mobiletechnologiesEDUC5199G

teaching & learning with

1st Adobe Connect Session• Welcome and Introductions• Course Overview

• Topics• Assignments• Schedule• Course Website• Course Readings

• Class Groups• Getting Started with the First Assignment• Break – 15 minutes• Defining mLearning• Breakout Activity • Next Session

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courseoverviewAbout the Course

More people now access the Internet via mobile devices than with traditional computers. Mobile devices are being used for entertainment and personal communication, as well as for accessing information, collaborating, and learning. Mobile learning, or mLearning, encompasses more than just delivering online learning opportunities via mobile technologies. This course will explore the definition of mobile learning, as well as its evolving roles in filling gaps in meeting formal and informal learning needs. Participants will examine issues surrounding the integration of mobile technologies and mobile learning strategies in formal education systems. They will also explore relationships between learning theories and approaches to instructional design for mobile learning, as well as a variety of available applications, and future trends in mobile learning technologies.

courseoverviewTopics

• Weeks 1-5o Defining Mobile Learningo Issues in Mobile Technology Integration

• Weeks 6-10o Instructional Design for Mobile Learning

• Weeks 11-12o Mobile Learning Applications

• Week 13o Future Trends in Mobile Learning

courseoverviewSynchronous Class Sessions Adobe Connect• Week 1 (Jan 8) – Session 1• Week 2 (Jan 15) – Groups Meet in MEd Gen Room• Week 3 (Jan 22) – Session 2 (Group Pres)• Week 4 (Jan 29) – Groups Meet in MEd Gen Room• Week 5 (Feb 5) – Session 3 (Group Pres)• Week 6 (Feb 12) – Groups Meet in MEd Gen Room• Week 7 (Feb 19) – Mid-Term Break• Week 8 (Feb 26) – Session 4 (Group Pres)• Week 9 (Mar 5) – Groups Meet in MEd Gen Room• Week 10 (Mar 12) – Session 5 (Group Pres)• Week 11 (Mar 19) – Groups Meet in MEd Gen Room• Week 12 (Mar 26) – Session 6 (Group Pres)• Week 13 (Apr 2) – Easter Monday• Week 13 (Apr 9) – Session 7 (Group Pres)

courseoverviewAssignments• Problem-Based Learning Presentations• Participation & Collaboration• Final Paper

courseoverviewAssignment #1 – Group Presentation on Issues and Trends in Mobile LearningIn teams of 4-5, participants will prepare a presentation on a current issue or future trend in mobile learning. (25%)

The presentation will consist of:• A course page, including topic overview and embedded multi-media components (10%)• Moderating online discussions (Canvas and Twitter) related to the presentation topic (5%)• A 30-minute group-led session in Adobe Connect, consisting of a topic overview and small-

group (breakout room) learning activities (10%)

Due Date(s): Topic pages to be completed and posted in Canvas by the first day of the week specified for the selected topic. Topic discussions and Adobe Connect presentations will occur during the specified week for the selected topic.

courseoverviewAssignment #2 – Group Presentation on Applications and Instructional Design for Mobile LearningIn teams of 4-5, participants will prepare a presentation on either an instructional design for mobile learning topic or an educational use of a mobile learning application. (20%)

The presentation will consist of:• A course page, including topic overview and embedded multi-media components (10%)• Moderating online discussions (Canvas and Twitter) related to the presentation topic (5%)• A 30-minute group-led session in Adobe Connect, consisting of a topic overview and small-group

(breakout room) learning activities (10%)

Due Date(s): Topic pages to be completed and posted in Canvas by the first day of the week specified for the selected topic. Topic discussions and Adobe Connect presentations will occur during the specified week for the selected topic.

courseoverviewAssignment #3 – Participation & CollaborationThe participation and collaboration grade will reflect attendance in the Synchronous Adobe Connect Sessions, contributions to your group’s collaborative Adobe Connect presentations and mobile compatible resource sites, and constructive and collaborative contributions to the ongoing course conversations in Canvas and on Twitter. (10%)

• Participation in Adobe Connect Sessions and Online Discussions (5%)• Group Collaboration (5%)

Please refer to the course website for full details of each activity’s requirements.

courseoverviewTwitter• Microblogging• Share your thoughts• Share resources and links• Ask and answer questions• Use the hashtag #EDUC5199G

Rob’s Twitter Handle:@xPat_Letters

courseoverviewAssignment #4 – Final PaperFor this assignment, you will prepare a paper that will critically analyze a mobile learning resource (ex: a web-based mobile learning resource, an educational app, a social media tool, etc…) or a commonly used or emerging mobile technology (ex: smartphones, tablets, wearable devices, etc…) that could be used to facilitate either blended or wholly mobile-based learning activities. Your analysis should be based on the issues and perspectives explored throughout this course. You will submit a 6-8 page paper written using APA v.6 formatting(approximately 1500 – 2000 words, excluding references). (40%)

The Final Paper Assignment will consist of two components:• Final Paper Proposal (10%) – DUE Feb 11, 2018• Final Paper (30%) – DUE April 9, 2018

courseoverviewTeaching & Learning with Mobile Technologies VodcastsCheck the Course Website for Links

Topics List• Defining mLearning• Deploying Mobile Technologies in Education• Scalability and Sustainability in mLearning• Mobile Technologies and STEM• Teacher Preparation and Pedagogical Approaches to mLearning• User Interface, Accessibility Issues, and Instructional Design for mLearning• Future Trends in Mobile Learning

courseoverviewCourse Website

https://canvas.instructure.com/enroll/X48YKH

courseoverviewCourse Readings

www.zotero.org/groups/educ5199g

gettingstartedgroup presentations

• Join small groups for Assignment 1 and Assignment 2.

• Self-enrollment can be found under “People” in Canvas.

• Get in touch with your group members right away to start planning and preparing.

• If you are in different groups (with different team members) for Assignments 1 and 2, get in touch with both groups to coordinate times to meet synchronously so that there are no conflicts!

• Recommendation:• Assignment 1 groups meet in Adobe Connect

from 6-7:30 pm on group meeting weeks• Assignment 2 groups meet from 7:30 – 9

pm.

breaktime

Class will resume at 8:00 pm ET

mobilelearningdefining

“any activity that allows individuals to be more productive when consuming, interacting with or creating information mediated through a compact portable digital device that the individual carries on a regular basis, has reliable connectivity and fits in a pocket or purse”

(Wexler, Brown, Metcalf, Rogers & Wagner, 2009)

“Leveraging ubiquitous mobile technology for the adoption or augmentation of knowledge, behaviors, or skills through education, training, or performance support while the mobility of the learner may be independent of time, location, and space”

(Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative, 2013)

"learning across multiple contexts, through social and content interactions, using personal electronic devices.“

(Wikipedia, 2016, April 24)

TEDxLondon - Geoff Steadhttps://youtu.be/e_Pmnz7xuOs

Why Mobile Learninghttps://youtu.be/dECs3SRh8Xo

Mobile Learning: What is That?https://youtu.be/aVZI-7E1Plc

Cathy & Elliot on Mobile Learninghttps://youtu.be/l4DKM862MFM

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Breakout Group Instructions:Watch the Video (can be opened directly from MindMup)

Choose a group recorder and reporter (can be the same person)

As a group, use MindMup to:

• Create a summary of the key points:

• How do the presenters define mobile devices?

• How do the presenters define mobile learning?

• What do they describe as the benefits of mobile learning?

• How are these points different from your previous thoughts on mobile learning?

• How would you use the video, and the key points, to:

• inform your own practice as an educator / instructional designer?

• frame and plan a professional development session for teachers / trainers at your institution?

• Report your summaries to the class

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mindmuplinksGroup 1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9ufnp3wjEnbN0lnMVBVa2VidTg/view?usp=sharing

Group 2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9ufnp3wjEnbdmMxYzJ5VjVMRE0/view?usp=sharing

Group 3: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9ufnp3wjEnbcGlDSFh3UFo0dmc/view?usp=sharing

Group 4: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9ufnp3wjEnbY2F5aENFSUJaUEk/view?usp=sharing

Group 5: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9ufnp3wjEnbbnlTUEUxYXRaa00/view?usp=sharing

Group 6: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9ufnp3wjEnbODdrLTdfbVBsS3c/view?usp=sharing

Group 7: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9ufnp3wjEnbRHhmdnB0UUZQMk0/view?usp=sharing

Group 8: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9ufnp3wjEnbdkRnNGZrUVNjaTg/view?usp=sharing

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nextsessionAdobe Connect Session #2• Monday, January 22, 2018• Group Presentations on:

1. Arguments for and against mobile technologies in education2. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)3. Acceptable Use vs Responsible Use

To Do List:• Review the course website• Join the Group Library in Zotero• Get signed up for Twitter, follow and post to #EDUC5199G• Join groups for the Group Presentation Assignments• Work with your groups to prepare your first online presentation and

course topic pages• Start thinking about a final paper topic

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