Review
"This collection of research articles, of interest to both academics and educational practitioners, surveys mobile learning research and projects and discusses the latest mobile learning environments beyond the desktoplearning environment." --Book News Inc. (February 2009)
"This edited volume is a comprehensive treatment of theories, issues, methods, advances, and challenges associated ith the emerging array of electronic resources for learning that go well beyond desktop computers." --The American Journal of Distance Education (2009)
About the Author
Hokyoung Ryu holds a Masters degree in Industrial Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea (1999) and a Ph.D in Psychology from the University of York, U.K. (2004). His current role is as a Lecturer in Information Technology, at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. His research interests include Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), mobile usability and mobile learning, publishing more than hundred peer-reviewed articles in conferences, journals, and book chapters. He is currently preparing to edit another mobile learning book tentatively entitled Designing Themes in Mobile Learning . He is also authoring two books "Mobile User Interface Analysis and Design" and Affordance Design , and currently an associate editor of the International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation. Dr. Ryu is a member of the British Computer Society s HCI group and the Centre for Mobile Computing at Massey University.
David Parsons is a Senior Lecturer and Major Coordinator for Information Systems within the Institute of Information and Mathematical Sciences at Massey University, Auckland. He holds an MPhil in electronics and computer science from the University of Southampton (UK) and a PhD in information technology from Nottingham Trent University (UK). His current research interests, include agile software development and mobile computing systems, in particular mobile learning, and he is a founding member of the Centre for Mobile Computing and conference chair for the Conference on Mobile Learning Technologies and Applications (MoLTA). Beginning his academic career in Southampton, UK, he worked as a lecturer for 13 years before leaving academia to broaden his experience in commercial software development. He worked for five years as a trainer, researcher and practitioner across Europe and North America, initially for Ottawa based company The Object People, before becoming a Principal Technologist for BEA Systems internal education in EMEA. His last role before emigrating to New Zealand in 2003 was as Director of Emerging Technologies for international consultancy Valtech, based in the City of London. Since arriving in New Zealand, in addition to his academic post at Massey University, he has continued his professional practice as a Knowledge Engineer for Software Education Associates, specializing in Java technologies. He is the author of successful textbooks on Java, C++ and web application development, and is the co-editor (with Hokyoung Ryu) of Innovative Mobile Learning (IGI Global 2008).
