1. Mobile Learning Synthesis
Kathy Huang

2. Learning Preference
• In the beginning of this class, my scores for the learning
preferences survey was: reflective (1), intuitive (3), visual
(1), and global (1).
• As the class progressed and by the end of the semester, my
thinking changed about my my learning preferences
because before this class I never thought about how people
have different learning preferences. I agree that we all
learn in a specific way and that what may work for me may
not work for someone else. It does make a difference in my
personal studies now that I know about the learning
preferences that people may have.
Kathy Huang

3. Learning Pathway
• In the beginning of the course, I choose the Mobile /
Personal Learning pathway. I thought it was successful
being a learning warrior because I have to understand a
deeper knowledge of how to use technology to its full
advantage. I understand how to use my iPhone to improve
my learning during this semester. I used my iPhone to study
music for my Music for Children class and it helped me
understand how important and relevant music can be as a
child growing up. My iPhone helped expand my knowledge
of different cultural music as well and I felt no need to
change my pathway because it worked to my advantage.
Kathy Huang

4. Learning Activities
• The activities that were done in the iPads and Tablet
Computers helped enhance my understanding about what
technology can do for me. It gave me a broader perspective
that learning can be done anywhere at anytime. I thought
the 3D brain gave me deeper understanding of how to use
a mobile technology because it showed me how intuitive
and simple technology could help me. I could learn about
the simple key elements of a brain without sitting in a room
and listening to a lecture. I think that iPads and tablet
computers is the best way a group can learn together
because it is portable and it could be used to learn with
multiple people at the same time.
Kathy Huang

5. Mobile Technologies Explored:
Social Bookmarking
• Before this class, I never heard about the Technology
Quest: Social bookmarking and I discovered that it was an
essential tool for learning because it pinpoints what I am
looking for. Social bookmarking is straight forward about
the information I am looking for and it was something new
that I want to continue on using for my future classes.
Social bookmarking assisted my learning preference as an
intuitive learner because that it helped me become more
organized with my thoughts and what I wanted to present
to my peers in class. Social bookmarking gave me new
concepts that I wanted to share with my peers.
Kathy Huang

6. Mobile Technologies Explored:
Screencasting
• The Technology Quest on screencasting helped me explore
a learning tool I alway needed in learning because many
classes require presentations and this technology quest
helped sharpen my presentation skills. I believe that
screencasting accommodate my learning preference as a
global learner because there is a method, and there is no
need to jump into conclusions without seeing the beginning
and middle of the presentation. It also helped assist me as
a reflective learner because I was able to control what I
wanted into a presentation. I believe that screencasting is
an essential tool in learning because it gives both verbal
and visual learners a better understanding when it is being
presented.
Kathy Huang

7. Mobile Technologies Explored:
Multimedia
• The Technology Quest on multimedia made me discover a
different kind of technology that is being used to research
ideas and methods through another perspective through
keywords, or “tags”. Microblogs accommodated to my
learning preference as a global learner because it provides
straightforward details. As a global learner, I prefer to read
and skim through paragraphs and get to the main point.
Microblogs are perfect for my learning preference because
they are direct and I do not need to jump around
paragraphs. It helped my learning preference because I
have found a different technique of researching ideas and
methods for classes and for my future classes.
Kathy Huang

8. Synthesis
• During this semester, I found the mobile technology that interested me
the most was social bookmarking because it gave me new concepts that I
wanted to share. It made me want to look up articles more on websites
like delicious.com than Google because it leads me to information that I
needed for learning and education purposes. The mobile technology that
surprised me the most is using multimedia because it actually helped me
improve in one of my classes. It challenged my learning skills and gave me
a connection to my theater class as a performer. The mobile technology
that did not seem to work as a learning tool was using a podcast for
learning. As a visual learner, it was hard for me to learn and follow along
even though I knew I could rewind. It was hard to keep up while I was
trying to absorb the information at the same time. The mobile technology
that I want to explore more to improve my learning is using by using
multimedia because it is a innovative way to take advantage of the
technology we have and use what others are sharing.
Kathy Huang

9. Synthesis (cont.)
• The mobile technology that worked the best for my
learning preference is using mulitmedia. I am a visual and
global learner and I thought that multimedia helped
improve my learning in many ways. As a global learner it
helped that everything that could help me learn better is
through Tumblr or YouTube videos. There are many sources
that can have input on what they think is correct and being
a global learner, I was able to skim through what I believe
was right and what I thought fit best for my learning. The
benefits of having visuals like images and graphs gave me
the advantage to improve and enhance learning further.
Kathy Huang

10. In the Future
• Within the mobile learning strategies that I have learned
throughout this course, the mobile strategy that has
become a learning tool for me is using social bookmarking
for learning which also improved my learning. Before this
class, I never knew that social bookmarking can be use to
search up information while storing them into a personal
space. I can see myself using social bookmarking outside of
school to keep tabs of important and beneficial links to my
personal goal of becoming a teacher. Many sources and
websites could be useful information on child development
and learning techniques for younger children.
Kathy Huang

11. In the Future
• The mobile technology that I will continue using for learning after
this class is the multimedia because I can absorb multiple
information by different sources everywhere. Multimedia can
continue helping me learning about various subjects that I may
come across next semester and throughout my lifetime. Multimedia
can be used outside of school when I need to research on the
importance of a the job. As I get closer to my future career as a
teacher, I want to understand my importance being an educator,
and I can understand through other’s perspective. The mobile
technology that I will use for non-learning purposes is my iPad and
overall avoids using it too frequently. I believe that iPads is an add
on entertaining technology that could be useful on the go but not
necessary.
Kathy Huang