Introduction of Mobile Media Into Formal Classroom Learning Environment

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Abstract

Technology has an important role in the classroom. Among all technological changes, smartphones have become one of the most adopted innovations. Yet, in the classroom a common response to phones in students’ hands is to ban it! This study uses Social Construction of Technology theory to investigate if mobile media have a place in a classroom. Using in-depth qualitative interviews, the study finds an unexpected paradox: students rarely use mobile technology in the classroom and, moreover, do not expect to use it in the formal classroom environment; while outside the classroom they fully endorse the educational applications of mobile media.

Authors

• Alexander V Laskin, Quinnipiac U

• Joseph Avena, Quinnipiac U