The document discusses mobile learning, focusing on how mobile devices facilitate accessing, processing, creating, and evaluating information in educational contexts. It raises important questions about the effectiveness of evaluation methods and the conflict between different concepts of information access among users. Additionally, it highlights the need for educators and students to adapt to evolving technologies and methods to engage learners effectively.

1. Mobile Learning/ Portable Thoughts Mary Lasica AT&T Education Specialist Team

2. Mobile Learning/Portable Thoughts Mobile Devices Operating Systems Native Applications Third Party Apps Learning Information Processing Sharing Evaluation Portable Devices Operating Systems Capabilities with Third Party Apps Learning Information Processing Sharing Evaluation

3. How do you learn? How do you access information? How do you process information? How do you create/work? How/where do you share your creations/work? How do you evaluate the process of learning? How do you evaluate your creations/work? How do others evaluate your creations/work? It comes back to learning…

4. Mobile Learning- Accessing Information Text Audio Graphics Video Pre-loaded Selected Pushed On demand Incidental Websites Podcasts Applications Content Delivery Systems

5. Mobile Learning- Accessing Information What happens when your concept of accessing/acquiring information is in conflict with someone else’s concept? http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/

6. Mobile Learning- Processing Respond Copy Discuss Repeat Record Question Organize Synthesize

7. Mobile Learning- Processing How do you process information in mobile situations? How do the tools handle it? What tools are emerging to help you process information better?

8. Mobile Learning- Creation Mobile Camera Still Images Video Microphone Notes Spreadsheet Slides Word Processing Portable Camera Still Video Microphone Notes Spreadsheet Slides Word Processing Video Editing

9. Mobile Learning- Creation Student creation within classroom situations is tied to evaluation. Is there conflict on your campuses when it comes to evaluation? http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=1184&title=Digital_Students___Analog_Schools

10. Mobile Learning- Creation How do student assignments take advantage of mobile/portable technologies? What tools are emerging as effective for creation of student assignments? What tools would be useful to add to the suite of available tools for educational use?

11. Mobile Learning-Evaluation How are mobile technologies used in evaluation on your campuses? Over the past ten years, what methods of evaluation have emerged as effective in educational settings?

12. Mobile Learning-Evaluation Back to Learning… In this culture where entertainments are varied and constant, how do you engage students in the process of learning? How is evaluation keeping up with learning in the 21 st Century? How much can change if students are evaluated for graduate programs and employment? b

13. Other Questions… How can educators and students deal with the overwhelming amount of education? How can educators and students manage the communications implied by changes in mobile learning?

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