Jennifer McCoy © Apple Distinguished Educator (2013) Faculty Fellow (Faculty Development) ABP Instructor @dubaijen http://zu.ac.ae/cei

Contextualized, situated and sustainable professional development of mobile learning.

Making mLearning more relevant, meaningful, ubiquitous, and integrated.

Context by numbers 1 department

2 cities 4 campuses 6 programs 100+ faculty

Context Change towards Department vision Innovative language pedagogy !

Curriculum & Update learning outcomes Assessment Alternative forms of assessment mLearning pedagogy Integration 1:1 Differentiation Incorporating learning styles !

21st Century Learning Beyond language literacy Academic skills Life-long learning skills

mLearning defined by practice Principle Practice Learning Styles Text manipulation Audio & video creation User controlled audio & video Asynchronous reflections Ubiquitous Homework > Out of class work Anytime / anywhere (wifi) Responsive Learning demand driven Bring in outside Collaborations w/ family Collaborations w/ ommunity Documenting learning Authentic contexts Integrated Tools Content Language and academic skills Teaching and learning Higher order thinking Interaction Workflows Learner - learner Learner - teacher Learner - content Creation Learning products Higher order thinking Critical thinking

Contextual change PD Activity Function + Purpose

mLearning comm Mobile learning best practice, research & implementation Steering committee

Workflows sessions Pedagogy focus Developing skills beyond apps

Pilot classes Testing through practice Practical problem solving

Distribution + PD Basic skills + functions Personal usage

Pre-semester PD Teaching & learning with apps Integrated within teaching

iPad drop in center Just in time class visits Appointments + follow ups

App Showcase Personal apps Demonstrate usage

T&L SIGs (future) Interest based discussions Promote best practice

SoTL (future) Action research Evidence building practices

Nicholas Yates © Apple Distinguished Educator (2013) Instructional Designer @digitalemerge http://digitalemerge.com