The Future of mLearning & The Use of Personal Digital Assistants ED 480 - Educational Technology Tuesday & Thursday 1:30 – 3:00 pm Mr. John Jenkins Fall 2008 Presented By: Nerine Villlagomez

What Is Mobile Learning? Connection

Why M-Learning… Convenience Collaboration Portability Compatibility Engaging & Fun

Convenience

Collaboration

Portability

Compatibility

Engaging & Fun

History Overview of mlearning d-Learning

Examples of Mobile Learning Devices Caption M-Learning

The Pros & Cons of M-Learning Pros: Interaction Portability Collaborative Engaging learners Increase motivation Bridging of the digital divide Just-in-time learning May assist learners with some disabilities. Cons: Small screens Limited storage capacities Battery life/charge Lack of common operating system & hardware platform Still difficult to use moving graphics Limited potential for expansion with some devices Devices can become out dated quickly Wireless bandwidth is limited and may degrade Difficulties with printing

Pros:

Interaction

Portability

Collaborative

Engaging learners

Increase motivation

Bridging of the digital divide

Just-in-time learning

May assist learners with some disabilities.

Cons:

Small screens

Limited storage capacities

Battery life/charge

Lack of common operating system & hardware platform

Still difficult to use moving graphics

Limited potential for expansion with some devices

Devices can become out dated quickly

Wireless bandwidth is limited and may degrade

Difficulties with printing

So what do we know now… Learning

The Use of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) Caption Wired Technology Wireless Technology

Examples of PDAs

How can PDAs be used in the classroom? Click HERE to learn more ways you can use PDAs

What Have We Learned So Far… Thank you !

Resources Sites http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/e-learning/2008/01/10/new-answers-for-e-learning.html http://www.educause.edu/M-LearningandMobility/12397 http://www.grayharriman.com/mlearning.htm#2 http://www.newsweekshowcase.com/distance-learning/ People “ KID” You know who you are! Maria Ana Pictures 2003 C. M. Schneider, etc. Click Here

Sites

http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/e-learning/2008/01/10/new-answers-for-e-learning.html

http://www.educause.edu/M-LearningandMobility/12397

http://www.grayharriman.com/mlearning.htm#2

http://www.newsweekshowcase.com/distance-learning/

People

“ KID”

You know who you are!

Maria Ana

Pictures

2003 C. M. Schneider, etc.