ACU Connected: Mobile Learning - Abilene Christian University

ACU is the first university to announce distribution of Apple iPhones and iPod touches to the incoming freshman class, allowing us to explore a new vision for mobile learning.

View the 2008-09 Mobile-Learning Report

Spotlight

Jonathan Stewart, professor of accounting and finance

Like most faculty members, Dr. Stewart never feels he has enough time to cover all his material in class. He has hit on an innovative way to get the extra information to his students: a podcast.

Dr. Autumn Sutherlin, assistant professor of biochemistry

Dr. Sutherlin has found the iPhone NANO tools – applications which allow teachers to poll students using their iPhones - to be a great way to help students review for exams.

Adam Hester, professor and chair of the Theatre Department

"Mobile learning has allowed me a kind of versatility and an immediacy that I didn't have before," says Hester, who uses the iPhone to enhance his theatre classes.

Dr. Kenneth Pybus, assistant professor of journalism and mass communication

Dr. Pybus, who is faculty adviser for The Optimist student newspaper, and his student team have developed an iPhone interface for The Optimist's website. "Part of good journalism is ease of use," he says.

Dr. Kyle Dickson, associate professor of English

Dr. Dickson has found that his students want to read not only syllabi and course reference documents on their iPhones – they also want to read stories.

Mobile technology is shaping the way we live, work and learn
at ACU. Since education can now take place in the classroom
or virtually anywhere, we are committed to exploring mobile learning technology that makes sense for our students and their future. Click on the photos above to learn more.