1. Synthesis Quest Activities
for Personal and Mobile
Learning
By Julie Ngo

2.  Learning Preferences
In the beginning of the semester, when I took the preference
learning quiz, my score came out to this: reflective – 3,
sensing – 9, visual – 7 and sequential – 5. In the end of the
semester, I’m still consider myself a visual learner because I
remember things easier if I can see what I am learning or
write everything down when someone is saying important in
order to study or to memorize. Although my reflective score
is low, I feel I’m a reflective learner because I like to think or
write down what I want to say before a
presentation/speaking in front of class or group work. In
order for me to become a better learner, I would need an
explanation or show me to do things in order for me to
understand the materials even if I am a visual learner.
Julie Ngo

3.  Learning Pathway
I wanted to pick learning warrior because I don’t need this
anymore because this is my last semester at SFSU so I pick
learning sage where I can gain new knowledge on any
technology. When I look over the Power Point lectures and
online verbal lecture on mobile, I felt it was too broad which
didn’t expand my learning. When it comes to mobile, I am a
fast learner when I am handling any technology or mobile
product. If I want to know more of something, I can read the
manual for any information, watch any video or google any
information that tell me how to do something, or ask anyone
who know how to use any mobile devices. I have not change
my learning pathway because I am willing to learn any new
technology when I am brought upon to a new mobile yet I
can still learn quickly if I use it for a long time.
Julie Ngo

4.  Activities
 From all the activities for use of mobile, I feel that
none of these activities do not help enhance my
learning for mobile technology because some of these
mobile either I know how to use before in the past.
Or it is something that I would never use in the future
since it is not my specialty. The one activity that
might help had help with my learning on mobile
technology is quizzes. If I answer a question wrong, I
can read the article of the links that the quizzes have
provided that relates to the questions. This can give
an idea what these mobile technologies are about.
Julie Ngo

5.  Top 3 Technology
One of the technologies that I had use in the past was IPod generation 3 and 4. I
didn’t use it for learning since IPod generation 3 and 4 wasn’t the type that you
can download any apps or doesn’t have a recorder to let you record class
lectures. So I just used it for personal uses such as listening to music. Even
though I didn’t use IPod for education, when I first use the IPod, I still had to
figure out to put music from my laptop to my IPod, getting used to the IPod
buttons, which folder my music is in, and so on. Although I am more a visual
learner, one way IPod can help me a certain learning preference is verbal or
active learner because it helps me built my listening very well especially by trying
to listen to every word of the lyrics since my listening to any lectures are often
time poor where I am worrying missing any important information of the lectures.
But I do have an IPhone where I can download any flashcard app or quizzes and
record lecture where it can enhance my learning for educational purposes if I
need to especially with the recording because I can always listen to it again if I
miss anything from the lecture that I couldn’t write down on my notebooks.
Julie Ngo

6.  Top 3 Technology Continue
 As for IPAD, since it is similar to IPhone and I own an IPhone, I know the
function of an IPAD. Since IPAD is bigger size and has a bigger screen than
IPhone, it would be easier to use flashcard if I wanted to use it for studying for
my visual learner and is more portable than a laptop. The problem with IPAD
for me is it doesn’t have a USB device in case I want to transfer any written
work such as essay to a computer. But it can be useful for internet purposes if
I need to do some research paper or it is good to download any books for
readings since it is a big enough screen.
 I have no purpose of using microblogs for mobile technology since I do not use
it on a daily basis. Since microblogs has a maximum up to 140 words usage, I
feel it may be a good use for educational or any of my learning preferences. If
microblogs allows transferring any note lectures or voice recording lectures, it
would be easier to download it into any mobile device such as laptop or IPAD.
This way student does not have to worry about not missing any lectures if they
were absent or two days of classes. It would be useful if microblogs allow
group or chatting for a particular if students want to exchange notes to each
other without any other strangers interfering.
Julie Ngo

7.  Synthesizing your experiences
 I feel that none of these technologies such as IPhone or IPods and microblog
are not good for me as learning tools, because these types of mobile
technologies are made for entertainment usage. One of the mobile
technologies that I wish it could help with my improvement of learning is how
to research better through the use of the Internet and google search engine
especially for essay when I first started my semester at SFSU. Because I don’t
know which articles that may be reliable and researching for an essay is very
time consuming. I would like to know how to search for something in short
among of time.
 Like I mention in my previous paragraph, none of these may not work for my
learning preferences as well. When I heard something that is technology, the
only thing that works for my learning preferences are any recording device on
such as IPhone, flashcards with notes, and laptop for mobile technology. I just
need anything that is in front of me in order to see what I am learning or
watch someone giving an example such as youtube.
Julie Ngo

8.  After this semester
 I feel that I may not have any mobile learning strategy and
mobile technology when I am done after this class because this is
my class semester. If I had taken this class when I first started
my first year at SFSU, I would have a better idea of the kind of
mobile learning strategy and technology. The only mobile things
that I would have are my IPhone and my laptop which the only
purpose I would use is the internet for either email, youtube, or
any type entertainment purpose.
 As for jobs or outside of school, I think the mobile technology and
learning strategy, I feel I that I may use powerpoint for
presentation from my laptop or from IPAD at work in meeting or
for any organization. It depends on what job I have that may
require mobile technology.
Julie Ngo