ISTE Mobile Learning

DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039231 ICT-implementation in education has mostly been aimed at enhancing learning in formal arenas - the classroom. However, accepting that learning does not only forego in the formal learning arenas, it is proposed that mobile technology can be used as a bridge between the formal and informal learning arenas. The question is whether the bridge between school and other arenas open or closed - is there a barrier? The paper asks what strategies/changes/challenges have to be in place for the school to access and utilize learning arenas which are alternative to the formal learning arena?

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2005.00129.x First, we polled 333 Japanese university students regarding their use of mobile devices. One hundred percent reported owning a mobile phone. Ninety-nine percent send e-mail on their mobile phones, exchanging some 200 e-mail messages each week. Sixty-six percent e-mail peers about classes; 44% e-mail for studying. In contrast, only 43% e-mail on PCs, exchanging an average of only two messages per week. Only 20% had used a personal digital assistant. Second, we e-mailed 100-word English vocabulary lessons at timed intervals to the mobile phones of 44 Japanese university students, hoping to promote regular study. Compared with students urged to regularly study identical materials on paper or Web, students receiving mobile e-mail learned more (Ps literal meaning; a video shows the idiomatic meaning. Textual materials include an explanation, script, and quiz. Thirty-one Japanese college sophomores evaluated the site using video-capable mobile phones, finding few technical difficulties, and rating highly its educational effectiveness.

1:1 computing from the Berkshire Wireless Learning Initiative

From the Chronicle of Higher Education. Issues of intellectual property policies for students developing apps for mobile devices.

Analysis of Read It Later data from 100,000,000 articles on when we read and how device affects our reading pattern. 

2011 EduCon session. Wiki includes articles about the ban on cell phones in schools as well as easy to use mobile learning activities.

Use of cell phones in the classroom on the Parkland School Division wiki. 

Blog about Chris Geeen's iPod touch project at his school. Has some very interesting ideas about how students can create quick products from research on the iPod touch. Worth looking at if you have access to mobile learning tools not just iPod, although some of the apps are specific to the iPod.

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ArcGIS 10 transforms the way people use GIS. Be more productive with your work and take advantage of GIS everywhere: via individual local desktops, across desktops and browsers leveraging central servers, and in the cloud.

Allows easy reading on a mobile device, currently only in Android language

School's with 1-to-1 computing devices.

Good list of schools that have 1-to-1 devices for students

Article describes the efforts of Wikimedia to work with LSU to institutionalize the curriculum around Wikipedia. Rodney Dunican, education programs manager for Wikimedia said, "We don't want them to cite Wikipedia. What we really want them to do is understand how to use and critically evaluate the articles on Wikipedia and then learn how to contribute to make those articles better."

2010 Chronicle of Higher Education ProfHacker article by George Williams detailing the progress and impact of social media on MLA meeting attendees and members alike.

Chronicle of Higher Ed ProfHacker article by George Williams that includes info regarding social media at the annual Modern Language Association meeting. Mr. Williams points to his article this year as a companion piece to "Academics and Social Media: #mla09 and Twitter" from last year. The article also includes a quote from William Gibson: "The future is here. It's just not evenly distributed yet."

Blog posting by Wesley Fryer telling the story (technical adventure) of his daughter sharing her voice, ideas and talents online as Pooh's Special Friend (student of the week) in her first grade classroom.

Good article of using technology

Cites several anecdotal examples of how mobile learning is used in schools, particularly in areas with low income high risk students who do not have pc's at home or internet service.