The iPad: a tablet toolkit supporting blended and flexible learning

Abstract

Learning has shifted along the learning continuum from the traditional face-to-face classroom into interactive ICT supported environments. The 'cone of learning' assists in understanding this learning shift. Emerging portable ICT content management systems (CMS) such as the iPad offer new student-empowered, interactive, non-linear, selflearning opportunities. The 'interactive 3P learning system' framework presented herein, enables researchers to test the effectiveness (and value) of the iPad as a mobile student CMS across blended and flexible learning environments. This environment enables testing for improved student personal interactivity (and recognition), and for improved student learning outcomes (measured (i) quantitative student-perceptions, and (ii) qualitative achieved-results).