Disruptive smart mobile pedagogies for engineering education

Abstract

Mobile technologies are becoming more ubiquitous and multifaceted in today’s society. The rise of smart mobile devices like mobile phones, tablets, etc. has sparked a revolution in mobile learning paradigm. Educational researchers have started exploiting the potential and scope of smart mobile technologies in education. The mobile technology embraced by new smart pedagogies, can disrupt the notions of engineering education. We have examined the nature of several smart pedagogies in engineering education and explored the way they intersect with the mobile pedagogies. We have unpacked philosophies of modernization and disruption. We have then discussed smart mobile learning activities for engineering students, together with the pedagogical principles supporting them. We have also outlined the ways to implement ‘feasible disruptions’ through the smart mobile pedagogies.