Teachers are finding new ways to engage students by embracing mobile and digital technology devices as learning tools. Katharine Vine reports for The Guardian.

… “Traditionally they are seen as having a negative impact on learning, but mobile phones and similar devices are now being used to facilitate learning in a move away from traditional teaching methods.

The proposed adoption of these devices in learning comes largely as a result of the m-learning project completed by the Learning and Shills Development Agency (LSDA), in which they used hybrid phone/personal digital assistant (PDA) devices in an effort to teach and motivate young adults who are not in employment, education or training.

… According to the LSDA, mobile phones can have a positive impact on learning, particularly for students who find traditional teaching methods difficult to deal with.”