Ellen D. Wagner asserts The mobile revolution is finally here. Wherever one looks, the evidence of mobile penetration and adoption is irrefutable: cell phones, PDAs (personal digital assistants), MP3 players, portable game devices, handhelds, tablets, and laptops abound. No demographic is immune from this phenomenon. From toddlers to seniors, people are increasingly connected and are digitally communicating with each other in ways that would have been impossible to imagine only a few years ago…
…the United States is relatively behind the curve (bold added). The broadband, multimedia connectedness now taken for granted by the typical Korean or Nordic citizen is something that most U.S. citizens are not likely to see for some time. As a result, U.S. educators are finding themselves in the awkward position of knowing that the mobile revolution is coming, without really being able to imagine what it’s going to look like or what the possibilities for mobile learning may be.
…I do believe that higher education—as well as K-12, government, nonprofit education, and corporate education—is capable of adaptation and change (bold added), particularly where mobile learning solutions are concerned.
She offers insights about how mobile learning may increase in U.S. schools.
that is a very nice article — thanks for finding and posting it!
Thanks for your comment. I realized as I posted this article that I’m slowly assembling a case for educators to increase use of advanced technologies at a faster rate. I hope the case helps educators create ways to find the moxey and resources to get on with the task. It’s a situation now of educators already having to say: Hey, wait for me. I’m your teacher!
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