Nimrod:

You can look at this 2015 text entitled: "Sputnik to Smartphones: A Half-Century of Chemistry Education" to get an idea of how it an be used. Regarding pedagogy, I have attached a PPT on Flexible Learning Environments and the learning theories that  popularly apply to them of which mobile learning is one.

Best regards for every success in your research for 2016.

Debra

http://pubs.acs.org/isbn/9780841230743

Nimrod, you might google clickers in education as a starting point for your research. Smartphones can effectively function like clickers if your interest in using them as tools to capture student responses in real time.  Poll Everywhere is an application that can be used for this purpose. 

The wait time theory was developed before the use of clicker technology in the classroom.  Giving students more time to process responses to a question increases the number of students who are raising hands. The use of technology in the situation you describe changes all that. When you use clickers you will see the range of answers that the students have.  If you prevent students from seeing the results as they are being compiled you will see answers that not influenced by other answers. The technology will provide you with a way to increase engagement or participation and measure it. 

I would suggest Googling clickers and education and then pull down a few PDFs to read. If you need more than that, look in the references of those papers and see who is being cited.  Good luck. 

Presence of laptops in the classroom will no doubt increase along with the number and ubiquity of portable devices (e.g., smart phones, tablets). Research conducted at U-M and elsewhere confirms that laptops and other portable devices are like any classroom tool; they function best when they fulfill a clear instructional goal and when they are used in specific ways that support student learning. And while some faculty may decide either to ban such devices or to adopt programs such as LectureTools, there are intermediate steps that can take advantage of the potential power of laptops while minimizing their distracting effects. The careful use of laptops can enrich opportunities for interaction with peers and instructors, as well as with course materials, increasing student engagement and learning. CRLT instructional consultants are available to discuss ways to incorporate laptops into classes, including the use of LectureTools.

https://tomprof.stanford.edu/posting/1157

I'm not aware of any such method, but it sound very interesting.  Good luck with it.

There is no regular set pedagogy I am aware of but IT is in use in my classes all the time. Instead of the surreptitious use of smartphones in class and small groups, I engage my medical students to use their devices purposefully by integrating them into the coursework.

I am completing some research on orientation to curriculum using smartphones, including instant feedback, differentials, communication, tests, discussion topics, and so on. Have a qualitative analysis (NVIVO) due out later this year but still being processed. Sorry not to be more help at this stage.

There are not many studies that pinpoint pedagogy for certain technologies that I know of. But I believe that there are there. For my D.Ed I am studying pedagogical strategies that educators are using to prepare pre-service teachers to integrate technology in their future classes. I am following your discussion with curiosity.

I think you should investigate the TPACK theoretical framework: http://tpack.org/  

It involves the integrating technological knowledge with content and pedagogical knowledge to provide a useful framework for using technological tools for teaching at any level.

http://tpack.org/

Robin Holding Kay has asked a similar question about the use of social media in lessons.  Lots of good ideas in the answers!

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Can_social_media_be_used_effectively_in_the_classroom_or_is_it_too_distracting?_tpcectx=qa_overview_recent&_trid=4hXmRam9Ml1jtxga8m83AGTZ_6

Dear Nimrod,

Just to make you aware, I used qr-codes on within my presentations and handouts, allowing the students to quickly access supporting materials during the learning event. I also use qr-codes which link directly to Google forms, which act as a voting systems during lessons. 

This could be another avenue to explore to find relevant research to your question. 

I don’t have any research for you, but teach study skills with undergraduate students, over a range of subjects. We use smart phones and laptops, create wikis etc. (a great collaboration tool) and generally use digital learning to develop research skills and create links between learner and informer.  As much as I can I encourage the students to use all the amazing gadgets they have to enhance their learning experience. Some of my students are gaming and IT students; working on developing  'ease of use' and creative software/IT. They share knowledge and assist each other in searching for and storing information.

I would say that use of smartphones or any electronic tool creates a culture of eliciting learning not transformative learning.

Apart from all that  younger generations will use smartphones anyway, so you may as well go with the flow and enjoy the experience!

Dear Nimrod,

Maybe it's helpful to have a look at the Netherlands (articles are mostly published in english)- as far as I know there are schools in the Netherlands working with media (f.e. tablets) a lot and there should be done research, too. Unfortunatly I don't know if smartphone-usage is common already, but maybe you'll find something helpfull nevertheless.

Good luck to you

Nimrod,

maybe this study "Software Socrative and Smartphones as Tools For Implementation of Basic Processes of Active Physics Learning in Classroom: An Initial Feasibility Study With Prospective Teachers" can help you.

One conclusion of this study is that Socrative and Smartphones can facilitate active learning as "teachers can know ... initial answers of the students in real time and can organize groups in such a way that the dialogue is productive for students’ further learning."

Obviously, positive results from the use of mobile devices or any other technology are the result of an instructional planning with clear objectives with the specific intent to support student learning as Krishnan mentioned.

Here is the link to this study http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1052308.pdf

Good luck!

http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1052308.pdf

Hello, please take a look on my publications.

Kind regards

NP

Hi Nimrod,

We undertook some research similar to what you are intending - but used iPods instead of smart phones. Details of the publication are pasted below.

Hope this helps,

Kevin

Jamieson-Proctor, R. Larkin, K. (2012). Transforming learning using iPods and Web 2.0 tools. In 2012 Australian Computers in Education Conference: ITs Time: Information Technology in Schools Time (ACEC 2012), 2-5 Oct 2012, Perth, Western Australia.

Hello

Please see some publications in my profile. You may find something interesting.

Kind regards

NP

If one answers the questions through smartphones, one can answer the paper in exam through smartphones. We have to understand what is our goal. How to achieve it? Whether smartphones help us in this regard? The word research is very complex. After reading more than 50 books, I think it is simply an educational process. let us learn and enjoy for the time, then change as per needs, situation and goal. Is it helpful for learner, for teacher, for society, for wellbeing of nation? Or research for sake of research?