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Mobile Devices and Learning Apps

1) MOBILE DEVICES AND LEARNING APPS

What are they?

We are aware that mobile devices are prevalent on the Mona Campus, and most of us, if not all know that mobile devices and learning apps go hand in hand today. Our Smartphones and tablets make it possible for us to download and use apps whenever and wherever we desire. In the teaching and learning setting, apps such as Coursera, Google Classroom and Kahoot make it possible to learn outside of a physical classroom, via our mobile devices.

Tips (best practice) for using mobile devices and learning apps for instruction

1) Identify the objective/s you want to achieve before selecting an app to use

2) Use apps that are suitable for the content of your course

3) Explore and become familiar with how to use the

What are they?

We are aware that mobile devices are prevalent on the Mona campus, and most of us, if not all know that mobile devices and learning apps go hand in hand today. Our Smartphones and tablets make it possible for us to download and use apps whenever and wherever we desire. In the teaching and learning setting, apps such as Coursera, Google Classroom and Kahoot make it possible to learn outside of a physical classroom, via our mobile devices.

Tips (best practice) for using mobile devices and learning apps for instruction

  1. Identify the objective/s you want to achieve before selecting an app to use
  2. Use apps that are suitable for the content of your course
  3. Explore and become familiar with how to use the app you are considering
  4. Provide guidelines for using the app for your learners
  5. Consider and decide on your assessment strategy prior when determining whether to use a particular app

app you are considering

4) Provide guidelines for using the app for your learners

5) Consider and decide on your assessment strategy prior when determining whether to use a particular app

Google Play Store - https://play.google.com/store/apps

Apple Store - https://www.apple.com/app-store/

 

Additional Resources

Read - The Mobile Learning Approach: What is it and What are the Benefits? https://www.learnworlds.com/blog/

Read - Visible Body Blog. What Instructors and Administrators Need to Know About Mobile Learning (M-Learning) https://www.visiblebody.com/blog/what-instructors-and-administrators-need-to-know-about-m-learning

Watch - Study.com. What is a Mobile device? Types and Examples of Mobile Devices https://study.com/academy/lesson/mobile-devices-examples-impact-trends.html

Read - What is a Learning App? https://www.growthengineering.co.uk/blog/