2. Defining Mobile Learning and its Benefits
School Stories
Research
Planning and Implementation Steps
Resources for Further Exploration
Today’s Agenda
3. Consultant and
Former Project Director
CoSN
Leadership for Mobile Learning
Mercy, CPS, D230, Falconer,
Dwight School, Project Tomorrow
4. “LEARNING A VARIETY OF CONTENT AND SKILLS
ANYTIME, ANY PLACE WITH A SMALL DEVICE
LIGHT ENOUGH TO BE CARRIED IN ONE HAND.”
CHRIS DEDE
TIMOTHY E. WIRTH PROFESSOR IN LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
TAKING IT MOBILE: UNTETHERED LEARNING FOR 21ST CENTURY
STUDENTS
6. CANBY SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR
JOE MORELOCK, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY • COSN LML ADVISORY PANEL MEMBER
http://wiki.canby.k12.or.us/groups/innovation/
http://wiki.canby.k12.or.us/groups/ipodusergroup/
9. FALCONER SCHOOL • CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
KAJEET’S MAKING LEARNING MOBILE PROJECT
http://www.falconerelementary.com/
https://plus.google.com/events/co74a303cueje600af4636gpe50
blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/12/tablets-for-fifth-graders-teachers-try-different-tactics/
11. MERCY HIGH SCHOOL, MI
LARRY BAKER, ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL OF OPERATIONS
https://sites.google.com/a/d211.org/1to1conference2013/
it.mhsmi.org/
larryrthoughts.blogspot.com/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/institution/mercy-high-school/id683794617
12.
13. DISTRICT 230 (IL) LINK TO DIIGO GROUP
JOHN CONNOLLY, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY
https://itunes.apple.com/us/institution/mercy-high-school/id683794617
14. THE DWIGHT SCHOOL (NYC)
BASIL KOLANI, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY • DON BUCKLEY, CO-CONSULTANT
15. Don Buckley
Four Tenets of Leadership
Common Language
The Right People
Appropriate Incentive and Rewards
Leadership Role Modeling
www.tools-at-schools.com/
16. Don Buckley
The Traits of an Innovator
Observing - watching the world around them for surprising stimuli
Networking - interacting with people from different backgrounds to open
up access to new ways of thinking
Experimenting - Consciously complicating their lives by trying new
things for going to new places
Questioning - Asking probing questions that impose and remove
constraints
www.tools-at-schools.com/
24. Be in the Know
National Educational Technology Plan
Common Core Assessments
Digital Conversion
Future Ready
Responsible Use Policies
BYOT, BYOD, and BYOL
Bandwith
42. Tips
Hire well.
Value the role of your leadership team.
Study your school’s culture.
Plan and refine continually.
Define measurable outcomes.
Experiment with apps to find your work flow.
Re-think policies.
Provide ample professional development opportunities.
Ensure a robust network.
Enlist parents and community in support of your program.
43. Outcomes
Increase student achievement and...what else??
Provide equitable access to technology and digital resources
Provide personalized learning opportunities anytime, anywhere?
Boost student engagement?
Increase student attendance rates?
Decrease student discipline events?
Increase faculty use of 21st century teaching practices?
Support project-based learning?
45. 1. Considering
Why do you want to implement mobile learning?
What is the learning problem you are trying to solve?
What technology will you require?
What skills will teachers and facilitators have to learn?
What would be the cost of implementation?
How can you facilitate acceptance?
How will you measure success?
46. 2. Scoping
Gathering stakeholder requirements.
Setting preliminary goals for the implementation.
Identifying budget.
Deciding in-house or external professional development.
Making preliminary design trade-offs.
Identifying potential classrooms, schools, and/or grades
to participate in the program.
47. 3. Planning
Program Design: The core stakeholders refine the goals and
scope and plan the professional practice, professional
development, and evaluation for the program.
Procurement: Specific vendors are selected for the devices,
networks, software and professional development required
by the program design.
Administration: Policies are developed as needed to support
the program goals.
Implementation and Roll-out Planning: The specific logistics
and timelines for implementing the project are planned
48. 4. Implementation
Purchase & install hardware, software, and
connectivity
Install networks, image devices, connect services, and
prepare for use of devices by teachers and students
Perform initial professional development and training
Communicate the vision and purpose of the
implementation to the community, including parents
and students
50. 6. Practice
Setting up and supporting professional learning
communities
Showcasing effective teaching and coaching
models
Reflecting on pedagogical considerations
Refining and setting up new assessment practices
51. New and Improved Guide
Mobile Learning Insights
http://goo.gl/nWXa1y
http://goo.gl/nWXa1y
59. Leadership for Mobile
Learning on Social Media
Diigo: http://goo.gl/VN0HB
LinkedIn: http://goo.gl/s62TD
Paper.li: http://goo.gl/wCkYG
hashtag #CoSNLML on Twitter
60. Marie Bjerede
Current Project Director
CoSN
Leadership for Mobile Learning
http://www.cosn.org/MobileLead
marieb@e-mergents.com
61. Lucy Gray at lucy@lucygrayconsulting.com
Twitter: elemenous
http://www.lucygray.org
Marie Bjerede, Project Director, CoSN at
http://lucygrayconsulting.com