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Mobile Devices in Higher Education Classrooms: Challenges and Opportunities

Mobile Devices in Higher Education Classrooms: Challenges and Opportunities

Ieda M. Santos
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781466663435|ISBN10: 146666343X|EISBN13: 9781466663442
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6343-5.ch003
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Santos, Ieda M. "Mobile Devices in Higher Education Classrooms: Challenges and Opportunities." Promoting Active Learning through the Integration of Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies, edited by Jared Keengwe, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 37-54. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6343-5.ch003

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Santos, I. M. (2015). Mobile Devices in Higher Education Classrooms: Challenges and Opportunities. In J. Keengwe (Ed.), Promoting Active Learning through the Integration of Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies (pp. 37-54). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6343-5.ch003

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Santos, Ieda M. "Mobile Devices in Higher Education Classrooms: Challenges and Opportunities." In Promoting Active Learning through the Integration of Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies, edited by Jared Keengwe, 37-54. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6343-5.ch003

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Abstract

More and more students are bringing personal mobile devices such as smart phones and iPads to university campuses. Widespread mobile device ownership among students offers Higher Education (HE) institutions with opportunities to explore those devices to support teaching and learning practices. The idea of using students' personal devices is referred to as “Bring Your Own Device,” or BYOD. This chapter examines opportunities and key challenges often discussed in the literature and associated with a BYOD program. Outcomes suggest that a cultural change is necessary to effectively accommodate BYOD in the classroom. The chapter proposes a BYOD joint enterprise consisting of main stakeholders—administrators, faculty, students, and information technology personnel—working together to help minimize the impact of key challenges while maximizing the opportunities afforded by students' everyday mobile devices.

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