8 Ways Mobile Phones Can Be Useful For Online Education
In this era of technology-based communication
, mobile phones serve as a very useful tool to get near-infinite volumes of raw data and information at any given point in time. Considering their ubiquity and the level of penetration among the masses, the impact of mobile phones is education is far reaching and more concrete. Mobile phones, especially smart-phones, give the computing power of a desktop PC and come with added benefit of being connected to the internet any time and at any place.
For students, these handheld devices can be beneficial in creating short movies, setting homework reminders, recording a teacher reading and getting useful information when it comes to experiments. And not only students, even ordinary folks can benefit from them as they provide an easy to access information and discussion channel. Nowadays, the mobile phone is bound to be the first medium at hand to grab information with little need to reach out to other communication mediums. Here are eight ways in which mobile phones can be useful for online education in India.
1.Remote access (from home etc.) for students to use various school specific or distinct mobile applications or data.
2.Now educators are increasingly recognizing the role of mobile phones in imparting online distance education. Earlier the universities used to send the textbook and the instructional materials, through regular mail, which the students had to read to write papers and take notes. Then papers and tests are mailed back and forth, thus adding to the overall time spent on education. But with mobiles, they can get course material on PDFs, CDs or audio files.
3.Mobiles make it easy to share content. They can be used to take pictures of homework projects, fieldwork or other activities, which can be shared and discussed on the board or on the phone itself. Flickr offers, easy way to share pictures taken on your cell phone and group them into slideshows based on topic.
4.Using Google Voice you can capture oral assignments and thoughts.
5.Twitter is a fantastic way for teachers, students and parents to get an unlimited stream of feedback from peers
6.With mobiles you can carry your books with you anywhere. There are lots of apps available in the marketplace that makes it easier to read a book on your cell phone.
7.Mobile phones can be used to set up reminders for study and other purposes.
8.You can use mobile apps to learn all that is available there to learn.
Mobile technology for distance learning
Mobile learning through sophisticated gadgets adds up to the flexibility quotient of distance learning. As the distance education is through the online medium, the learning-interface here simply needs a web-enabled device. Affordable android phones, PC tablets etc, in this context, win hands down for their portability and interface, delivering an enriched learning experience for students. The touch-interface is the ultimate in user-friendliness. It saves on time in terms of response and triggers for any action/ event on the device. There is also the advantage of connecting to the world-wide platform of resources through web-sites, which these days are modeled for mobile-network as well. The largest libraries of the world have been deployed in the online mode, giving students access to the finest knowledge resources. The intuitive n interactive interface of these gadgets spell ease and comfort in: networking with peers, connecting with academicians or industry experts and many more channels, which any eager learner can leverage to the maximum potential. The mobile handhelds are a global power-house of learning, which are compact, easy-to-use and as mobile as their users. These features not only make them the flexible study-guide for working professionals; but also the reliable hand-held resource for students aspiring to add-value to their profile through an all-round distance learning experience.
by: krish
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