Mobile Evolution: How Apps Are Adapting to a New Device Ecosystem - The Digital Shift | Digital Delights - Digital Tribes | Scoop.it

Many of the best native apps recognize that mobile devices are “not just a laptop replacement,” says Nicole Hennig, former head of the User Experience Group for MIT Libraries. Hennig cofounded the website Apps for Academics and also teaches a popular online course on apps at Apps4Librarians.com. “It’s a different kind of device,” with capabilities that go beyond those of a regular computer. “They really are enabling education in a big new way, and I think a lot of people don’t quite realize the depth of that yet.”