1. Akwoung Saechao
ITEC 299 How2LrnwURiPod
Synthesis Project about Mobile Learning

2. My personal learning preferences
• When I first took the learning preference survey, I was a bit
surprised. My scores were: active = 1, sensory = 3, visual =
3, sequential = 9. According to this, I am pretty well
balanced on all the dimension scales except for one; I
thought my scores would be higher for active, sensory and
visual since I consider these my strong points. By the end of
this class, I feel like my learning preferences haven’t
changed much; although I still think that I prefer visual
learning much more than verbal. At the end of this class,
overall I think I agree with the results of my first survey on
my learning preferences, even though I was a bit surprised;
with the exception of the visual since I think that one
should be higher. Knowing about learning preferences help
because you can use those to help you succeed in class.
Akwoung Saechao

3. Learning pathway I chose at the
beginning of the class
• At the very beginning of this class, the learning pathway
that I chose was Learning Guide. I chose this pathway
because it looks into many types of technologies and you
can collaborate with people. I also wanted to improve on
my learning with the use of technologies such as Ipads,
smartphones, digital books, internet and also social
network sites since technologies are pretty much in use
every day by mostly everyone. I was able to use mobile
technologies, especially my Ipad and smartphone, to learn
with others in the class especially since I didn’t know it
could so much besides apps and talking; therefore I was
successful in getting a broader knowledge. I liked this
pathway very much so I didn’t bother to change.
Akwoung Saechao

4. Activities I completed that contributed or did not contribute to
my learning pathway
• The activities that helped me the most in learning were the
mini-lectures and the level 2 activities. For instance, I didn’t
know that there were so many different designs that
tablets came in, such as slate and convertible; this gave me
a broader understanding of just the design alone so I can
choose better next time which design is most convenient
for my life and learning; so reading the mini-lecture about
ipads and tablets was informative. The level two activities
about the cell cycle and the hip surgery really was really fun
in that it involved visuals and sequential learning; I learned
from those activity that I can use mobile technology to
learn actively instead of just reading something. The forum
posting was probably the most helpful activity in learning
with each other.
Akwoung Saechao

5. 3 mobile technologies explored for learning
• I like the quest about Ipad and tablets. I learned that there was an application that I can use to make
flashcards that I used to memorize over 200 chemical structures that I needed to know for my organic
chemistry class. This technology accommodates my learning preference very well, especially visual. This
technology helps me visually because it had a lot of learning applications with pictures, such as the
flashcards. I can also watch video lectures on it which makes me focus better because I tend to get bored
quickly from reading text and seeing a video of a chemical or cellular process helps me see the molecular
steps better.
• Another quest that I really liked was the quest about games and MMOG, because I like video games
myself, but also because I never viewed games as an educational thing and I never thought that games
could also have very beneficial things to it. I thought this technology accommodates my learning
preference very well, especially the one pertaining to sequential. For example, when I did the level 2
activity about the cell cycle and the different phases the website broke down each phase with cartoon
graphics and explained it very well and concisely in a sequence. The cell cycle has many steps, so the
website helped me place in my mind which step of the cell cycle comes first and which one comes after so
that I do not get mixed up with all the specific details.
• Another quest that proved to be very helpful to me and that I also really enjoyed was the quest about
multimedia. I never knew there were so many different platforms of multimedia prior to taking this class. I
felt that this form of technology accommodates my learning preference fantastically, especially the one
about active learning. For instance, I loved the level 2 activity about the hip surgery because not only does
it include other learning preferences that I like, such as visual and sequential, but it’s very active, you get
to choose what happens and see the results right away. I get to learn about surgery while also getting
involved actively by choosing what I can do next; I’m not sitting there getting bored by reading a bunch of
text.
Akwoung Saechao

6. Synthesizing my experience investigating my use of
different mobile technologies for learning
• The mobile technology that interested me most was the Ipad tablet. This is because I am
always using my tablet every day, basically for everything from entertainment to learning,
and it is also convenient since I can take it with me anywhere. The technology that surprised
me the most as a learning tool is definitely the game/mmog, because I never thought games
could be educational and fun at the same time yet also engaging and not boring. I think
microblogs, such as Twitter, does not seem to work as a learning tool because all you can
pretty much do is post up links or short facts, which is almost like Delicious. The technology I
like to explore more is podcasts, since I am very good at photoshop and would like to teach
others, I think making tutorials with podcast will really help the people I teach.
• As I hinted many times during this paper, out of all the mobile technologies that we have
learned about in this class the one that worked best for my learning preference is the Ipad
tablet. Why? First off, it is portable and convenient, you can take it anywhere; it’s not like a
heavy textbook. There are endless applications you can use for many different things for
learning. For instance, I can use an app to make flashcards and learn my chemical structures
without having to carry a bunch of tree wasting flashcards. There are textbooks I can read on
there and highlight without carry a heavy text. I can also view lectures and podcasts and do
quizzes on it without having to run to a computer lab. Portability and applications is why it is
the best learning technology for me.
Akwoung Saechao

7. How I will use what I learned in this class after this
semester
• There are a couple of strategies that I learned in this class that I will definitely use in the
future outside of school. As I stated earlier, if I ever become a teacher at a school or anything
I can use podcasts and powerpoint to make my lectures. I can also use those interactive
websites as homework assignment that is not boring. I can use microblogs and social
bookmarking websites to possible find jobs or learn about them. I can also use social
networking sites to connect with people that I work with and I can also contact them if I ever
need recommendation letters or help getting a particular position.
• The mobile technology that I will continue to use for learning, which shouldn’t sound
surprising, is Ipad tablet, just because it can do so many things with endless amount of
applications. Perhaps in the future there will be many applications for tablets where job
companies can interview you such as video interviews or training tutorials on the ipad. The
technologies I will continue to use for non-learning are ipad, mp3 players, multimedia,
podcast, games, mmog, and social bookmarking. The mobile technology that I will avoid
using after this class which I avoided using before taking this class is microblogs such as
Twitter. I just don’t think there’s anything useful about it; it’s basically what the Facebook
status bar is for; so I will continue to lay my hands off it unless I have to use it.
Akwoung Saechao