Abstract
In the last decade, the problem of using smartphones in education has become one of the most relevant topics of scientific discussion. As in the discussion of any other problem, it also identified both expressed supporters and equally serious opponents of the use of the gadgets in question in the educational process. Within the framework of this work, we present materials that reflect the expectations and concerns of teachers, doctors and other representatives of modern society on the topic we have identified. In different countries of the world, the pedagogical and hygienic significance and the impact of smartphones on the health and success of students’ educational activities are evaluated in absolutely different ways. At the same time, the events of the past – 2020 have identified the need to use smartphones, often almost as an alternative and forced measure.
Highlights
The experience of using smartphones for learning purposes that existed before 2020 can be assessed as episodic
The existing hygiene restrictions in the absence of alternative access devices have faded into the background, but their importance, with a significant increase in the student's contact time with a smartphone, has only increased
As the main research method, the authors used the analysis of publicly available reviews of the last decade and 2020, in particular, as the period of the most active use of smartphones in the framework of distance learning, due to the threat of the spread of COVID-19
Summary
The experience of using smartphones for learning purposes that existed before 2020 can be assessed as episodic. With the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and the massive transition of educational organizations around the world to distance learning, the relevance of using smartphones as a means of students' access to educational communication and content has become unquestionable. The existing hygiene restrictions in the absence of alternative access devices have faded into the background, but their importance, with a significant increase in the student's contact time with a smartphone, has only increased. It is necessary to find a compromise between the tasks of teaching and to avoid a significant side effect of smartphones on the health of students. It is necessary to adapt the existing educational content to the capabilities of smartphones and the limitations of the mobile Internet in the conditions of distance and mixed learning, since most students do not have alternatives for them in the near future
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