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"The goal of providing the handheld device, the school said in a statement, was to improve the learning experience and give students flexible access to health care--related content. The combination media player-camera-video recorder-personal digital assistant with WiFi capabilities was loaded with mobile applications students will need in the classroom as well as an app to help them prepare for the nursing board examination."

What sort of apps would you add to a mobile device for students entering the nursing profession?

"This resource page is dedicated to iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices and applications for (special) education."

A few DUSON professors are using iTouch PDAs in class. The entire DNP cohort is given an iTouch to use during the program. They are intended for downloading and viewing lectures on the run, but there are many more options for use - look here for ideas!

Focused on the K-12 market, but some good ideas in there.

"The 2010 Horizon Report is a collaboration between The New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative An EDUCAUSE Program"

I agree! Mobile Learning is coming and it should be - has the potential to be so much more than improved access. it can be more than simply having access to recorded lectures in your car or on the bus via an iPod. I'm optimistic about the use of twitter and mobile devices to extend the classroom experience and improve communication. But I think we can do more. These mobile devices ( smart phones, Blackberry, iPad) are powerful computers in their own right. Perhaps we should start looking for and bookmarking mobile learning initiatives.

Absolutely. And as luck would have it, some folks on the IT list forum I am a part of have posted some. I'll log in and take a look. I am excited about the portability of information and would love to see such devices invited into the classroom for the purpose of learning instead of just seeing them turned off. When you think about it, mobile devices are pretty powerful mini computers networked to global information that could be, and should be harnessed. The power of google at my fingertips, whenever I need it.