The Use of Mobile Technology Tools and Apps to Support Students' Learning Goals

Abstract

A broad range of information and communication technology (ICT) tools and services, including mobile applications (apps), are being deployed for on-demand learning in developed societies like the United States of America (USA). Some of the apps found to be in use for learning in one university in the USA were Quizlett, Mathway, SAT Prep, and Blackboard. The old concept of teacher-led learning classrooms has changed. The teacher is no longer the “know it all” provider of information to “blank slates” (students) but rather, the literature informs us of the teacher as coach and facilitator of instruction in technologically equipped classrooms. The literature points to the fact that mobile technologies are being used in classrooms in developed world regions such as the USA, but we know very little about developing world regions, including Nigeria. The study reported in this chapter helps to address the need and it investigated students' use of smart phones and applications (apps) to support their learning goals.