As technology continues to advance, we’re moving into the “post-PC” era as we find an increasing number of students and faculty alike relying on the mobile devices in place of traditional desktop or laptops. These mobile devices are continually becoming powerful and rapidly affording profound new opportunities for teaching and learning, both in and outside the classroom.
During this keynote presentation at the 2012 Missouri Distance Learning Association Conference, we explored current trends in mobile technology adoption among students and faculty and considered how mobile devices are changing the way we communicate and access information. We discussed the possibilities for new teaching and learning experiences using readily available mobile technology.
Stats on Mobile Technology Adoption and Usage
- Tech vs Text: New Study Unveils What Students Are Actually Using To Learn
- The Rise of the “Connected Viewer” | Pew Internet, July 2012
- Cell Internet Use | Pew Internet, June 2012
- In a Relationship: College Students and Their Smartphones [INFOGRAPHIC] | Mashable, June 2012
- Americans and Text Messaging | Pew Internet, September 2011
- 30% of U.S. Adults Prefer to Be Reached by Text Message | Mashable, September 2011
- How mobile devices are changing community information environments | Pew Internet, March 2011
- Student Smartphone Use Doubles; Instant Messaging Loses Favor | Wired Campus, June 2010
- The Power of Mobile | Pew Internet, April 2010
- Teens and Mobile Phones | Pew Internet, April 2010
- Teens and Mobile Phones Over the Past Five Years: Pew Internet Looks Back | Pew Internet, August 2009
- View all mobile studies by Pew Internet & American Life Project
- ECAR National Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2011 Report
Videos
- The voice of the active learner
- Why mobile learning?
- KATTY ISD — A new vision for mobile learning
- Thoughts on the state of mobile learning
- “When Technology Gets Out of the Way” – 2011 Apple iPad commercial
Samples
- Sample Course Syllabus as EPUB eBook
- NIU Instructional Guide for University Faculty and Teaching Assistants
- Sample Course Podcast
- NIU Faculty Development Program Archives Podcast
- NIU Teaching with Blackboard Podcast
- Sample Curated Daily Online Newspaper – Ed Tech Trends Daily
Tips and Tutorials
- Designing a Mobile-Friendly Blackboard Course
- Getting Started with ePubs: Creating Your Own E-Book Using Apple Pages
- How to Create an ePub E-book
- How to Create a Course Podcast with Dropbox in 5 Easy Steps
- How to Setup Custom Flipboard Section for Twitter Hashtag Search
- 10 Tips for Getting Started Teaching with Twitter
- Encouraging Engagement Outside the “Walls” of the Course with Twitter Chats
Tools & Apps
- Apple Pages [creating EPUB ebooks]
- Apple iBooks Author [creating iBooks]
- Blackboard Mobile
- Diigo Browser [iOS mobile browser alternative to Safari, built-in sharing integration with Diigo]
- Downcast [podcatcher for iOS]
- Dropbox [file storage/syncing/sharing]
- DropItToMe [sending files securely to another user's Dropbox]
- KeepVid [download offline & mobile-friendly versions of streaming videos]
- mTouch [iOS app for Moodle]
- NIU Mobile
- Paperli [create curated, online & mobile-friendly newspaper]
- PollEverywhere [polling]
- Mr. Reader [Google Reader RSS app for iPad]
- Reeder [Google Reader RSS app for iPad, iPhone, Mac]
- Reflection [mirror iOS device to Mac or Windows computer]
- Screenr [screencasts]/li>
- ShowMe [screencasts]
General Mobile LearningResources
Photo Credits (photos shown during presentation)
- Teens of today – talking and texting | Courtesy @librarianguish on Flickr
- Teen texting by water fountain | Courtesy @yourdon on Flickr
- OMG! My boyfriend is texting me on *both* of my cellphones! | Courtesy @yourdon on Flickr
- Teen texting on brick wall | Courtesy @jpott on Flickr
- Students holding smart phones | Courtesy @danzen on Flickr
- Student texting | Courtesy @yourdon on Flickr
- Barefoot man texting | Courtesy @yourdon on Flickr
- Students holding smart phones | Courtesy @danzen on Flickr
Photo courtesy flickingerbrad on Flickr
