This document summarizes the goals and activities of a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) at Highline Community College focused on exploring uses of mobile technology for learning, assessment, and student retention. The FLC aims to expand conversations about mobile use, include staff from across student services, and consider institutional impacts. Over six meetings so far, the group has demoed 30 apps across various uses including notes, reading, communication, and productivity. Issues discussed include ensuring access for students without personal devices and raising broader awareness of mobile possibilities beyond basic functions.

1. Mobile Connections to Learning Highline Community College

2. FLC Goals Expand limited conversations about mobile Explore uses for learning, assessment, and retention Include Student Services staff to explore mobile across the student success spectrum Include technology professionals to explore institutional impacts

3. FLC Core Members Sue Frantz, Psychology Christie Knighton, ABE/ESL Marc Lentini, Instructional Design Patricia Overman, Instructional Computing EkkSisavatdy, Educational Planning Aaron Warnock, Math Tim Wrye, Instructional Computing

4. Activities 6 demo/discussion face-to-face meetings 30 apps demoed (to date) 29 differentattendees (to date) Email list for discussion/resource sharing Exploring strategies for institutional Mobile Technology Petting Zoo

5. Tour de App – Library/Reading Library Apps AskWA Ebsco, JSTOR, ARTSTOR WorldCat RedLaser QuickCite Reading Instapaper iBooks GoodReader + DropBox Kindle Nook

6. Tour de App – Notes/ABE ABE ArithmeTick Multiples Match-Up Math Fraction Basics Notes Plus SimpleNote Epistle Evernote

7. Tour de App - Communication QR Codes PollEverywhere/iVoted Backchan.nl Google Voice Babble.ly

9. OurGroceriesProloquo2go (assistive technology)

10. Issues - Access Students are using them for internships, so we need to counsel appropriate use It’s a personal device, and not built for device-sharing What if not every student has one? High number of ABE/ESL students

11. Issues – Awareness Original goal was in-depth discussion of use Revised goal was awareness of possibilities Moving beyond email, calendar, and photos Purchased devices for exploration iPads, iPod Touch, Motorola Xoom VGA/HDMI adapters for presentation

12. For Future Research More in-depth use of discipline-specific apps Device availability for resource-constrained students How to share device demos online Elluminate doesn’t show a video feed if you need to edit a recording

13. Contact Information http://mobile.highline.edu