mlearning pilot project @ franklin & marshall • mobile computing •
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mLEARNING PILOT PROJECT @ FRANKLIN & MARSHALL • MOBILE COMPUTING •. Oscar Retterer Director, Instructional & Emerging Technologies Assistant to the CIO for Special Projects. ABOUT F&M. Private, liberal arts college founded in 1887 Lancaster, Pennsylvania 2200 students, 200 faculty - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
mLEARNING PILOT PROJECT@ FRANKLIN & MARSHALL
• MOBILE COMPUTING •
Oscar Retterer
Director, Instructional & Emerging Technologies
Assistant to the CIO for Special Projects
ABOUT F&M
Private, liberal arts college founded in 1887
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
2200 students, 200 faculty
IT Staff = 25; IET=4
BACKGROUND – MOBILITY ON THE HORIZON 2000: F&M wireless network – 60 access points @ 11 Mb/sec
2001: F&M Faculty option for portable computer upgrade
2004: 1st Horizon Report (HR) – Multimodal interfaces,context aware computing
2005: Ubiquitous wireless (HR)
2006: Phones in their pockets (HR)
2007: iPhone, iPod touch, netbook; Mobile Phones (HR)
2008: F&M IT Survey, iPod touch BTS bundles (300+ students)Mobile Broadband (HR)
2009: F&M wireless network – 250 access points @ 100 Mb/seciPod touch BTS bundles (300+ students), Mobiles (HR)
THE CAT PLAN – mLEARNING PILOT PROJECT Committee on Academic Technology (CAT)
GOAL: To explore potential uses of mobile devices to support teaching, learning, and research at the College.
Keep it simple, faculty focused, under $10K
SIMPLE PROJECT DESIGN
16 faculty selected on the basis of:• innovative ideas for exploring uses of the device;• an attempt to assemble a heterogeneous mix from interested members across the Faculty
iPod touch, protective case, earphones with remote and mic, AV composite cable, and Apple iTunes credit (≈ $375 each)
SIMPLE PROJECT FORMAT
Met 17 hours during a 12 month period May 2009 – May 2010
IET staff liaisons
Online resources
“Instead of making fun of those ads on tv, I now find myself saying to other people ‘there's an app for that’!”- Faculty Participant
PROJECT SURVEY RESULTS
Combination multiple choice and free response
Survey instrument:bit.ly/mlearn-survey-1
Complete results:bit.ly/mlearn-survey-2
“I've really learned a lot and it gave me a chance to hear more from my faculty colleagues about how they teach and conduct research.”- Faculty Participant
PROJECT SURVEY RESULTS SUMMARY
the convenience of a small, highly portable device allowed participants to accomplish many tasks that would otherwise require a laptop, yet in a much smaller, lighter, less expensive package;
had a positive impact on overall productivity;
provided opportunities for better communication with students and to feel more connected to students through a better understanding of mobile devices;
although some faculty discovered innovative uses for their devices that directly augmented their teaching, many struggled with how to do so.
ON THE NEXT HORIZON
CAT review of mLearning final report – Fall 2010
CAT-funded iPod touch, iPad Loaner Program
Future options for College-provided computers for Faculty
PROJECT SUPPORT
IET StaffHarry Haddon Teb Locke Charles Wachira
08-09 CAT CommitteeKimberly Armstrong, Chair Jon EnosDirk Eitzen Oscar RettererSimon Hawkins Chris SwisherWendell Ressler
“Thank you to the CAT Committee and the staff for all your help in this year-long adventure with new technology. You have changed my life; I am not exaggerating!”- Faculty Participant
MORE INFO …
bit.ly/eli-fandm-mlearn (PDF Project Summary)
mlearning.fandm.edu (Project Website)
[email protected] (Project Contact)