From 2012, South Korea government has started to put lots of attention into SMART learning. Especially since the early of this year, whenever you talk about technology enhanced learning, SMART is the word!
However, what is SMART learning and is SMART learning same as e-learning, mobile learning or etc.? How SMART should SMART learning be? Or is the SMART just a new terminology to make a WOW effect in this 21st century learning trend?
Since SMART is such a ambitious word, so to date, no clear definition on SMART learning. However, because smart phone is also "SMART" therefore, seem like many people in Korea start to think that mobile learning is also categorized under SMART learning.
If we search in Google, two articles revealed how Korea is moving towards the SMART education since 2012. These two articles focus on two things, one is SMART school and one is digital textbook.
http://www.koreaittimes.com/story/20075/%E2%80%98keris%E2%80%99s-smart-education-scheme%E2%80%99
http://www.koreaittimes.com/story/19513/along-e-learning-and-cloud-computing-comes-advancement-smart-learning
Also, recently, in Korean financial news (
http://www.fnnews.com/view?ra=Sent0601m_View&corp=fnnews&arcid=201307250100259460014735&cDateYear=2013&cDateMonth=07&cDateDay=25
) which was in Korean language obviously, mentioned that the smart phones usage of South Korea is triple as compared to 2011. Job Korea portal did a survey on 486 adults regarding the trends in smart phone usages in Korea and found out that 2 out of 5 people who use smart phone also use their smart phone for "learning" or "studying" (smart learning). Thirties have the most which is 41.5%, forties came in the second which is 39.5% and twenties are the third which is 37%. Besides, working adults use smart learning more compare to university students which are 41.1% and 33.3% respectively . 95.3% of the participations also mentioned that they would like to use smart learning in near future.
My doubts are that, since mobile learning is also one type of SMART learning, should I use mobile learning or SMART learning since I am in Korea? Also, what is mobile? The learning or the gadget?
Or it could also be just any learning on the move, with or without gadget?
I believe all academicians or scholars have their own definition but still I would like to know what you all think about mobile learning and smart learning should be???
However, what is SMART learning and is SMART learning same as e-learning, mobile learning or etc.? How SMART should SMART learning be? Or is the SMART just a new terminology to make a WOW effect in this 21st century learning trend?
Since SMART is such a ambitious word, so to date, no clear definition on SMART learning. However, because smart phone is also "SMART" therefore, seem like many people in Korea start to think that mobile learning is also categorized under SMART learning.
If we search in Google, two articles revealed how Korea is moving towards the SMART education since 2012. These two articles focus on two things, one is SMART school and one is digital textbook.
http://www.koreaittimes.com/story/20075/%E2%80%98keris%E2%80%99s-smart-education-scheme%E2%80%99
http://www.koreaittimes.com/story/19513/along-e-learning-and-cloud-computing-comes-advancement-smart-learning
Also, recently, in Korean financial news (
http://www.fnnews.com/view?ra=Sent0601m_View&corp=fnnews&arcid=201307250100259460014735&cDateYear=2013&cDateMonth=07&cDateDay=25
) which was in Korean language obviously, mentioned that the smart phones usage of South Korea is triple as compared to 2011. Job Korea portal did a survey on 486 adults regarding the trends in smart phone usages in Korea and found out that 2 out of 5 people who use smart phone also use their smart phone for "learning" or "studying" (smart learning). Thirties have the most which is 41.5%, forties came in the second which is 39.5% and twenties are the third which is 37%. Besides, working adults use smart learning more compare to university students which are 41.1% and 33.3% respectively . 95.3% of the participations also mentioned that they would like to use smart learning in near future.
My doubts are that, since mobile learning is also one type of SMART learning, should I use mobile learning or SMART learning since I am in Korea? Also, what is mobile? The learning or the gadget?
Or it could also be just any learning on the move, with or without gadget?
I believe all academicians or scholars have their own definition but still I would like to know what you all think about mobile learning and smart learning should be???
