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

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

5. Mobile devices

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
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