The Possibility for the Active Use of Smart Devices in University Education

In recent years, the use of the Internet through the smart device that is the representation of smartphones is rapidly increasing. On the other hand, in the ICT environment of the university, place and time for the use are still largely constrained, which is a problem for its easily-used spread. In this study, we examined the possibility for the active use of smart devices while learning out-in classroom in order to complement the ICT environment offered by the university. As a result, the following two points have been showed. (1) The main time zone and the place used by the majority of the students are suitable for the learning outside the classroom. (2) It is without reference to the anxiety about the use of the Internet that the students have a positive attitude to use actively smartphone while learning. Based on the above, it is suggested that the possibility of the learning environment through the smartphone can be availably utilized to the learning outside the classroom, including the flipped classroom. As the next study, it will be continued to make sure the teachers awareness.