Mobile devices in the lecture hall: Into it,indifferent, or intrusion? |
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Authors: | Kathryn Hall-Newton Janice Rudkowski Jacqueline Hogue Polina Ratnichkina |
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Institution: | 1. Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;2. Ted Rogers School of Retail Management, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;3. Environmental Applied Science and Management, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Abstract: | The authors explored undergraduate business students’ feelings and thoughts about themselves, other students, and their professors when mobile devices are used in the lecture hall for nonacademic purposes. Specifically, they investigated mobile device use during class time, and whether students support it, are indifferent toward it, or consider it to be an intrusion. Using the critical incident technique, the authors thematically categorized students’ thoughts and feelings regarding mobile device usage in the classroom for nonacademic purposes. The results uncovered unique perspectives presented by the students that carry implications for students, professors and administrators. |
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Keywords: | Mobile device classroom management technology |
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