I’ve refined my pre-assignment survey for my two online courses. The survey focus is how students use mobile devices – I also ask them how they’d like to use MDs in the course. Survey closes 23 September. I’m getting some interesting responses. I’ll summarize the survey later. I’ve attached it here – .docx (excuse the formatting – it’s in Blackboard style). Please feel free to use it as is or modify it. I’m interested in enhancements you might make or recommend for the second round.
Tablets in Chemistry Classes
Project Abstract: “The HP Technology for Teaching grant has given Bluegrass Community and Technical College the ability to offer access to high quality mobile technology and to gain immediacy in collection, analysis and sharing of data. The General Chemistry Lab courses have begun using mobile tablet PC technology to perform experiments where data is collected in real-time, students assist each other in analysis of data and results are shared. The use of mobile technology has allowed the chemistry faculty and students to move the laboratory outside the walls of the institution making our chemistry courses less abstract and more meaningful. “
Journalism Class uses iPad for Reporting
A USC Annenberg journalism class used the iPad as a reporting tool. According to Wendy Chapman, “As a school that’s trying to imagine and help create the future of journalism, testing the boundaries of a new and powerful mobile device is important,” she said. “It’s vital to push the boundaries and demystify technology. Students need to be comfortable trying new things.”
See the full article at http://uscnews.usc.edu/digital_media/journalism_class_to_test_ipad_as_reporting_tool.html
Digital Storytelling
Steve & I were just at a BC Educational Technology Group Spring Conference, and there heard about and met some folks that were running a digital storytelling course that was offered via traditional classroom registration, but also via an open course that anyone in the world could register for. Grant Potter, from UNBC, who is collaborating with us on another project, set up an Internet Radio station for participants to “tell their stories” either live or recorded on the open Internet. This is of massive interest to us because Steve’s triple loop process easily incorporates the “storytelling” process. Jonathon Dueck from Kent also referenced storytelling in his session with us.
Why Mobile?
From “Galvanizing Your Campus to Go Mobile”
Tim Flood, Stanford Mobile Program. ELI Educause Webinar May 26, 2011.
Mobile Devices for Field Research: Conversations With Faculty 4 (pt 2)
iPads and Ethnographic Field Materials: Using mobile technology for multisensory fieldnotes and social media for collaborative field research
Jonathan Dueck, Thompson Writing Program Lecturing Fellow, Duke University
Mobile Language Learning: Conversations with Faculty 2
Redefining Mobile Learning
Dr. Paul Roggendorff, Department of Foreign Languages, ACU has been an very early innovator with the iPhone and now the iPad. He has a wealth of information to share on using these devices in many ways to engage students in mobile learning activities – both in class and outside of the classroom. In his session he considers philosophical considerations, some helpful applications (apps), Cloud Computing, and using Blogs to assist with dissemination, sharing and creating e-portfolios.
View the session recording
Ideas from University of Maryland
Here’s a list of ideas that Faculty at the University of Maryland came up with to engage their students using Mobile Technologies
Media and Mobile Learning: Conversations with Faculty 3
Thursday April 21st: Getting Creative with Mobile Devices
Nil Santana, Instructor, Department of Art & Design, ACU has been using mobile devices in his courses on the Graphic Arts and Photo Imaging. Join us for his thoughts and experiences on the capabilities of these mobile devices as media capture & share instruments & for furthering learning with mobile devices in the visual arts arena.
You can view the recording of this session here.
Engaging Learners through Mobile Learning: Conversations with Faculty 1
*Engaging Learners Through Use of Mobile Technologies – Session One of Conversations with Faculty *
“Using Mobility as a Catalyst to Change the Learning Environment” with Dwayne Harapnuik, Director of Faculty Enrichment, Abilene Christian University
View the session recording at https://present.bccampus.ca/p27867898/