Augmenting Design Education with Mobile Social Media: A Transferable Framework

Abstract

The paper explores the transferability of a mobile social media implementation framework developed from over 40 projects. We examine how the mobile social media framework is being utilized to augment a traditional physical design studio education context as well as bridging situated student learning experiences beyond the confines of the design studio. Critical to the framework is the creation and nurturing of a lecturer community of practice. The project builds upon the researcher’s experience of implementing mobile social media in a similar higher education context at a different higher education institution, and is part of ongoing action research focusing upon transforming pedagogy via mo..