Innovation



Innovation

Introduction

Managing innovation is a critically important element in modern day business practices. Innovation can make all the difference between a successful future and a pre-mature decline in the organization's life cycle. As a result, it is imperative for the organization to manage innovation. This discussion will highlight the relevance of guiding innovation and ensuring that the direction of innovation supports the strategic goals of the organization.

Discussion

The potential of mobile learning technology

Recent innovations in mobile technology offer promising opportunities to combat the deep-seated chasm of inequality entrenched in Latin America. Mobile learning devices now have the potential to achieve a large-scale impact due to their portability, low cost, and versatile features (Roschelle, 2003). A convergence of rapid advancements in information and communication technology (ICT) have made this possible; the increase in processing power, storage memory, and connectivity have resulted in an explosive growth in media richness, ubiquitous access and highly personalized learning solutions (Pea & Maldonado, 2006). Today's conventional mobile device can store and deliver a vast amount of information, including an entire K-12 curriculum, and is capable of reaching even the hardest and most disadvantaged audiences (Attewell, 2004).

To date, mobile learning technology has emerged at the forefront of discussions in the context of well-developed support infrastructure and technology enriched learning environments. Its prospective role in reducing global inequalities is less discussed and hardly considered for millions of illiterate children. We argue that mobile learning technology can play a significant role in addressing the learning needs of indigenous children, through either multilingual or monolingual learning methods. We acknowledge the multidimensional complexity surrounding issues of learning and believe that mobile learning technology is uniquely positioned to overcome many of them. In the following sections, emerging opportunities for literacy development with mobile technology are explored. Then, a series of considerations addressing issues including culture, learning theories, usability, and sustainability to meet the learning needs of this marginalized indigenous population is discussed.

Mobile learning in language education

The development of mobile and wireless technologies has opened up a huge array of possibilities for the domain of language learning. In recent years, there have been numerous studies and projects using the relevant mobile technologies for both formal and informal language learning .Current use of mobile devices in language learning ranges from vocabulary or grammar learning to story reading and pronunciation practices. Nonetheless, there is no formal theory of mobile language learning developed to date, but still emerging mobile technologies increasingly suggest potential language learning solutions and environments that will be highly interactive, ubiquitous, and convenient.

Opportunities with mobile learning

Learning is hardly a discrete episode; rather it is an experience interwoven in our daily lives made up of the numerous tasks and stimulants we encounter. When we are faced with problems in various contexts, we often try to understand and respond with the cognitive and physical resources available within and around ourselves. Mobile learning provides the learner with frequent engagement opportunities in a non time-intensive way, increasing the learning chances by allowing the learner to chip away at ...