Apple iPhone or iPod touch will become a central part of ACU's innovative learning experience this fall when incoming freshmen are provided one of these converged media devices.
A Vision of Convergence in Higher Ed
What might a university look like with a fully deployed program of converged devices like the iPhone? Connected is one possible vision. This fictional day-in-the-life account highlights some of the potential benefits in a higher education setting when every student, faculty, and staff member is "connected." Though the applications and functions portrayed in the film are purely speculative, they're based on needs and ideas uncovered by our research - and we've already been making strides to transform this vision of mobile learning (mLearning) into reality