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The Key Success Factors of promoting Mobile Learning in Small school – A Case Study on New Taipei City ChenFu Elementary School

LU, CHENG HUAN
National Taipei University of Education Graduate School of Curriculum and Instructional Communication Technology Student
Email:joyce520218@hotmail.com

LIU, YUAN CHEN
National Taipei University of Education Graduate School of Curriculum and Instructional Communication Technology Professor
Email:liu@tea.ntue.edu.tw

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Abstract

In recent years, mobile devices and network technology has developed rapidly. Smart phones, tablet PCs have become an important role in people’s lives. To follow the trend of the times, the combination of education and science and technology. It let us to break the existing framework of thinking mode. We use not only traditional teaching but also mobile teaching in the school.
There are two research purposes in this study: First, to explore the key success factors (or critical success factors) of promoting mobile learning in the rural areas small school. Second, to explore the process and experience of promoting mobile learning. New Taipei City ChenFu Elementary School is as research objects because it was the winning school in 2015. There are two research methods, observation and interview. After interview with the teacher and the observation in his class, I got some data. By Collecting data and data analysis, the study become consistency and truly.
The research results show that the willing of teacher, the support and cooperation of administrative teacher are the key success factors. There are 15-20 students in a class in small school, so the mobile devices are enough. This is advantage, teachers can take care each student. Small schools have to invest the resources in key elements, work hard and make efforts in the team. Therefore, they can achieve the desired objectives and results, and mobile learning has become success. At the same time, the teachers also can improve their teaching ability by using mobile learning.

Keywords :Mobile Learning, Key Success Factors, Small School