Exploring the Impact of Current and Emerging Mobile Technologies and Services on Higher Education

1. Breakout Session:
MobiMundi:
Exploring the Impact of Current and
Emerging Mobile Technologies and
Services on Higher Education
Mark A.M. Kramer

3. Overview:

4. Abstract:
Mobile information and
communication technologies are
increasingly impacting the lives of
individuals and are a major factor in
helping re-shape our cultures and
societies...

5. Abstract:
...Ubiquitous computing and
mixed-reality computing scenarios
are becoming commonplace and
have a huge influence in the way
in which individuals relate with
others and their surroundings...

6. Abstract:
This breakout session will provide the
environment to explore the impact of
existing and emerging mobile
information & communications
technologies and services on Higher
Education and in society in general

7. Questions:
What is Ubiquitous and Mixed Reality Learning?
Are Ubiquitous and Mixed Reality practices
feasible...and...

8. Questions:
What is Ubiquitous and Mixed Reality Learning?
Are Ubiquitous and Mixed Reality practices
feasible...and...
...will this bring a positive
impact on higher education?

9. Higher Education:

10. Quote of the Day:
quot;There is a need to re-conceptualize learning
for the mobile age, to recognize the essential
role of mobility and communication in the
process of learning.quot;
-- Mike Sharples: University of Nottingham

11. What is the mobile age?

12. What is mobility?

13. What is mobility?

14. What is communication?

15. What is education?

16. What is technology?

17. What is learning?

18. What is educational technology?

19. ! EdTech and Learning:
What is the relationship
between educational
technologies and learning?

20. Current and Emerging
Mobile Technologies:

22. ! Existing Technologies:
Which existing technologies
are acrtually used for
supporting learning?

23. Existing Technologies:
! Communication Technologies
! Tools for Cooperation
! Tools for Collaboration
! Digital artefacts (RSS, Open Courseware)

24. Tech & Services Actually Used:
!Communication (synchronous)
• Phone
• Skype - Gizmo Project
• Instant messaging
!e-Mail / SMS (asynchronous)
!Social Networking Portals

25. Pencil & Paper:

26. ! Impulse:
Which emerging
technologies can potentially
change the way we learn
and acquire knowledge?

27. ! Introduction:
Emerging Technologies:
• Presence - Microblogging
• Mobile Learning
• Ubiquitous Social Networks
• Personal Learning Spaces

28. ! Introduction:
Presence - Microblogging:
• Twitter
• Jaiku

29. What are you doing?:

30. Presence - Microblogging:

31. Presence - Microblogging:

32. --Mobile Blogging:

33. --Mobile Blogging:

34. Mobile Learning:

35. Mobile Websites

36. Ubiquitous Social Networks

37. Personal Learning Spaces

38. Ubiquitous & Pervasive Learning:

39. Ubiquitous & Pervasive Learning:
A New Quality of Learning:

40. Ubiquitous & Pervasive Learning:
Ubiquitous computing is a post-desktop
model of human-computer interaction
in which information processing has
been thoroughly integrated into
everyday objects and activities

41. Ubiquitous & Pervasive Learning:
Pervasive
learning enables
the flexibility to
learn “anytime”
“anywhere”

42. Mixed Reality Computing:

43. Mixed Reality Computing:
Contextual

44. QR Codes:

45. Is this mode of learning feasible?
Are Ubiquitous and Pervasive Learning
Scenarios Feasible?
?

46. Is this mode of learning feasible?
Are Ubiquitous and Pervasive Learning
Scenarios Feasible?
YES!

47. What will be the impact on
higher education?
Formal...
Non-formal...
In-formal learning

48. Mobile Computers:

49. Conclusion:
Research Reflections

50. Hypermobility:

51. Contact:
www.mamk.net