2. Learning Preferences
• My learning preferences for the beginning of semester were quite
interesting.The scores that I have gotten were active (1), sensory
(3), visual (5), and sequential (3). By the end of this class I feel that
my learning preferences have not changed too much in way were
they were completely different from the beginning of the semester. I
feel that I have become more of a global learning now. At the end of
the class, my overall thoughts about learning preferences have not
changed at all. This is because I know that everyone has their own
way of learning and each are all beneficial to how they take
information in. Knowing about learning preferences can be very
helpful. By knowing a person’s learning preference, the person
could use this to their advantage to help study information in way
that is most efficient to them.
• Marc Tinio
3. Learning Pathway
• At the beginning of the class, I chose the learning pathway of
learning sage. I wanted to learn more about different technologies
and how they could be used for learning in general. Throughout the
semester, I was able to obtain a broader knowledge of mobile
technologies. One very beneficial quest for me was the quest on
Ipods and Mp3 players. Even though I thought that I knew how to
use an Ipod/Mp3 player, I was very intrigued on how many functions
these mobile devices had. I was so interested that I looked up more
information about Ipods and Mp3 players. By the end of the
semester, my learning pathway has not changed at all. I still try to
broaden my knowledge on mobile devices. My pathway did not
change because I felt that there are still much to know about other
types of mobile devices that I have yet to learn about.
• Marc Tinio
4. Activities
• To get a broader understanding on mobile devices, the activity that
helped me achieve this were the quizzes and the powerpoint slides.
By reading the powerpoint slides, I was able to get a general idea of
what the mobile device is all about. I learned things that I haven’t
before. Also, by taking the quiz, I was able to use what I have
learned and put it to a test. Studying for the quiz helped keep the
information about these mobile devices in my head. The activity that
gave me a deeper understanding on mobile devices were the
predict, use, and evaluate level two activities. By showing me
examples on how certain mobile devices could be used to learn
certain things helped me achieve a deeper understanding of mobile
devices. Using the forums to ask and answer questions helped the
most with learning and sharing information with others.
• Marc Tinio
5. Top Mobile Technologies
• One of the most helpful technology quest that I had done was on
Ipods/Mp3 players. By going through all of the activities for the
quest, I was able to broaden my understanding these two mobile
devices. Since I had access to an Ipod or a Mp3 player basically
everyday, I was able to use what I have learned from this quest to
my learning habits. Although many people may think that Ipods and
Mp3 players are just tools for verbal learning, they can also be used
for visual learning as well. By watching videos on my Ipod, I am able
to stimulate my visual learning preference and also with the help of
the verbal aspect of the video, I was able to learn and take
information more easily. Since I am also an active learner, I was
also able to put flash cards onto my Ipod to help me study better for
test and quizzes.
• Marc Tinio
6. Top Mobile Technologies
• Another most helpful technology quest for learning that I have done
was on Ipads/Tablets. Being able to broaden my understanding on
these types of mobile devices was easy for me through this quest.
By doing the predict, use, and evaluate activity, I was presented
with a lot of ways Ipads/Tablets could be used for learning. Since I
do not have either an Ipad or tablet, doing the activities for this quest
really opened my eyes to what these mobile devices are capable of.
A bunch of my friends own either an Ipad or a tablet so I was able to
use what I have learned in this quest. While using my friend’s Ipads/
Tablets, some of my learning preferences were stimulated by the
apps that I used. I was able to play some educational games on the
Ipad that was both engaging and had visual aid to help with the
game. These two things help with my visual and active learning
preferences.
• Marc Tinio
7. Top Mobile Technologies
• The last most helpful technology quest for learning that I have done
was on microblogs. I have been using many types of microblogs
before I took this class. I probably use twitter, tumblr, and instagram
almost every time in my daily life. I discovered that things like these
can also be a positive reinforcement to learning, instead of a
distraction from doing school work or studying. By doing the
activities in this quest, I was able to use the things that I use every
day as a learning tool for classes that I am taking. I can simply
follow or look up some accounts on twitter, tumblr, and instagram on
topics for my classes to help me study information. I also did the
level three activity for this quest which aided in my class and my
understanding on this mobile device. Since I had to look through a
lot of information and share information with this apps, this
stimulated my visual and active learning preferences.
• Marc Tinio
8. Synthesis
• The mobile technology of Ipads and Tablets interested me the most. Since I
did not own either an Ipad or a tablet, learning about these things as tools
for learning made me want to go out and buy one just to help me with my
classes. The mobile technology of microblogs surprised me the most. I
always thought that websites such as twitter, tumblr, and instagram are just
ways to socialize with your friends or with other people, but as I was doing
the activities for the quest, I was able to see the capabilities of microblogs
as a learning tool. The mobile technology of Ipods and Mp3 players did not
seem to work too much as a learning tool for me because I was aware of
what these things were capable of and by just doing the activities, just
reassured my understanding on these mobile devices. A mobile technology
that I would like to explore further to improve my learning are Ipads and
tablets. I was very interested on what these mobile devices had to offer as a
learning tool and I am also trying to buy one soon.
• Marc Tinio
9. Synthesis
• Some mobile technologies worked best with my learning
preferences. These mobile technologies are microblogs and Ipods/
Mp3 players. Through the use of apps I was able to see and read
many information about topics relating my classes. This stimulated
my learning preference for visual learning. Also, another way of
stimulating my visual learning preference was watching videos on
my Ipod. Throughout the semester, I was constantly on twitter and
tumblr, clicking links and trying to find certain information for my
classes. By doing this, my active learning preference was shown.
Also, I feel that since I have been sharing information and gathering
information from others on microblog sites, I probably lean more to a
global learning preference, which was different from what I was in
the beginning of this class.
• Marc Tinio
10. Future Learning
• The learning strategies that I have learned throughout this semester
were very helpful and I plan on using most of them after this class. I
could use microblogs to learn about a certain job that I am applying
for. I can also my Ipod to go on the internet so that I can research
the job about the job that I am applying for. Looking up videos on my
ipod can also help me if I want to look for some interviewing tips.
These mobile learning strategies can also be applied my current job
and or my future jobs. For example, I can look up video tutorials on
my Ipod to give me a better understanding on how to do my job
efficiently. Also, by the help of microblogs, I can use apps, such as
twitter, to socialize with other companies and my co-workers.
• Marc Tinio
11. Future Learning
• Throughout the semester, all of the mobile devices that I have
learned about have interested me a bunch. After this class, I will
most likely use all of the mobile devices for learning purposes. This
is because these mobile devices have been very useful in learning
about information throughout this class. I believe that by using all of
these mobile devices, they can aid in me in my daily life and also
the rest of the classes that I would have to take. As I stated earlier, I
could use videos to look up information about my job. I can also use
microblogs to give me up to date information on what’s going on in
my job. In conjunction with using my Ipod and microblogs for
learning, I will mostly use them also for non-learning purposes. Such
as, playing games for entertainment or looking at what a friend has
done the past couple days. I do not think that I will be avoided any
mobile technologies after this class because I have or will have
access to them throughout the rest of my life.
• Marc Tinio
