• Mobile technologies enhance collaborative learning

The pedagogical advantage of mobile collaboration is learning can be enhanced by internet connectivity, flipped classroom, backchannel conversations, and content mobility. Mobile devices allow leaners to be part of a collaborative learning environment while empowering them with the required mobile learning tools/platforms to support learning and enhance interaction. Mobile technologies allows a learner to greater communication and content collaboration.

• Mobile collaboration facilitate situated learning

One of the four principles of constructivist learning is situated learning where knowledge is contrcuted by learners through interactions and experiences in meaningful learning environments. Mobile collaboration allows learners to interact in various forms, such as verbal, written, auditory, and visual format. Besides, learners can use multiple mobile devices into authentic learning environment. For instance, use AR technology to create immersive learning experience, like students in environmental science can experience underwater life, and students in sociology can travel with a refugee uprooted by war.

• Mobile collaboration supports personalized learning

The diversity within mobile technologies and its collaboration can accommodate student learning needs and offer personalied learning experience. For example, ADHD learners may find video and audio content more appealing and attractive, therefore, their learning materials could focus more on visual and audio content. Learners come with different mind map, mobile collaboration helps to meet various learning needs.

• Compatibility issues

For example, there could be issues with mobile collaborative platforms not syncing with specific devices such as Apple or Android. Furthermore, not all countries accept platforms that are available in North America.

Possible Solution:

Ensure that you are using a platform that works for all users. For example, Microsoft Teams is accessible for all Android and IOS users.

• Accessibility issues

In order to adhere to everyones needs and abilties, mobile collaborative platforms need to ensure they are accessible in terms of physical and mental abilties (for example: hearing assistance).

Possible Solution:

Apps like Google Meets & Zoom offer closed captions for users to be able visualize and read conversation.

• Language barriers

If you are collaborating with people across the world, there is a high chance of language barriers and some applications only come with limited languages.

• Digital literacy

Mobile collaborative platforms can be difficult to learn and navigate, therefore, this could exclude those who are not familiar with the technology.

Possible Solution

Professional development days that offer guides how to understand and collaborate using mobile technlogies.

MOOC's (massive open online courses).

YouTube tutorial videos for students.