Going Nomadic

How will the introduction of wireless and mobile computing devices affect teaching

and learning at Wits University?

Outline

• What does the term Nomadic mean?• Where is Wits?• Nomadic challenges & Choices

Tethered

Does going nomadic = SMS speak?

• in yor tutorial grupz discuSz d concept of sms lngwij? n wot situAtNz iz it k? wen iz it not acceptable? iz it ruining d eng lngwij?

• NXT discuS Y spLN & grammar iz so important.

• Yor tutor wiL thN lEd a discussion inviting fEdbak frm Ech of d grupz. b suR 2 capture d rslts of yor discussion n a wrd docmnt & + 2 yor electronic portfolio.

Where is Wits?

• Positioning itself as a tech savvy university– Wireless– SCAN– iFolder– QR codes– Podcasting– Mobile friendly services– PLN/PLE

Dimensions of Ubiquitous Computing Adapted from Lyytinen & Yoo

Level of Mobility

Level of Embeddedness

Low High

Low

High

Pervasive Computing Ubiquitous Computing

Mobile ComputingTraditional Computing

Why go nomadic?

• Many students are nomads already – in the UK children aged 12–15 have an average of six

media devices in their bedrooms and children aged 8–11 have an average of four such devices (Pachler, Bechmair & Cook).

• Growth & proliferation of these devices• Increase opportunities self-organisation and

individualization • Expectation that the University takes teaching and

learning beyond classroom walls

Going nomadic challenges• Temporal • Spatial • Contextual

Will nomadic affect campus life?

Will nomadic affect our Learning Environments?

Will nomadic affect the way that we teach and learn?

What route should Wits take?

Innovation Route• Anytime, anyplace learning• Campus ready for the future• Engaged students• Boosted results

Disruption Route• Take advantage of the

increasing richness of the external technology environment

• Distribute ownership of technology

• Decentralise of technological responsibility

• Reduce costs

Pack your technological backpack

• 10 mobile technologies

Enter the life-worlds & habitus of the nomadic

What route

• Innovation • Disruption

Conclusion

• ‘Don’t ask what the technology can do for you, rather what the pedagogy needs.’ Gilly Salmon, Professor of e-Learning and Learning Technologies, University of Leicester

Ready for the journey

Derek Moore

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