DIT mobile learning... intro
This document discusses mobile learning and provides definitions, examples of how mobile devices can be used for learning, and tools for mobile learning. It defines mobile learning as using handheld devices and wireless networks to support teaching and learning across different contexts. Some key points made include: - Mobile devices allow for portability, connectivity, and content creation through features like cameras, videos, and apps. - Examples of student and lecturer mobile learning activities include texting, assessments, and using learning management systems. - Mobile learning can facilitate just-in-time learning, augment existing lessons, and enable authentic learning experiences. - The document showcases different mobile learning tools and asks readers for their thoughts on barriers to lecturer adoption of mobile
DIT mobile learning... intro
- 1. @iclaudiad Mobile Learning Intro Dublin Institute of Technology
- 2. • Definitions • Affordances of mobile devices • Examples of mLearning • Tools • Try-it
- 3. The exploitation of ubiquitous handheld technologies, together with wireless and mobile phone networks, to facilitate, support, enhance and extend the reach of teaching and learning” (molenet.org.uk) A definition
- 4. Mobile learning is more than the use of ubiquitous devices as it also refers to learning across contexts, eg: -while on the bus, -while moving from one lecture room to another, -while out on field trips….etc …. defn
- 6. Affordances of Mobile phones • Portability • Connectivity • HCI types • Geo Location • Content creation: Image, Video, Audio • Application availability
- 7. What students do with mobile devices
- 8. What SOME lecturers do:
- 9. • Texting • Evaluation/Assessment • Learning Management Systems: Blackboard, Moodle Technologies in education
- 10. • Learning/Performance support • Just in time learning/ Byte size learning • Augmenting existing learning experiences • Enabling Authentic learning When to use mobile learning
- 11. Mobile Learning Showcase • Texting • Apps : 1, 2 • Games: 1, 2
- 12. Mobile Learning Showcase • SPATIAL STUDIES: Videos +QRcode • Micro Courses or Byte sized learning • CHINESE : Contextual texting • BUSINESS/ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME: Texting for Information & Scaffolding
- 13. …a few questions… Exercise with Socrative using participants mobile devices in class. (Mobile devices used instead of clickers)
- 14. Your thoughts So why are lecturers not using mobile learning?? ......Gathering feedback via wall wisher and participant’s own devices...
- 15. Reasons given by lecturers include:
- 16. Try: www.wordpress.com , enable mobile http://socrative.com Blackboard app Other tools for creating content: appmkr.com, theappbuilder.com/ for creating ipad apps (on MAC): (padilicious)
- 17. • http://m.socrative.com/lecturer/#quizzes • http://www.molenet.org.uk • http://www.slideshare.net/BradH2/mobile-age- mod4-1 • http://www.lsri.nottingham.ac.uk/msh/Papers/Towar ds%20a%20theory%20of%20mobile%20learning.pdf • http://eng101online.com/ • http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Mobile/Prod ucts/Mobile-Learn/Features.aspx • http://conference.nmc.org/preso/8315 Check:
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- #8: Mobile social networking....