The Gartner Hype Cycle (or Curve) was developed by Gartner Inc. to illustrate the life cycle of modern technologies. Gartner Hype Cycles graphically represent the maturity and adoption of technologies and applications, and they can be relevant to solve genuine business problems and to exploit new opportunities. The Gartner Hype Cycle provides a view of how a technology or application can evolve over time and can provide insight to manage its deployment within the context of business goals. The hype cycle has 2 axes, a vertical axis that represent Expectations and a horizontal axis that represent Time. There are different tasks/activities/events along the technology’s life cycle in each phase as illustrated in Figure 1 (adapted from https://www.cleverism.com/everything-need-know-gartner-hype-cycle/ Date retrieved: February 22, 2017). The use of mobile technology in teaching and learning is currently in the “Slope of Enlightenment” phase of the Gartner Hype Cycle. This is a semi-matured stage.
Tasks/activities/events along the mobile learning’s life cycle