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The Mobile Classroom. Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends June 21, 2007. What is “the mobile classroom”?. The use of portable electronic devices for the purpose of teaching or learning M-Learning http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-learning. What devices enable m-learning?.
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The Mobile Classroom Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends June 21, 2007
What is “the mobile classroom”? • The use of portable electronic devices for the purpose of teaching or learning • M-Learning • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-learning
What devices enable m-learning? • Any portable, electronic device capable of receiving and transmitting data
What devices enable m-learning? Mobile phones
What devices enable m-learning? PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants)
What devices enable m-learning? Portable computers (laptops, etc.)
What devices enable m-learning? Portable gaming devices
What devices enable m-learning? iPods and other portable storage devices
What devices enable m-learning? Miscellaneous single- or limited-function devices
Examples of m-learning around us • Handheld digital audio tours in museums • Portable digital dictionaries • GPS devices and geocaching • Listening to recorded lectures on an iPod, laptop, or in the car
Mobile learning at other universities • iPods @ GCSU • iPods @ Duke • mLibrary @ U of Athabasca • Invisible Ideas PDA Demo • EU m-learning initiatives • http://learn.m-learning.net/iframe_page.htm
Further resources • Datagotchi • Mobile learning ideas from OSU