This presentation was provided by Chris Millet of Penn State University during the NISO Forum "Mobile Technologies in Libraries," held on May 20, 2011.

1. Mobile LEARNING
at PEnn State
Chris Millet
Manager of Advanced Learning Projects
Teaching and Learning with Technology
The Pennsylvania State University
chrismillet@psu.edu
mediacommons.psu.edu

2. PRESENTATION
OVERVIEW
Deconstruct Mobile
Develop a Model for Mobile Learning
Mobile Learning at PSU
Technical Bits

3. Penn State OVerview

4. Media Commons

5. Last Year
2,500 Consultatio
12,000 People Hel
6 FTE s
EDIA SERVICES AT PENN STAT
MEDIA COMMONS

6. INtellectually Rigorous

7. PSU Mobile Learning Initiative

8. Penn State Mobile Stats
2009
6% own cellphones, 61% with Internet connectivity
8% own iPods
% own laptops
% use laptop to upload video
% use GPS functionality of their phones
% have signed up for emergency text service

9. POLL ANYWHERE
Overview

10. ?
How would
you Best
describe your
institution s
mobile strategy?
Non-existent, Evaluating/Internal Experiments,

11. Continuum of Mobile
in Education
dministrative
Pedagogic
tional Website
mpusTours
LMS
Social Networking
Instructio
Activitie

12. LEARNING-FOCUSED
PSU MOBILE STRATEGY

13. MOBILE LEARNING
PEDAGOGY
What are the unique affordances of mobil
technologies?
How can my instructional design leverage
those affordances?
Step 1
Step 2

14. ?
What is the
first thing to
come to mind
when you think OF
MOBILE LEARNING

15. AFFORDANCES
obility
ontext
mmediacy
actile

16. Context

17. Mobility

18. IMMEDIACY

19. Tactile

20. Consumption?
or
Production?
ARETHESE DEVICES FOR...

21. Mobile LEARNING Projects
at Penn State

22. iPads in Composition
Technical Writing
40 iPads
+
Apple Keyboar

23. ANNOTATION

24. Peer Revi
Paper vs. iP
Students were
engaged in t
process
Feedback was
substantial

25. Composition
Additional Details
d Blogpress for Weekly blogging assignments
d iBooks for textbook (w/ annotation and inline quizz
top quicker/better for writing and formatting documen

26. ENGLISH 602

27. Mobile Media

28. Mobile Media Workflow
The Device: iPod TOUCH

29. PENN STATE S
MOBILE MEDIA WORKFLOW
+
+
+

30. Mobile Media Workflow
The PIlot: 40 iPod TOUCHES
COURSES
Teacher Education
Information Sciences andTechnology
Speech Communications
Digital Stories of the Harrisburg Community

31. Mobile Media Workflow
The PIlot: 40 iPod TOUCHES
ASSESSMENT
Could students complete tasks with iPods?
d students do more or different work with iP
Can we effectively manage iPods?

32. Mobile Media
Student focus groups
udents...
ant control of devices
eed easier transfer of media to laptops
ept iPods with them at all times
anted tripods
eeded technical support
ked accessing syllabus and other course material from

33. College of Education
Augmented Reality for K12

34. Engineering

35. University Libraries
• 100 iPads
• Open circulation

36. Liberal Arts Faculty Research
bile to support Research

37. Mobile devices
inside the classroom

38. Science in Our World: Certainty and Controversy
Mobile to
Poll Students
Uncover Science
Misconceptions

39. SOC 119: Race relations
Mobile to enabl
anonymous
feedback

40. ?
Other EXAMPLES
(or non-examples) of mobile
learning?

41. Technical Stuff

42. Challenges
ovide devices or use what they have?
king a platform (or limit to SMS?)
vice Management App Purchasing
control or not to control?
bile Content Standards (HTML5 video)

43. Mobile DEVICE MANAGEMENT (MDM

44. Mobile Media Workflow
Mobile DEVICE MANAGEMENT (MDM
INVENTORY
CONFIGURATION
SECURITY MANAGEMEN
APP DISTRIBUTION??

45. Mobile Media Workflow
Mobile DEVICE MANAGEMENT (MDM
ALLOW
Adding apps (with own acco
WiFi Config
DO NOT ALLOW
Deleting apps
Adding apps with ITS accou

46. Mobile Media Workflow
Mobile DEVICE MANAGEMENT (MDM
CHALLENGE
Regular re-imaging by
non-technical staff
SOLUTION
a) Students keep devices
for ~1/2 semester
b) MC staff re-images

47. A Model for Mobile Learning
?

48. Mobile Learning
bile enables different types of
rk to be done.
bile allows learning to happen in
w places.
que affordances should align
h instructional objectives.
atform is important.

49. Questions?
COMMENTS?
?

50. THANK YOU!
chrismillet @ psu.edu
mediacommons.psu.edu