COM2215A | Culture Mobile

Review of the main aspects of mobile technologies, from the telephone to emerging technologies, and the cultures inherent in them. Review of research into their development and use, in particular their impact on social interaction. Inquiry-based learning.

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10 characteristics of inquiry-based learning:

It is a dynamic process

It is based on the principle that the teacher facilitates the acquisition of knowledge rather than transmitting it

It is fuelled by students' curiosity and sense of wonder

It directs students towards multiple and diverse means of investigation

It requires flexible and appropriate teaching

It involves integrated and continuous assessment of the thinking and learning processes

It aims to develop skills that transcend mastery of content

It rarely allows the end point or final product to be known from the outset

It places students' questions, ideas and hypotheses at the heart of the process

It is integrated into the principles of the co-construction of knowledge