Workshop - Introducing and teaching smartphone application development

The diversity of mobile hardware and software platforms is one of the major challenges in developing applications for mobile devices such as smartphones. Mobile applications are developed on platform like MS Windows or Linux, and deployed on a totally different platform such as a BlackBerry smartphone. Integrating mobile devices into computing education can raise the level of excitement for students, and satisfaction with the curriculum [1]. This workshop will help participants understand the different technologies that can be used for mobile application development, and the opportunities and challenges in integrating mobile devices into the computing curricula. The workshop is of particular interest to Computer Science, Information Technology, and Engineering faculty interested in integrating smartphones and mobile application development into their courses. Index Terms – Introductory programming, mobile applications, smartphone application development, mobile devices in computing education.