Description
Student misuse of mobile technology for off-task purposes has become an international phenomenon in college classrooms. When a student’s self-regulation of learning breaks down in the classroom, or when their task motivation begins to wane, turning toward their digital devices for leisure purposes is often the result. Although numerous studies have independently examined student digital distraction in the context of the college classroom, there remains a need to organize the field’s collective understanding of the phenomenon.
Digital Distractions in the College Classroom explores the challenges that arise from student digital distraction along with potential solutions, including how mobile technology can be leveraged to improve student motivation, self-regulation of learning, and achievement. Addressing topics such as academic motivation and instructional design, this book is ideal for instructional designers, instructors, researchers, administrators, academicians, and students.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Abraham Flanigan (Ed.)
Abraham E. Flanigan is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Georgia Southern University. Dr. Flanigan's primary research examines the interplay among mobile technology, self-regulation of learning, and academic motivation. Dr. Flanigan also investigates (and delivers professional development workshops on) the initiation and maintenance of student-instructor rapport in face-to-face and online classes. Dr. Flanigan has served in numerous leadership roles within the Studying and Self-Regulated Learning Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association and within the Scholarly Consortium for Innovative Psychology in Education.
Jackie Kim (Ed.)
Jackie HeeYoung Kim
, Ed.D., is a Professor in the College of Education at Georgia Southern University. Dr. Jackie Kim has rich experiences in teaching pre-service teachers and working with Georgia teachers through the Teacher Quality Grant and other statewide grants. Dr. Kim’s areas of expertise are in educational technology (particularly technology integration into curriculum) and curriculum and instruction. Her research interest includes the transformation of K-12 classrooms with digital technology, professional development for technology integration into differentiated instruction, and flipped learning in K-8 and higher education.