Hinze, A., Vanderschantz, N. R., Timpany, C., Cunningham, S. J., Saravani, S.-J., & Wilkinson, C. (2017). Use of mobile apps for teaching and research (Working Paper Series 01/2017). Department of Computer Science, The University of Waikato.
Abstract
Applications (apps) are software specifically designed for mobile de-vices. This paper reports on the results of an online survey about app use for teaching and research by students and academic staff at the University of Wai-kato. The questionnaire had 138 respondents. The results of the data analysis in-dicate that among respondents apps are primarily used for communication, data storage, and collaborative work. Nearly a third of respondents reported not using. any apps for academic purposes, with almost half that number citing a lack of knowledge about possible uses. In teaching practice, apps were reported to be used as a means to push information to students, e.g., for distributing reading materials and other teaching resources. In research, apps appeared to be used to self-organise, collaborate with other researchers, store information, and to stay current with research. This paper concludes with a list of implications.
Publisher
Department of Computer Science, The University of Waikato
