| Sažetak: | Final report from a project that took an innovative approach to creating authentic pedagogies for using mobile devices in learning (m-learning), and an action learning approach to the professional development of its 19 participants (teachers, IT and professional development personnel) in an education faculty. It investigated the educational potential of two hand-held, ubiquitous mobile devices - iPods and smartphones - and implemented their use in authentic tasks in learning activities over a period of four to six weeks in a range of subject areas. It described, categorised, and disseminated the resultant pedagogies and professional development activities through a dedicated website. The project used a design-based research approach (also known as development research or design experiments) that involved four phases over four semesters, and theoretical frameworks that emphasised group collaboration in the creation of further knowledge and understandings. A practical edited book (currently in preparation) will also offer advice and modelling of the practical implementation and pedagogy of mobile devices, using a theoretical foundation of authentic learning rather than a transmissive, technology-driven perspective. Currently no cohesive national policy on the use of mobile technologies in learning exists in Australia, and the results of this project will assist in developing such a policy.
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