Publications and Research
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
6-24-2018
Abstract
Students often own multiple devices, including laptops, smartphones, and tablets, and work within these personal device ecosystems for academic purposes. This qualitative study explores the research question: how are graduate students using mobile technologies in their academic practices? Rather than simply counting how many devices a student uses, we delve into how they use the devices and how their workflow for completing academic tasks emerged and is adapted throughout the course of their studies. We selected graduate students, as this group is underrepresented in the literature and their responsibilities for employment and family life are often different than those of undergraduates.
Comments
This work was presented at ALA Annual Conference 2018 in New Orleans, LA.