Mobile learning technology - academic research

The huge advances in mobile technology over the last 10 years have enabled students to work, collaborate and study from anywhere where there is an internet or a 3G/4G connection. Teachers can now communicate with students via email or Skype, publish coursework online and receive coursework submissions in return.

However, this new technology may come at a cost. Traditional teaching methods - brainstorming, group discussions and one-to-one help may become deprecated as students spend less time in the classroom and are left more and more to their own devices. Social integration may also suffer - and students who are on a business studies course definitely need to learn how to integrate with their peers - and potential future customers.

Once again, there is also a need for students to embrace technology in order to learn a totally different subject - and the most business-minded entrepreneur-to-be may not have the aptitude - or indeed the interest - to learn technology first in order to get ahead. I don't think Alan Sugar would have been interested in the fundamentals of video conferencing when he was setting up in business...... 

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Academic research into mobile learning