An Examination of Mobile Learning Jym Brittain, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning - NSU

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277 million wireless subscribers in US (Jun 09) 1 89% of total U.S. population 1 96% of NSU students use mobile phones (2008) 56% of all Americans have accessed the internet by wireless means 2 75% of NSU survey respondents use text messages 135.2 billion text-messages sent per month 1 Cell Phone Use (Statistics) 1 http://www.ctia.org/advocacy/research/index.cfm/AID/10323 2 http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/12-Wireless-Internet-Use.aspx

Mobile Learning Defined Any sort of learning that happens when the learner is not at a fixed, predetermined location, or learning that happens when the learner takes advantage of the learning opportunities offered by mobile technologies. "Guidelines for learning/teaching/tutoring in a mobile environment". MOBIlearn . October 2003. pp. 6. http://www.mobilearn.org/download/results/guidelines.pdf . Retrieved June 8, 2009.

Academic Definition mobile learning—or m-learning—can be viewed as any form of learning that happens when mediated through a mobile device, and a form of learning that has established the legitimacy of ‘nomadic’ learners (Alexander, 2004). Alexander, B. (2004). Going nomadic: Mobile learning in higher education. EDUCAUSE Review, 39(5), 29.

Mobile Learning is about Communicating http://www.sparkmuseum.com/images/Telephone/1921%20Auto-%20Elec%20Strt-Shaft%20Dial%20Candle.JPG

mLearning is anytime and anywhere http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/files/2008/11/time-flies-clock-10-11-2006.gif

How might we harness this?

Cell Phone Use (Applications*) Campus Security Alert system Communication among students (Instant messaging) * Specifically regarding text-messaging on campus

Campus Security Alert system

Communication among students (Instant messaging)

Cell Phone Use (Applications + ) Faculty bulletins or class reminders Text-Messaging based surveys & Polls Building community outside classroom + Examples of applications in the classrooms

Faculty bulletins or class reminders

Text-Messaging based surveys & Polls

Building community outside classroom

Bulletins and Class Reminders Textmarks.com – it’s FREE! Students subscribe to class text feed by typing KEYWORD to 41411 Students get class updates via text on phone every time teacher creates new alerts No need to know student cell phone numbers ** ‘CLASS’ is just an example word, teachers can choose any word for their class when setting up account

Textmarks.com – it’s FREE!

Students subscribe to class text feed by typing KEYWORD to 41411

Students get class updates via text on phone every time teacher creates new alerts

No need to know student cell phone numbers

TM-based Surveys & Polls PollEverywhere.com * Create live polls Survey students Gain instant feedback from class Similar to using clickers in classroom No need to know student cell phone numbers * Free and paid subscriptions available – see website for feature details

PollEverywhere.com *

Create live polls

Survey students

Gain instant feedback from class

Similar to using clickers in classroom

No need to know student cell phone numbers

Twitter * – What is it? Mini-updates in 140 characters of text (or less) Microblog of whatever you want it to be… Answers the question: What are you doing?” * http://www.twitter.com

Mini-updates in 140 characters of text (or less)

Microblog of whatever you want it to be…

Twitter – Teaching & Learning Create bulletins or class reminders Build student connection beyond classroom Students become part of a global community No need to know student cell phone numbers* * Students must update Twitter setting to link incoming messages to phone.

Create bulletins or class reminders

Build student connection beyond classroom

Students become part of a global community

No need to know student cell phone numbers*

Mobile streaming video qik.com – it’s FREE! Share live video from your phone! Qik enables you to share your moments live with your friends, family and the world—right from your mobile phone!

qik.com – it’s FREE!

Share live video from your phone!

Qik enables you to share your moments live with your friends, family and the world—right from your mobile phone!

Challenges to mLearning Makes cheating easier Too much reliance on the Internet Too distracting Others? http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/

Makes cheating easier

Too much reliance on the Internet

Too distracting

Others?

http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/

References http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/10/23/why-twitter-isnt-a-waste-of-time/ http://crowdstatus.com http://tweetlater.com http://Tweetstats.com http://Tweetscan.com or http://metweets.com Check out the wiki for ‘all-things’ Twitter http://twitter.pbwiki.com http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2008/twitter-for-academia/

Bibliography Alexander, B. (2004). Going nomadic: Mobile learning in higher education. EDUCAUSE Review, 39(5), 29. CTIA. (2009). Wireless quick facts. Retrieved from: http://www.ctia.org/advocacy/research/index.cfm/AID/10323 Herrington, J., Herrington, A., Mantei, J., Olney, I., & Ferry, B. (Eds.) (2009). New technologies, new pedagogies: Mobile learning in higher education. Wollongong: University of Wollongong. Retrieved from: http://ro.uow.edu.au/ . O’Malley, C., Vavoula,G., Glew, J.P., Taylor, J., Sharples, M., & Lefrere, P. (2003 ). Wp 4 – Guidelines for Learning/teaching/tutoring in a mobile environment . MOBIlearn. Retrieved from http://www.mobilearn.org/download/results/guidelines.pdf . Traxler, J. (2007). Current State of Mobile Learning. International Review on Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL) 8, no. 2. Available: www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/346/875 . Horrigan, J. (2009). Wireless internet Use. Pew Internet & American Life Project Retrieved from: http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/12-Wireless-Internet-Use.aspx

Alexander, B. (2004). Going nomadic: Mobile learning in higher education. EDUCAUSE Review, 39(5), 29.

CTIA. (2009). Wireless quick facts. Retrieved from: http://www.ctia.org/advocacy/research/index.cfm/AID/10323

Herrington, J., Herrington, A., Mantei, J., Olney, I., & Ferry, B. (Eds.) (2009). New technologies, new pedagogies: Mobile learning in higher education. Wollongong: University of Wollongong. Retrieved from: http://ro.uow.edu.au/ .

O’Malley, C., Vavoula,G., Glew, J.P., Taylor, J., Sharples, M., & Lefrere, P. (2003 ). Wp 4 – Guidelines for Learning/teaching/tutoring in a mobile environment . MOBIlearn. Retrieved from http://www.mobilearn.org/download/results/guidelines.pdf .

Traxler, J. (2007). Current State of Mobile Learning. International Review on Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL) 8, no. 2. Available: www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/346/875 .

Horrigan, J. (2009). Wireless internet Use. Pew Internet & American Life Project Retrieved from: http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/12-Wireless-Internet-Use.aspx

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