Exploring Mobile Devices Usage in Education: Challenges and Way Forward

Abstract

With the power of portable computing in the hands of people, the time has come to consider using mobile devices for education. There is a need to consider the use of Mobile devices in education because of its popularity among both the trainers and learners in Nigeria especially being one of the ICT devices. This paper explores the impact of using mobile devices in education system by looking at how the stakeholders (such as the education providers, the trainers, the learners, parents, and ministry of education) can benefit from successful deployment of mobile devices into classroom environment. The paper also highlights the benefits of using mobile devices in delivering education. Challenges of using mobile devices in education are discussed and possible ways forward are also recommended such as trainers should be provided with sophisticated mobile devices with rich functionalities to adequately provide satisfactory usage in the classroom environment. However, it is to be noted that full realization of any mobile device in education is entirely dependent upon skilled trainers, network connectivity and user competency.