INCORPORATING PERSONAL MOBILE PHONES AND SOCIAL MEDIA IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT EDUCATION SUBJECTS
Abstract
Pedagogical practice in university campuses all over the world is shifting as students learn by making and creating rather than from the simple consumption of content. More students are gaining access to the means necessary to tap into their social media accounts in the classroom. Researches show that students and youths embrace the use of personal mobile phones and social media more than the adults/or their teachers. They are faster and have gone ahead of many of their parents/teachers. It is in view of these that this paper is written to suggest the incorporation of personal mobile phones and social media in teaching and learning of Office Technology and Management Education Subjects. The
paper discussed the developments that accelerate the use of social media and mobile phones in teaching and learning, which includes using social media to share news about scientific and other development. The need to incorporate the use of personal mobile phones and social media in teaching and learning of OTME subjects were equally discussed. Guidance on how to use, and challenges of using these devices in classroom setting were also enumerated. Based on these, suggestions were offered, that OTME educators should embrace new technologies and "meet" students where they are, in order to carry them along in this speedy advancing technological era.
Keywords: personal mobile phone, social media, technology, teaching, learning
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