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Mobile Devices and Apps, Characteristics and Current Potential on Learning
Autor(es)
Materia
Apps
Higher Education
Medical Education
mHealth
mLearning
Mobile Devices
New Technologies
Clasificación UNESCO
2410.02 Anatomía Humana
Fecha de publicación
2015
Resumen
[EN]Mobile devices and apps are placed in a prominent position in the daily routine of all people. The ubiquity and
mobility are their main advantages. They are really becoming tools available forstudents and professionalsin
order to be totally connected anywhere and for consulting and accessing information of any field. In fact, the
use of these devices hassparked a positive impact on medicalsector asthey allowimplementing and including
new technologies to make students more prepared for their future work. The goal of this paper is to describe
the main characteristics and the use of mobile technologiesin this field. The mobile technology’sscope covers
tablets and Smartphones. To achieve this goal, a surveywas conducted in the University of Salamanca and the
participants were undergraduate students of Medical Schools and medical professionals. Results reveal that
the usage of mobile devices and apps are spread out among them. However, it is still necessary an in-depth
analysis of the potential and the use of specialized apps for medical education.
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ISSN
1938-7857
DOI
10.4018/JITR.2015100102
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