Mobile Phone Culture And Its Impact On Higher Education

As there are pros and cons of every technology, so it is for a mobile phone. While it serves as the connecting bridge between a student and its academic requirements, it also has the potential to hamper academics. Previously, in our days, the culture of taking a mobile phone to school was not allowed and hence, learning happened uninterrupted. But as time passed and smartphone took over the market and android started simplifying learning processes, most schools started permitting students in bringing mobile phones to school. Also, are other factors like tracking a student’s everyday schedule by its parents have actually made smartphone usage among students more popular and acceptable by parents. Least to say, this is not the only factor based on which mobile phone use should be allowed in higher education.

Let’s Look At The Impact Mobile Has Made In Higher Education

With mobile phones being granted in higher education, students now have quick access to it at the time of any emergency. Colleges and schools have started notifying students via text during important hours. Also, there are many technological resources through which the process of education is attracting many students. It has become enjoyable and engaging altogether. Fostering these technologies, educators are able to find any drawbacks in the learning process or in a student. Throughout the learning process, students are staying abreast with the course topics.

As we all know there are end numbers of learning portals and application present today that is increasing skill set and knowledge of the students big time, on top of that, like mobile technology is helping the students, it is also making teaching processes smooth. Eliminating the fact that mobile is interfering during learning hours; teachers are now getting encouraged with the proper use of mobile technology.

Applications like Creatrix are creating a buzz in higher education. Being an application for college goers and higher education institutions, the Creatrix Campus platform is helping students and institutions to keep core academics and administrative processes connected with technology. It is thereby helping to plan, implement, manage and balance institutions’ IT infrastructure better. This has resulted in glorifying learning outcomes.

Another mobile application, M-OPAC is a smartphone-based Book Search Application by MasterSoft offering low-cost cloud-based platform to all the libraries around the world for sharing book data. This application is allowing libraries to upload and upgrade book database on its cloud platform. The library patrons are able to search details of books using the smartphone application filters like title, author, publisher, keyword, and subject. Another application by MasterSoft, Student Diary, is helping by providing a mobile interface to the ERP of the institute, so that users can access the information anytime.

Amidst all the benefits that mobile phones are delivering, there are major drawbacks that cannot be neglected. One of the foremost disadvantages is prolonged exposure to mobile screens that is highly discouraged by optometrists. Cyberbullying is a key reason why teachers and parents are always discouraging the use of mobile phones in recent times. The social media platforms have caused more damage with respect to this. Also, at the time of learning in classrooms, mobile phones act as concentration breaker when no application or mobile-based learning is in progress.

So, mobile phone has got its advantages and disadvantages. It is up to a student’s choice on how to use it.