If ten random Canadian adults (16 - 65 y.o. ) opened this page only 3 in 5 would have the literacy to fully comprehend it ((https://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/provincial/education/adlt-lowlit.aspx) but this year stats can reports 31.8 million Canadians own smart phones. UNESCO estimates that 6 billion people around the world have access to an internet connected mobile device of some sort. In 2014 a UNESCO study showed the following: - large numbers of people (one third of study participants) read stories to children from mobile phones;  - females read far more on mobile devices than males (almost six times as much according to the study);  - both men and women read more cumulatively when they start reading on a mobile device;  - many neo- and semi-literate people use their mobile phones to search for text that is appropriate to their reading ability. Watch this video from Cell Ed, a company in the US that is working to combat the hidden illiteracy epidemic. https://vimeo.com/184402309#at=24

As my title suggests, I think mobile technology is both the biggest advantage and disadvantage of mobile learning. The advantage is pretty obvious; It is great that it allows us to take learning resources anywhere we go. This mobility comes with a caveat though - it has to be portable, meaning it has to be decently small. I'm not the oldest person around, but even I don't like to stare at a tiny screen, be it for videos or texts. I only shudder to think how much worse it would be as I get older. Even a laptop screen is too small for me, and I prefer to do everything, from work to schoolwork to leisure activities on my desktop computer with a 27" screen, and I'm still itching to upgrade to a bigger one. The solution that needs to solve my gripe with mobile learning is a further development in mobile technology. AR glasses or holographic screens can allow devices to be portable but still offer a decent-sized display for those who don't like eyestrain. That seems to be in the near future and I just can't wait.

Make sure students have a detailed instruction plan that is easy to follow. The harder it gets, the less motivated students to complete an activity.