mobile learning: using smartphones in the classroom

Mobile Learning:Using SmartPhones in the

ClassroomTia McMillan

“After realizing you can check your email or browse the Web wherever you go, without having to carry around a second device (such as laptop), it’s hard to go back.”

Jamie Lendino PC Today

SmartPhones

What do we know?

• Over 10 yr existence• Diversity of features and styles• Multiple OS availability• Integration in society• Predictability

SmartPhones & Education

What do we know?

• Current technology• Can be user specific• Digital materials available• Currently in use

“…[C]ell phones complement the short-burst, casual, multitasking style of today’s ‘Digital Native’ learners”

Patricia Deubel THE Journal

The Need

Learners University

• Greater connectivity• Addressing time constraints• Increasing the learner base

The Need

Learners University

• Greater connectivity• Addressing time constraints• Increasing the learner base

“Smart phones also enable global collaboration and scientific experimentation

and research. Users also can access information globally. Smart phones thus

support interactive learning.”J. R. Corbeil and M. E.Valdes-Corbeil EDUCAUSE Quarterly

Research

• Case studies• Expert opinions/reactions• Educators opinions/reactions• PDA v/s SmartPhone

Research

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100%S-Curve of Mobile Learning

PDAs & SmartPhones

“…[S]students can learn anything from a cell phone, if we educators design it right”

Patricia Deubel THE Journal

Development

• Third party application• Sample school applications• SmartPhone education-specific features

“In private industry, the survivor of a ‘technology battle’ is not always the company with the superior technology or the deepest pockets (although the latter does prevail quite often), but oftentimes the company who can sustain their product via the most appropriate business model and make progressive adjustments to that model when needed.”

labellecElectronic Papyrus

CommercializationHow should we implement SmartPhones?

• Decentralization• Change Agents

Cell phone vendors Administrators Educators Students

“Still, even with such technology available in most schools, students are tied to a classroom or lab setting .”

Robert KadelLearning and Leading with Technology

Persuasion

Using Perceived Attributes

Relative Advantage

Complexity

“Mobile computing/communication devices offer a unique opportunity for teachers and students in different kinds of instructional settings to capitalize on the flexibility and freedom afforded by these devices.”

. R. Corbeil and M. E.Valdes-Corbeil EDUCAUSE Quarterly

Decision

Who are they?Research expertsTeachersTraditional StudentsBusiness Leaders

Methods of Persuasion Relative advantage Relative advantage,

Trailability Relative advantage Compatibility, Trailability

Reaching Critical Mass:Innovators & Early Adopters

Decision

Who are they? Parents Non-traditional

students School

administration

Methods of Persuasion Complexity, Observability Complexity, Observability

Relative advantage, Compatibility

Reaching Full Adoption:Laggards

“Mobile technologies also support learning experiences that are collaborative, accessible, and integrated with the world beyond the classroom. The benefits, however, do not come without challenges.”

. R. Corbeil and M. E.Valdes-Corbeil EDUCAUSE Quarterly

ConfirmationFinding solutions to challenges

• Could give tech-savvy students an advantage over non-technical students.

• Feeling of isolation or of being out-of-the-loop for non-techies.

• Rapid upgrades • Additional learning curves

Our missed our opportunity is one that our students will miss as well.

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Corbeil, J. R. and Valdes-Corbeil, M. E. (2002). Are you ready for mobile learning? EDUCASE Quarterly, 30 (2).

Deubel, P. (2009, March 19). Mobile devices: Facing challenges and opportunities for learning. T.H.E. Journal. Retrieved June 27, 2009 from http://thejournal.com/Articles/2009/03/19/Mobile-Devices-Facing-Challenges-and-Opportunities-for-Learning.aspx?p=1.

Kadel, R. (2005, September). The time is right to embrace PDAs in the classroom. Learning and Leading with Technology, 33(1), 36-37. Retrieved from the ERIC database.

 Kogod@AU. (2005). New academic experience pioneered with BlackBerry and content streaming solution. Retrieved August 2, 2009 from http://www.blackberry.com/products/pdfs/KogodSchool_CS_v1.pdf.

 Kwan, M. (2009, June 1). Smartphone and mobile education. Retrieved June 30, 2009 from http://cellphones.lovetoknow.com/Smartphones_and_Mobile_Education.

 Lendino, J. (2006, February). Smartphone 101. PC Today, 4(2), 32-35. Retrieved June 30, 2009 from http://www.pctoday.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles%2F2006%2Ft0402%2F12t02%2F12t02.asp.

References

 Riedel, C. (2008, August 25). Bio-Key launches emergency alert platforms for schools. T.H.E. Journal. Retrieved June 27, 2009, from http://thejournal.com/articles/2008/08/25/biokey-launches-emergency-alert-platforms-for-schools.aspx.

 Riedel, C. (2008, September 24). Vision6 adds wireless classroom management capabilities. T.H.E. Journal. Retrieved June 27, 2009, from http://thejournal.com/articles/2008/09/24/vision6-adds-wireless-classroom-management-capabilities.aspx.

 Schaffhauser, D. (2008, September 2). TurningPoint launches web-based response service for smartphones and laptops. T.H.E. Journal. Retrieved June 27, 2009 from http://thejournal.com/articles/2008/09/02/turningpoint-launches-webbased-response-service-for-smartphones-and-laptops.aspx.

 Shuler, C. (2009, January). Pockets of potential: Using mobile technologies to promote children’s learning. Retrieved June 9, 2009 from http://joanganzcooneycenter.org/pdf/pockets_of_potential.pdf.

 Siegel, A. (2008, May 12). Does a smartphone beat a laptop? Retrieved July 1, 2009 from http://www.articlesbase.com/technology-articles/does-a-smartphone-beat-a-laptop-411572.html.

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