Tablets fr Learning in Higher Education The Top 10 Affordances.docVIP

Tablets for Learning in Higher Education: The Top 10 Affordances Mikkel Godsk Centre for Science Education Aarhus University Denmark godsk@cse.au.dk Abstract: Based on a small-scale literature review this paper identifies the top 10 affordances of post PC tablets (sometimes referred to as ‘tablet computers’) for higher education in settings where the technology is used for learning. The review shows that the predominant affordances of the technology are related to its ability to support engaging, inclusive, and/or collaborative learning, to provide flexibility in place, and to include multime