Overview of M-Learning:Resources and Tools
Miami’s M-Learning Center
Gerald Gannod, Director, M-Learning CenterRobert Howard, Asst. Vice President, Academic Instruction and ITJim Kiper, Chair, Computer Science and Software EngineeringGlenn Platt, Co-Director, Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies
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What is Mobile Learning?
• Anytime• Anything• Anywhere
• Facilitate active learning• Leverages mobile platform• Creates new opportunities
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What Do We Know?
• Some Stats • Pew Report
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Mobile Poll
How much do you already know about m-Learning?
Get your phones out…
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Examples
• iPad Adoption• Science Ed• Purdue – Hotseat• UW Madison – ARIS• University of Oxford – Molly• University of Utah• ACU
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Education Apps
• Viewers and e-readers– iAnnotate, Kindle, Nook, GoodReader
• Notes– Notetaker HD, Dragon Dictation, Evernote
• Office Suite– iWork: Numbers, Keynote, Pages
• Real-time communication– AIM, Skype, Airsketch
• Social Networking– Facebook, Twitter, Glympse
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App Classifications
• Games• Reference– Wikipanion, Newsy (news aggregator)
• Mapping– Map
• Storage– GoodReader
• Brainstorming– Popplet, Adobe Ideas
• Content Specific (education apps)
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More Examples
• Higher Ed – Listing• Best(?) Apps For Higher Ed• Horizon Report – Report– Delicious Bookmarks
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Resources
• 50 m-Learning Resources• What Is Mobile Learning• Mobile Learning Examples from the UK• Mobile Learning Overview
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Tools
• 20 M-Learning Tools• Mobile Tools for Teaching
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Trends
• Mobile Trends for 2020
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How To Keep Up
• Blogs (RSS Aggregation) (Google Reader)• Social Bookmarks (Delicious)• Twitter
– Searches– Lists
• Google Alerts• Slideshare• YouTube/Vimeo• Scribd• YouTube/Edu• iTunesU
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M-Learning Center Overview
• Miami has established an M-Learning Center devoted to supporting faculty, staff, and students in the use of mobile technology for education
• Multi-disciplinary effort involving SEAS, AIMS, and IT Services
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Activities of the center
• Educational Support– Disseminate knowledge about best practices in M-
Learning• Software Development Support– Create software for mobile devices
• Service and Research– Support research and outreach activities
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Student Projects
• Miami iPhone App– Miami’s identity on the
iPhone
• Track’M– Bus tracking system– Finalist 2010-2011
MUITDC Competition
• Polaris– Proctor and Gamble
Decision Support for iPad
• Alcohol Intervention– Increase awareness of the
problems of binge drinking
• HEARTifacts– Semi-Finalist Youtube Film
Your Issue, 2010
• Alumni Networking– Supports making
connections between alumni at networking events
– Integration with Linked-In
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Miami iPhone App
• App supports a number of functions meant to inform users about various aspects of Miami
• Developed by student developers employed by the Miami M-Learning Center– Software Engineering– Computer Science– Electrical Engineering– Graphic Design
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HEARTifacts
• App supports finding Automated External Defibrillators using Augmented Reality
• Created for an external customer• Students part of capstone team consisting of:– Computer Science/Software Engineering– Graphic Design– Marketing– MIS
• http://seasnews.eas.muohio.edu/2010/08/automated-external-defibrillator-aed-app/
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M-Learning Summit
• October 2010• Forum for discussion about the importance of
m-learning and best practices• Speakers from:– Industry– Higher Education– K-12
• Student poster session