The Inherent Tensions of “Instant Education”: A Critical Review of Mobile Instant Messaging

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning

Christoph Pimmer¹  Patient Rambe² 

[1] University of Applied Sciences and ArtsNorthwestern Switzerland FHNWInstitute for Information Systems;University of the Free State

关键词: instant messaging;    mobile instant messaging;    educational technology;    mobile learning;    social media;    dialectical theory;   

DOI  :  10.19173/irrodl.v19i5.3765

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Athabasca University Press

【 摘 要 】

This paper critically reviews literature on the role of Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) applications, such as WhatsApp, in supporting learning and teaching practice. Using formal qualitative synthesis as its methodology, and dialectical theory as an analyt

【 授权许可】

CC BY