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Ethical Use Of Mobile Devices In An Academic Environment By Undergraduate Of Selected Universities In Ogun State
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CHAPTER ONE:
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study
Mobile device
are arguably another revolutionary invention of our time, besides
computer and internet technologies. Mobile technology is growing by
leaps and bounds. From 1990 to 2014, worldwide mobile phone
subscriptions grew from 12.4 million to over 6.9 billion, penetrating
about 97% of the global population with Asia as the fastest growing
region and India being the biggest market of cellular phones (after
China with 893.3 million users, TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India, 2014) cited in Chun, (2012) . Mobile phones today go beyond just
voice communication and provide a multitude of other features and
services including short message service (SMS) or text messaging,
multimedia messaging (MMS), photo display and recording, video playback
and recording, calendaring, reminder (clock and alarm), web-browsing,
checking e-mails, retrieving sports scores and news, using online
dictionary etc. In other terms, mobile device has become an essential
part of everyday modern life. However, to many, the mobile phone is not a
tool for making just phone calls, but rather, a ‘lifeline’ to the
social network and an instrument for smoothly operating and coordinating
their everyday life (Ezemenaka, 2013). In education, mobile phones have
led to the evolution of new paradigm known as mobile learning or
m-learning (Chun, 2012). Ferry (2009) describes that modern mobile
device can be used to help students to access web based contents, remix
it, share it, collaborate with others and create media rich deliverable
for the classroom teachers as well as global audience. Rather than
seeing mobile phones as troublesome devices, educators should seek to
exploit the potential of the technologies learners bring and find ways
to put them into good use for the benefit of learning practice
(Sharples, 2003). Mobile learning is also considered as a new form of
learning distance learning which began to develop in the eighties of the
twentieth century. It means learning by correspondence by the use of
the latest media technology in education (Al – Fahad, 2009). Many
studies (Attewell, 2005; Chen and Kinshuk, 2005; Murat et al., 2008)
have already proved that mobile technologies have considerable potential
to enhance teaching and learning across all education sectors. Their
impact on students’ behaviour, enthusiasm, motivation and progress is
well acknowledged (Rau et al., 2008), especially in some conventional
schools abroad e.g. U.K. (Cook et al., 2007). Over two-thirds of the
university students in their study used electronic media (including cell
phones) while in class, studying, or doing homework (Guspatni,2018).
Hence, the necessity to use mobile device in education seems to be
inevitable especially in higher education. Now, we have entered in age
which cannot be imagined without mobile phone. As young population is
the future of the country, their views are of utter importance. As
education is regarded as the backbone of any country and in modern times
education (whether regular or distance education) is inarguably
interrelated with technology, mobile phone has pertinent role to play in
the education of the youth population. In this study, we aim to find
out whether this device is useful for under-graduate students
particularly for educational purpose, whether there are any differences
in the attitude of undergraduate students towards using mobile device
for educational purpose with respect to gender, academic discipline,
medium of education, area of residence etc., as there is dearth of
research particularly on the attitude of undergraduate students to
m-learning. From the above discussion it is quite apparent that
m-learning is in use and very popular among students abroad. But this
study seeks to throw some light on the ethical use of mobile devices in
an academic environment by undergraduate of selected universities in
ogun state
Statement of the problem
It is quite obvious that
increasing number of both undergraduate and graduate students in
universities in Ogun State, make use of mobile device(Choliz 2012 ). The
problem is that the use of mobile device among students has become
habitual thus negatively impacting on conscious efforts required to
achieve effective teaching and learning. Attempt has been made to
investigate the problems caused by student’s use of mobile device in the
universities in Ogun state some of which are, but not limited to
addiction and out of place usage, distraction from class lectures,used
to carry out examination malpractice among many others(Grinter,2001).
Hence the reason for looking into ethical use of mobile devices in an
academic environment by undergraduate of selected universities in ogun
state.
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