Mobile FuturesGihan Lahoud – Sydney Institute

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Mobile Futures – (research project) objectives

/ Technologies and trends in the mobile space

/ Recommendations and risk analysis/ Mobile compatibility of our existing

VLE platforms/ eBooks/ Best National and internal practice in

mobile learning/ Implications for Higher Education

delivery in Sydney Institute

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Mobile learning - characteristic/supporting the mobility of the learner (anywhere, anytime) with contemporary mobile devices/On-demand learning/With the expectation to continue on other devices (cloud e.g. Dropbox)/Tablets, and particularly the iPad, has accelerated the growth and demand for mobile learning /Ubiquitous wireless (Philip, Uys, 2012 CSU)By 2015 80% of ppl will access the Internet from a mobile device (Horizon Report 2011, 2012)

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Project Outcomes ~ Key Findings

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Benefits/ learn anytime, anywhere, / classroom is not primary learning

space. / Student centred - teacher being no

longer the main source of information students - research, discover and create more independently.

/ Portability

/ Higher retention reduce demand on pc lab

/ Continuous learning in class/ Personalised – user centric / Situated not simulated learning

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Issues

/ Catering for different operating systems/ Infrastructure – wireless access – ubiquitous/fast enough

/ Bandwidth is key

/ Viewing content – not mobile compatible, clunky apps, / Distraction/ Unless BYOD – difficult to clear usernames and passwords/ PD/Tech support (staff & students)

/ Selecting the right course for mobile computing

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T&L - Models

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Android access at TAFE SI Unsuccessful

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It’s not about the tool...

• Its not the device that impacts learning it is how it is used• Teachers pedagogical framework that determines

successful implementation

• Content creation - App that promote - Higher order thinking

• Student centred – personalised learning• Teacher training on how to transform learning tasks that

promote higher intellectual quality• Flip learning

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www.sit.nsw.edu.au Designing Content for Multiple Devices; Brandon Carson, Michelle Lentz

Create and collaborate

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- -a mobile learning strategy has four variables: the ICAP model

Prof Philip Uys, CSU, 2012

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Managing Class Sets - iPads

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Preparation of mlearning• Teacher Training Needed (f2f, 1:1 and adobe

connect)• PLN • Apps rubric – to get started• iTunesU • Showcase – snapshot / taster to see capabilities• Support on how to integrate in meaningful T/L• How to guides/resources• Develop content in format that can be read on the

device pdf/epub• Install appstart on a iPads for teachers• Group sharing

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Accessories

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Valuable Apps

/ Dropbox/Sugarsync/ Notability/ Explain Everything/ Keynote/ Pages/ GoDocs/ Quickoffice/Docstogo/ Skype/ Goodreader/ iAnnotate

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Managing Multiple – class set iPadsset up ...a long process / iTunes account , email and iTunes library/ Google +1/ App purchase – giftcards - Purchase app for each device- DEC network

- With a mac can sync station can be used to make all iPads the same/ Docking trolley to charge/sync class sets/ VPP not available in Aus yet

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Issues with iPad class sets• not suitable for a shared environment –

- issues – with saving and sharing work • Recommendations

– cloud storage (dropbox/google doc/sugar sync).

- email finished work to student, • Incomplete work – can be a problem if the app is going to be wiped

clean and the project unfinished• Wireless access –

- Recommendation – booster or 3g as backup• Off campus – may need 3g of app requires internet• Security of teacher/student (multiple users) account

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Mobile futures project space

/ wiki

/ http://mobilefutures.sydneyinstitute.wikispaces.net/

/ Flickr - set/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/49276412@N03/sets/72157629992124220/

/ #simobilefutures