Summary: in this article, I will be sharing with you the benefits and ways you can use your mobile phone for learning and educational purposes.

We could probably easily imagine a traditional school or university class ten or even five years ago where students did not need to use digital resources. It’s probably impossible nowadays. Especially when the global pandemic scenario is taken into consideration. All of these programs for setting up virtual classrooms and managing distance learning are truly lifesavers for teachers and students.

The smartphone provides new learning possibilities and methods for fostering the development of abilities that are essential for students moving forward in the twenty-first century. The smartphone provides a lot of benefits, what are these benefits you might ask

Benefits of mobile learning

• Anywhere, at any moment

The smartphone is carried on the person at all times and can be accessed from anywhere. This makes learning accessible no matter where you are or what time of day it is. As a result, students can have uninterrupted access to the resources that will help them study more.

• Learning Ownership

Mobile learning offers a variety of interaction options that may be adapted to individual interests. This feature of mobile learning allows students to take charge of their education and cultivate a sense of ownership. Having options allows students to learn in the ways that they are most comfortable, which improves the overall learning experience.

• Collaboration

The mobile phone’s ability to synchronize communication makes it an amazing social tool that can improve collaboration among students, instructors, parents, and the rest of the school community. Social interaction is enhanced by the smartphone, which keeps the school community connected at all times.

Ways of using your mobile phone for learning purposes

Mobile phones can be for learning in a variety of ways. The most obvious method is to conduct research utilizing cell phones. Phones can be used to connect to the internet and get data from credible sources for inclusion in reports. However, mobile phones may be used in other inventive methods.

• Social media platform

Twitter is one of these platforms. The tutor can use a Twitter account set up for the course to post projects and learning materials, which may help students stay connected. Students can post a question to the course Twitter feed, and tutors can respond. This becomes much easier when a recognizable hashtag is used. Similar goals can be achieved using other forms of social media, such as a Facebook page.

• Websites and apps

In this method, tutors make use of a website or an app where books, learning materials, and projects to be done are dropped and can be submitted as each student can have his or her own profile. A chat dialog will be available. Provision for features like video calling and conference calls can be made available for the students to interact with each other and with the tutor. Examples of these websites are Khan Academy, Coursera, elearningresources, and a lot more. Examples of these apps are Google Classroom, Docebo, Blackboard Learn, Zoom

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