M-Nomads: creating a mobile oasis with social media by Inge de Waard

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M-Nomads: creating a mobile oasis with social media

by Inge de Waard

Today's emerging mobile learning industry is open for exploration

eLearning developers & providers need to join the mobile caravan

“You must be the change you wish to see” - Gandhi

Where to start ?How do we motivate ourself and others?

Your mobile goals are within reach if you gather around the oasis

"Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work. "--Bette Davis

Engage in mobile projects and create a tribe of explorers

Develop pilot programs 3 examples with different technologies

co design and co deploy

Research based on simple data exchange: FAMACHA anaemia

analyze before setting up a mobile project

Target GroupBuild on what existsCost

incorporate all the participants

SmsDelimiters

Sms: 8431,1,3,2,1,3,2,4,2

farmer cattle eye data

Assure benefits for all

Mobile data connection: great for statistical, rural research!

Telemedicine

Be inspired by student centered learning and interactivity

Active learning techniques benefit all

Provide content that is cross platform

Know the conditions or needs that your learners face

Wimaxasp programming

connect and spread the message

Mobile discussion fora: great for peer to peer knowledge exchange!

Give those in need the tools to set-up a project

eSCART online courses

Different media suit different learners’ skills

Redesign existing strong projects

eXelearning.orgJavascript

Html & CSS

Make learning a multi-sensory experience

Natural Evolution HIV/AIDS

Screen capturing (captivate, camtasia)

Video editing (final cut, premiere)

Audio editing(audicity = free)

Asynchronous discussion +

Make learning a multi-sensory experience

Explore the software you already use

offline possibilities

Mobile = mp4 conversion

Redesign material for mobile use whenever possible

Develop pilot programs 3 examples with different technologies

co design and co deploy

Use social media to motivate learners

Last_FM

Use social media to motivate learners

Use social media to motivate learners

group benefits: create a global tribe

Effectiveness of different modes of learningEffectiveness of different modes of learning• What we read 10% • What we hear 20% • What we see 30% • What we see/hear 50% • What we discuss with others 70% • What we experience 80%

• What we teach someone else 95%

William Glasser, educational psychologist

Creating a group dynamic assures pedagogical benefits

Join relevant communities

College2.0 learning community

Gaming community

Canadian eLearning research community

Useful in mobile forums or to find partners

Use wikis to enhance social interaction in mobile projects

read/writeeditpublish

Use wikis to enhance social interaction in mobile projects

Blade wiki: personal mobile wiki

Tiki wiki: mobile wiki

We used a wiki with all the teachers to follow up on the development of e-courses

vodcasting: were high end Web2.0 meets … you, me & everyone we know

ITM vodcast

Vodcasts enable immediate mobile access/download through iTunes

Post movies from your mobile to YouTube or Blip.tv

Don’t be a lonely nomad: make your profile known

Use your profile to connect to people

facebook

LinkedIn cv

Flickr mobile photos

Use your profile to connect to people

Del.icio.us

microblogginglet your tribe know what you are doing

Twitter

=> Keep in touch with members/learners on the (mobile) go

Jaiku

Let’s do it!

"What we have to learn to do,

we learn by doing." – Aristotle

Do it! & keep it small

Send a mail to:whole94clear@photos.flickr.com

See the result onwww.flickr.com/photos/14189102@N05/

Why? To share photos of cases or projects

Log in to twitter.com:User: Rhl_mobile Pw: ilikeyou

See the result on:http://twitter.com/rhl_mobile

Why? To share progress or interesting links

Will you be able to create your own mobile knowledge oasis?

Will your projects die through lack of motivation?

Engage in mobile projects and create a mobile tribe

Mobile projects will put your knowledge on the map

So join the mobile caravan

Contact me

Email: idewaard@itg.be

Blog: ignatiawebs.blogspot.com Del.icio.us: http://del.icio.us/ignatia

linkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/1/B09/452

Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ignatia