A fundamental revolution in higher education is being sparked by
the ubiquity of mobile devices. The opportunity is ripe for
institutions, instructors, and instructional designers to take
advantage of mobile technology to enhance the learning experience.
The Mobile Academy is a guide for systematically
integrating mobile devices into higher education courses and other
academic and student support services in order to facilitate
learning outcomes and student success. It covers a wealth of
topics, including the use of mobile devices as applied to
administrative services, classroom content, assessment,
communication, and what's to come in the future.


"In The Mobile Academy Clark Quinn gives aspiring
learning technologists a crash course in what it will take to
harness the power and potential of mobile learning in higher
educational settings. He has given us a comprehensive, engaging
guide for creating mobile learning solutions that inspire anytime,
anywhere, and on whatever device one chooses."

?Ellen Wagner, partner and senior analyst, Sage Road
Solutions LLC; executive director WCET


"If you are a faculty member, instructional support staff, or an
administrator at a university or a two-year college, you must read
and understand this book. From ideas on interactivity and
engagement through mLearning, to conducting an environmental scan,
to dealing with policy issues, this book provides the foundation
upon which to build for the future?the future of
mLearning."

?Karl M. Kapp, professor of instructional technology,
Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania; author,
Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning and Learning in
3D


"In The Mobile Academy, Clark Quinn provides a sensible
theoretical and practical foundation that will help higher
education organizations to develop their own strategies for
providing mobile services for learning and student support. From
designers to educators to administrators, this is the guide to for
you to get 'mobilized.'"

?Alan Levine, cogdogblog.com