. (2011). Emerging Technologies, Ubiquitous Learning, and Educational Transformation. European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning. Towards Ubiquitous Learning pp 1-8.

Yang, T.,C, Hwang, GJ, Yang, S.,J.,H. (2013). Development of an adaptive learning system with multiple perspectives based on students’ learning styles and cognitive styles. Educ. Technol. Soc.16(4):185–200.