Helen Crompton

Helen CromptonDr. Helen Crompton is an Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology at Old Dominion University Virginia. She is a highly experienced researcher, educator, author and presenter in the field of educational technology. She draws from 23 years in education, with 16 years as a full time K-10 classroom teacher, and she has a PhD in educational technology and mathematics education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Crompton also works as a consultant for two United Nations Agencies (United Nations, Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization: UNESCO and International Telecommunication Union: ITU) to research and author publications on mobile learning. Dr. Crompton presents national and internationally on the topic of educational technology and publishes articles, book chapters, and papers in this field.

Publications

Using Mobile Devices to Facilitate Student Questioning in a Large Undergraduate Science Class
Using Mobile Devices to Facilitate Student Questioning in a Large Undergraduate Science Class
Helen Crompton, Stephen R. Burgin, Declan G. De Paor, Kristen Gregory. © 2020. 16 pages.
Asking scientific questions is the first practice of science and engineering listed in the Next Generation Science Standards. However, getting students to ask unsolicited...
Learning With Mobile Devices
Learning With Mobile Devices
Helen Crompton, John Traxler. © 2019. 16 pages.
The concept of learning with small portable computers was developed by Alan Kay in 1972. Since that early conception, scholars, such as Traxler, Sharples, and Soloway are the...
Learning With Mobile Devices
Learning With Mobile Devices
Helen Crompton, John Traxler. © 2018. 14 pages.
The concept of learning with small portable computers was developed by Alan Kay in 1972. Since that early conception, scholars, such as Traxler, Sharples, and Soloway are the...
Taking Advantage of MOOCs in K-12 Education: A Blended Approach
Taking Advantage of MOOCs in K-12 Education: A Blended Approach
Samantha Briggs, Helen Crompton. © 2018. 13 pages.
Technological opportunities are opening new ways for educators to enhance K-12 instruction. While many educators are incorporating digital technologies into their teaching, there...
The Role of Mobile Learning in Promoting Literacy and Human Rights for Women and Girls
The Role of Mobile Learning in Promoting Literacy and Human Rights for Women and Girls
Judith M. Dunkerly-Bean, Helen Crompton. © 2017. 30 pages.
In this chapter the authors review the fairly recent advances in combating illiteracy around the globe through the use of e-readers and mobile phones most recently in the...
Research Trends in the Use of Mobile Learning in Mathematics
Research Trends in the Use of Mobile Learning in Mathematics
Helen Crompton, Diane Burke. © 2017. 15 pages.
The use of mobile learning in education is growing at an exponential rate. To best understand how mobile learning is being used, it is crucial to gain a collective understanding...
Augmented Reality in K-12 Education
Augmented Reality in K-12 Education
Lisabeth J. Leighton, Helen Crompton. © 2017. 10 pages.
Today the world revolves around technology in daily tasks. Society uses technology to communicate, trade, for business, politics, and to education. Through education, Augmented...
The Role of Mobile Learning in Promoting Literacy and Human Rights for Women and Girls
The Role of Mobile Learning in Promoting Literacy and Human Rights for Women and Girls
Judith M. Dunkerly-Bean, Helen Crompton. © 2016. 28 pages.
In this chapter the authors review the fairly recent advances in combating illiteracy around the globe through the use of e-readers and mobile phones most recently in the...
Taking Advantage of MOOCs in K-12 Education: A Blended Approach
Taking Advantage of MOOCs in K-12 Education: A Blended Approach
Samantha Briggs, Helen Crompton. © 2016. 13 pages.
Technological opportunities are opening new ways for educators to enhance K-12 instruction. While many educators are incorporating digital technologies into their teaching, there...
Mobile Learning
Mobile Learning
John M. Traxler, Helen Crompton. © 2015. 13 pages.
In 1972, Alan Kay developed the concept of a handheld multimedia computer that was intended as a mobile device for learning. Since that early conception, scholars, such as...