Social Learning using Cell Phone Technology at Montclair State University
Nov 1, Thursday at 10.30 am - 11:30 am
Ms. Patty Kahn
Training Manager
Montclair State University
Dr. Edward Chapel
Vice President, Office of Information Technology
Montclair State University
Dr. Leslie Wilson
Professor, Department of History
Montclair State University
Past research describes how social learning enhances knowledge building when students make connections among their peers and community creating learning environments that promote personal involvement and shared knowledge about a specific problem or topic. Educators struggle to develop innovative teaching strategies to meet the expectations of digital natives that are accustomed to this social environment. This presentation will describe how using cell phones can foster this social learning experience in an academic setting whereby students will participate in problem based learning activities that leverage mobile technology, which normally would not be achieved independently.