Level 3 synthesis project on mobile learning
- 1. Cathryna Miniz Level 3 Synthesis Project on Mobile Learning 2. Technology quest, iPads and tablets, level 2 part of the quest, I practiced using my Google nexus. I used my tablet in my biochem 2 class for downloading lecture slides and following along with lecture, in order for me to follow along with lecture and make sure I can take down notes without the teacher moving on to the next slide and me missing what I was taking down notes for. I always tend to take notes down while the teacher is lecturing and referring to a slide, then the teacher will move on to the next slide and I forget what topic or miss the topic the teacher was lecturing about. My Google nexus was handy because I was able to use it for pdf files, word documents, and power point presentations. It was a more portable laptop. I’m a visual learner, and this was perfect for me to use for double checking my assignments, lecture slides, and information I wanted to look up on the internet if I didn’t understand what was being lectured. I’m an active learner, so I was more hands on using my tablet. I’m a sensing learner, so using my nexus helped me understand more what I was learning in lecture as I was following with the lecture slides. I’m a sequential learner, so my nexus helped me follow lecture slides and tie in my notes in order of what was being lectured, helping me relate each topic to each other. IPods and iPhones quest, I used my iphone for recording lectures in my biochem 2 class. I also was able to take quick pictures of what was written on the chalkboard if my teacher wrote down anything. More than just a phone for calling people and socializing through apps such as facebook and instagram, I used my iphone for learning apps such as flashcards. Using an iphone for recording lectures was perfect because it could be used for podcasts. My iPhone helped my sensing learning preference by going over lecture slides and listening to lecture a second time so I could understand the topics being lectured. For visual, I took pictures of notes on the board. For active, I was able to share my notes with others in class by simply texting pictures of notes. For sequential, I still got to follow lecture slides in order of how the teacher lectured them through my recordings. Microblogs, I used my twitter and instagram partially to tweet and take pictures of notes made by the teacher, by myself, and by classmates. I tried hash tagging biochem 2 so that all notes taken in class were in one place for everyone to see. Other than socializing, twitter and instagram helps taking notes more fun for class. Using my twitter and instagram helped my visual and sensing learning preferences. I was able to take pictures of difficult diagrams and mechanisms my teacher went over in class and understand better later by referring back to it. For active learning, this was very hands on because I was trying to share these pictures with fellow classmates by sharing my own notes of how I understood the lecture. For sequential learning, it was nice to follow my notes in order of date. If there was a certain lecture of notes I wanted to refer to on twitter, in form of a link to a picture, I was able to find it in order of date. 3. Using my iPhone and Google nexus were the technologies I used most as learning tools. Both technologies had similar functions for downloading learning apps, surfing the web, and recording lectures. The most surprising technology I used as a learning tool was microblogs. It was interesting to use twitter and instagram other than socializing. To be honest most of these technologies worked for learning, but microblogs were a little difficult to use for learning because people usually use twitter and instagram for pop culture, socializing, basically topics not so much on utilizing learning tools. Since microblogs were a little difficult to use as learning tools, I would like to practice using microblogs more for learning. I want to create a twitter specifically for a class and get everyone in the class to follow it, so everyone can share their thoughts, pictures, and thoughts learned in class.
- 2. My iPhone was the most successful learning tool I used for learning in my biochem 2 class. I used my iPhone rigorously for recording lectures. I loved recording lectures so I could refer back to things I didn’t understand. Made me much more attentive to details lectured. Listening to lectures a second time helped me visualize in my mind what the teacher was trying to explain about certain processes in transcription, protein binding, and synthesis problems. Hearing the words helped me link the words to pictures I could understand in my mind. Helped me memorize diagrams, mechanisms, and definitions more easily, and ultimately helped me prepare more for exams. I felt that studying came easier because I have been retaining or memorizing information in my mind by listening to lectures twice. 4. I will definitely use my iPhone and Google nexus for learning after this class to enhance my learning strategies as a visual, sensing, active, and sequential learner. I will record lectures more often and try to post them as podcasts for classmates that may have missed class or simply to go over lecture a second time. Using learning apps were one function I never explored before. I will explore more learning apps other than flashcards to help my learning. I work at Genentech and I can use my iPhone by checking emails if I’m on the go. We have weekly meetings and I can record meetings to help refer back to a previous meeting if a subject talked about before or forgotten can be remembered simply by listening to that meeting recording again. We do shipping and packing of media, and forms we use, can be filled in electronically and portably using a tablet. Like previously mentioned, my iPhone and google nexus are definitely technologies I will use all the time, other than for learning. I can use these at work and for personal use. I want to utilize these technologies at work because it can help document information electronically and easily to share with coworkers through electronic devices that almost everyone has access to such as computers. At my job I can record meetings, take pictures of the lab if something is not in place, email, and fill out forms. I will use my iPhone and my Google nexus for non-learning purposes also, as I previously had before taking this class. I use my iPhone and Google nexus for surfing the web, facebook, twitter, instagram, and playing games. I will not avoid using any technology, I like being up to date with the latest technology. I’m a person that likes to learn new things.