Mobile and Handheld Technologies Archives

Study: Smartphones could cripple learning for these students

July 14, 2015 by By Ron Bethke, eCampus News Assistant Editor, @eCN_RonB

A yearlong study from researchers at Rice University and the U.S. Air Force has revealed that first-time smartphone users felt the devices actually hindered their ability to learn.…

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An honest look into a liberal arts iPad program

July 10, 2015 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

Offering a realistic glimpse of what it’s like to try and use mobile technology in undergraduate and graduate courses in higher education, one rural, liberal arts college says…

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Moving past the myths of mobile learning

July 6, 2015 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

By now, educators are familiar with the term mLearning, having experienced its rush in classroom popularity starting as early as 2000. But two researchers say it’s now imperative…

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3 ways to bring online learning back to life

June 25, 2015 by By Dan Merritts

Is educating students online looking more and more like a scene from “The Walking Dead?” More specifically, is online learning becoming a lifeless learning model, devoid of human…

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Lecturing to ghosts: Blurring the face-to-face and online divide

June 12, 2015June 11, 2015 by By Carla Bluhm and Kevin Mobbs

Are any of us as college professors better than Google as an instructor? Is there anything value-added vis-à-vis your classroom teaching? Might one contribute a unique understanding, or…

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3 considerations for the device-agnostic class

May 19, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea

The open question on U.S. campuses is not if students are bringing their own devices or how to connect them to the institutional network, but rather: how do…

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Safety app reflects culture change at 3 different institutions

May 13, 2015 by Meris Stansbury

Diverse institutions of higher education in the D.C region are integrating a smartphone app into their safety strategies to engage students to think and act differently, for their…

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Free app to determine data breaches

May 12, 2015 by Meris Stansbury

Computer scientists at the University of New Haven who recently discovered that some social media data is neither private nor secure, have developed an app to help the…

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Using UC to transform campus communications

May 1, 2015 by By Brian Ferguson

There’s an aspect of mobility that has truly been underutilized throughout education, especially for the staff and faculty on college and university campuses. Ironically, it’s the entire reason…

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Penn state asks if the Apple Watch can influence student achievement

April 28, 2015 by Laura Ascione

A Penn State faculty member is set to study how wearable and accessible technologies, such as the Apple Watch, can support students’ self-regulated learning to lead to greater…

Study: Smartphones could cripple learning for these students

An honest look into a liberal arts iPad program

Moving past the myths of mobile learning

Lecturing to ghosts: Blurring the face-to-face and online divide

3 considerations for the device-agnostic class

Free app to determine data breaches

Penn state asks if the Apple Watch can influence student achievement

Bridging the Skills Gap: How Universities Can Align Curricula With Workforce Needs

HEA Policy Shifts Update: How Are Educational Stakeholders Responding?

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How Does Higher Education Procurement Work?

Abbey Road Institute Opens State-of-the-Art Campus in Los Angeles

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