SMART-DEVICE POTENTIAL FOR STUDENT LEARNING

Ben Woodcock, Matt Armstrong, Anne Nortcliffe, Andrew Middleton

2012

Abstract

Smartphones/devices have become the ubiquitous tool of choice for professionals to support their productivity and are increasingly becoming more common on university campuses. Many of the advantages of these devices have the potential to support student learning engagement and provide new opportunities for learning. This paper reports on an academic study conducted over the last two years by two final year students, supported by two academic learning technology researchers, examining the level of student smartphone/device ownership on campus and the extent students are harnessed the use of these devices to support their learning. The research shows that student smartphone/device ownership is increasing; however, how students are using the devices to support their learning appears to narrowing as the year progresses and consequently the students are missing out on the learning opportunities these devices can provide. The paper finally presents an analysis of smartphone/device apps that have the potential to support student learning.

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in Harvard Style

Woodcock B., Armstrong M., Nortcliffe A. and Middleton A. (2012). SMART-DEVICE POTENTIAL FOR STUDENT LEARNING . In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-8565-07-5, pages 410-415. DOI: 10.5220/0003956604100415


in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu12,
author={Ben Woodcock and Matt Armstrong and Anne Nortcliffe and Andrew Middleton},
title={SMART-DEVICE POTENTIAL FOR STUDENT LEARNING},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,},
year={2012},
pages={410-415},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003956604100415},
isbn={978-989-8565-07-5},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,
TI - SMART-DEVICE POTENTIAL FOR STUDENT LEARNING
SN - 978-989-8565-07-5
AU - Woodcock B.
AU - Armstrong M.
AU - Nortcliffe A.
AU - Middleton A.
PY - 2012
SP - 410
EP - 415
DO - 10.5220/0003956604100415