Choosing and Adapting a Mobile Learning Model for Teacher Education

Abstract

Teachers and instructors end up choosing any instructional design and tools for luck of guiding frameworks especially when integrating teaching and learning with mobile technology. The decision by the instructor becomes even more complex when presented with multiple traditional frameworks to choose from. The Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) model has lately become popular in teacher training, however, research continues to explore on its effectiveness especially in a fast growing technological environment. New models are being created and this chapter has attempted to present such model that can aid teachers and instructors in making a good choice. Content Relevance and Serving, Content Format and Packaging, Learner Attention, Learner Feedback and Context Awareness where factors identified as critical in making a choice for an instructional design model to adopt.