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Diffusion of Mobile Devices in Education

Diffusion of Mobile Devices in Education. Kanelia Cannon EDUC 7101, Walden University. What is Diffusion?. Diffusion is the process in which an innovation is communicated through certain channels over time among the members of a social system. -Everett M. Rogers, Diffusion of Innovations.

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Diffusion of Mobile Devices in Education

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  1. Diffusion of Mobile Devices in Education Kanelia Cannon EDUC 7101, Walden University

  2. What is Diffusion? Diffusion is the process in which an innovation is communicated through certain channels over time among the members of a social system. -Everett M. Rogers, Diffusion of Innovations

  3. Mobile Devices in Education As computers and the Internet become essential educational tools and the technology becomes more portable, affordable, effective, and easy to use, so too have they become the focus on how they can be incorporated to support learning. These technologies provide many opportunities for widening participation and enable easier access to learning. Mobile devices such as phones and PDAs are more reasonably priced than desktop computers, and therefore, present a less expensive method of accessing a myriad of tools all in one small device. – Kathryn MacCullum

  4. Innovation-Development Process “The innovation-development process consists of all the decisions, activities, and their impacts that occur from recognition of a need or a problem, through research, development, and commercialization of an innovation, through diffusion and adoption of the innovation by users, to its consequences.” -Everett M. Rogers, Diffusion of Innovations

  5. 1. Need What problem or need existed that gave rise to mobile devices in education?

  6. 2. Research What research organization or people developed a solution to this problem or need? What were their findings? Who were the “lead thinkers” for this innovation?

  7. 3. Development What problems did your innovation encounter in the development process? Who was the intended audience for your innovation?

  8. 4. Commercialization Describe the production, manufacturing, packaging, marketing, and distribution of your innovation.

  9. Innovation-Decision Process “The process through which an individual (or other decision-making unit) passes from gaining initial knowledge of an innovation, to forming an attitude toward the innovation, to making a decision to adopt or reject, to implementation of the new idea, and to confirmation of this decision.” -Everett M. Rogers, Diffusion of Innovations

  10. 1. Knowledge • Mobile devices are devices such as cell phones, smart phones, netbooks, laptops, tablets, iPods, iPads, ereaders • such as the Kindle, Nook, etc., palms, Treo, and other devices that are typically lightweight, portable and • connect to the internet. • Relatively inexpensive technology • Mobile devices will need to be provided by parents & students and/or the school for classroom use. • Mobile devices will need Internet access in order to beneficial • School and district servers/Internet access must be equipped to handle the use of mobile devices • Wi-Fi

  11. 2. Persuasion

  12. 3. Decision

  13. 4. Implementation

  14. 5. Confirmation

  15. References • MacCullum, K. (n.d.). Adoption theory and the integration of mobile technology in education. Retrieved from http://www.deanz.org.nz/home/conferenceDocs/MacCallum.pdf • Potential of Mobile Learning Emerges. (2009). Electronic Education Report, 16(2), 4. • Rogers, E.M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations. New York, New York: Free Press

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