Michelle Pacansky-Brock
Online Educator, Faculty Developer, and Thought Leader of Humanized Online Teaching
Book Recommendations:
Recommended by Michelle Pacansky-Brock
“Alex Rockey has tapped into the next phase of inclusive teaching. This much-needed resource frames smartphones as learning tools, rather than learning distractions. After reading this book, college educators will think differently about mobile devices and will acquire simple and practical strategies to design mobile-friendly courses.” (from Amazon)
The Mobile Course Design Journey provides practical strategies to college and university educators and faculty support professionals looking to develop accessible mobile learning experiences. Given the near-ubiquity of mobile device ownership today, creating courses that can be completed entirely on a mobile device is essential to captivating student attention and supporting equity-minded pedagogy. This book frames effective mobile design within a continuum in which educators can make gradual yet meaningful changes to their instruction and course content while leveraging learners’ existing tools and literacies. Original, ready-to-use features such as a rubric for evaluating the mobile-friendliness of course content and assignments as well as a toolkit for leading workshops on mobile design will further help to demystify mobile learning in higher education.