Using Smartphones in the College Classroom

View Sample PDF

Author(s): Dani V. McMay (State University of New York at Fredonia, USA)and Jennifer L. Dyck (State University of New York at Fredonia, USA)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 7
Source title: Encyclopedia of Mobile Phone Behavior
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Zheng Yan (University at Albany, State University of New York, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8239-9.ch049

Keywords: Human Aspects of Technology / Information Science Reference / Mobile and Wireless Computing / Social Sciences & Humanities

Purchase

View Using Smartphones in the College Classroom on the publisher's website for pricing and purchasing information.

Abstract

As technology has advanced, cellphones have become smartphones, and ownership of smartphones by college students has become the norm. Smartphones are closer to mini computers that also make phone calls than cellphones with PDA (personal digital assistant) features. In addition to specialized apps that have been developed for use in the college classroom, activities that make use of the smartphone's immediate access to resources on the internet have been developed. The purpose of this article is to give a brief overview of the most recent research on how smartphones have increasingly come to be included in the college classroom, including student and teacher perceptions of the value of using this technology for real time feedback during a lecture session. Future directions include the need for much more focus on best practices and a better connection between merely incorporating the technology and improving learning outcomes.

The IRMA Community

Research IRM

Using Smartphones in the College Classroom

Purchase

Abstract

Related Content

IRMA Sponsors