The use of mobile technology in language learning has increased considerably, with an unprecedented adoption of mobile tablets in K-12 and higher education settings. Despite the number of recent smallscale studies that have found increased student motivation and engagement in learning as a result of using mobile tablets, there is a need to further examine the impact of these devices on student ...

In this paper we compare and critique four mlearning projects using iPads in 2010. Using an action research methodology the authors explored the impact of the integration of the mlearning projects on the pedagogical approaches of these four courses. The four iPad projects present four different approaches to the integration of the iPad within a variety of educational contexts. The four projects...

Apple’siPadandotherformsoftabletarereportedlygainingincreasingpopularitywithintheacademic premises.Mostofthepublishedresearchonthistopichashighlyadmiredthepositiveroleandimpact ofiPadsonteachingandlearningpractices,asifanexogenoustechnologicalinductioninanylocal contextwouldessentially revolutionizeand transformthewholeeducationalparadigm...

Shigellosis, a potentially severe bacillary dysentery, is an infectious gastrointestinal disease caused by Shigella spp. Shigella invades the human colonic epithelium and avoids clearance by promoting apoptosis of resident immune cells in the gut. This process is dependent on the Shigella type III secretion system (T3SS), which injects effector proteins into target cells to alter their normal c...