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ICHL 2011: Hybrid Learning pp 279–288Cite as

Assessing the Role of Mobile Learning Systems in Graduate Management Education

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Mobile learning has come a long way since Sir Isaac Pitman initiated the first correspondence course in the early 1840s. The demands of globalization call for new and innovative learning systems for enhancing graduate management education. One approach for meeting these challenges is through the increased use of mobile learning systems like the iPad. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the results from an iPad initiative in a program of graduate management education. The preliminary data shows that while learning outcomes did not vary between the iPad and non-iPad sections student convenience and flexibility along with energy and environmental sustainability were enhanced.

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  1. Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA

    Owen P. Hall Jr. & David M. Smith

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  1. Caritas Institute of Higher Education, 18, Chui Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, China

    Reggie Kwan

  2. Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong, 83, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China

    Joseph Fong  & Lam-for Kwok  & 

  3. Centre for Cyber Learning, School of Professional and Continuing Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Jeanne Lam

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Hall, O.P., Smith, D.M. (2011). Assessing the Role of Mobile Learning Systems in Graduate Management Education. In: Kwan, R., Fong, J., Kwok, Lf., Lam, J. (eds) Hybrid Learning. ICHL 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6837. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22763-9_26

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