Workshop for DIT staff on Mobile Learning.

1. Mobile Technologies for Learning
Claudia Igbrude
2013
http://www.bottomlineperformance.com/mobile-learning-and-games-3-ways-they-mix/

2. • Definitions
• Affordances of mobile devices
• Examples of mLearning
• Tools
• Try-it
Agenda

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
….mobile learning defn

5. Mobile devices

6. Affordances of Mobile phones
• Portability
• Connectivity
• HCI types
• Geo Location
• Content creation: Image,
Video, Audio
• Application availability

7. Technologies in general

8. • Texting
• Evaluation/Assessment
• Learning Management Systems:
Blackboard, Moodle
Technologies in education

9. • Learning/Performance support
• Just in time learning/ Byte size learning
• Augmenting existing learning
experiences
• Enabling Authentic learning
When to use mobile learning

10. Mobile Learning Showcase
• Texting
• Apps : 1, 2
• Games: 1, 2

11. Mobile Learning Showcase
• SPATIAL STUDIES: Videos +QRcode
• Micro Courses or Byte sized learning
• CHINESE : Contextual texting
• BUSINESS/ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PROGRAMME:
Texting for Information & Scaffolding

12. Presentation of mobile content
??? Native or Web ???

13. …a few questions…
Go to www.socrative.com
Enter the given room number.
(80202)
Answer the questions.
http://
wallwisher.com/wall/DITmobile

14. Your thoughts
• http://wallwisher.com/wall/DITmobile
http://www.the-qrcode-generator.com/

15. Check out/Try:
www.wordpress.com , enable
mobile
http://socrative.com
Other tools for creating content:
appmkr.com, theappbuilder.com/
for creating ipad apps (on MAC):
(padilicious)

16. • 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