Real-World Relevant Learning with Android Smartphones

Advanced mobile devices such as smartphones have become a part of daily lives for digital native students today. We believe that the integration of mobile computing into computer science (CS) curricula with smart mobile devices based learning tools will connect the education to leading-edge information technologies, motivate and engage students in CS learning, innovate CS education, fill in the gap between academia and industry, and help faculty build strong expertise on modern mobile computing. Meanwhile, the hands-on experience with mobile computing will promote student learning with a better understanding of the fundamental CS concepts. In this paper, we propose to design and develop a labware based on Android-enabled smartphones to introduce mobile computing knowledge and practice into the CS curriculum, covering a wide range of CS subjects.