Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to share insightson using mobile phone, as an academic tool, in the lecture room.

Design

Students were encouraged to use their mobile phones and find information during the author’s class discussions, at the University of the West Indies –Mona Campus. At the end of the semester, the author asked the students if they found mobile phone, a distraction, in their learning process and did they enjoy using them. These questions were asked to understand students’ perspective, about mobile phone usage during class discussions.

Findings

The finding is that students did not see mobile phone usage in lecture room as a distractionas they learn and they also enjoyed using them.

Originality

Students’ opinion on using mobile phone as an academic tool has not been explored before at The UWI. This viewpoint provides the lecturers and university management an opportunity to rethink the existing rules, towards mobile phone usage in class, in an effort to enhance teaching and learning.