Design of a Mobile Mathematics Creativity Laboratory for Contemporary Learners

This paper provides the specification for the design of an innovative mobile mathematics creativity laboratory for contemporary adolescent and adult learners. The design is based on a broad collection of philosophical principles taken from educational research. Each principle is described in turn. The practical implementation of these principles with hardware and software within a laboratory is described. Finally, the proposed laboratory activity design is discussed and compared with the design of serious games.

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