Wireless Technology

1. Wireless Technology In Adult Education Jim Ladd Debby Paulson Dale Munson

2. Objectives & Scope of Presentation • Provide a high-level overview of the wireless world • Discuss the impact of wireless on education • Provide and discuss a list of wireless devices used for educational purposes • Discuss the future of wireless technology and suggest implications for the field of ID • Answer questions/provide resources for the class

3. Pervasiveness of Wireless Technologies Name some wireless applications in use today. • Radio • TV (w/ antennae) • Cell phones • Pagers • Microwave ovens • GPS • GIS • LoJack security systems • PDAs • Telemetry • Keyless car entry • Walkie-talkies • Garage door openers • Baby monitors • Wireless mouse • OnStar system • Satellite communications • Remote monitoring • Just to name a few!

4. Question What situations in the world today are creating demand for wireless technologies and devices?

5. Demand for Wireless - Corporate • Need for Flexibility • Increased Mobility • People don’t have time to attend classes • Need for just-enough, just-in-time training materials (integrating content into the context of the workplace) • Economics • Public Safety in a Post-911 World

6. Demand for Wireless - Educational • Must meet the needs of the “digital natives” • Solution to the “Digital Divide” & Universal Access • Flexibility • Mobility • Economics

7. How the Wireless Classroom Works

8. Why Schools Should Implement Wireless • Potential for anytime/anywhere access • Mobility adds value to existing computer programs • Cost effective • Flexible configuration • Allows the use of PDAs and other devices in the classroom • Wireless is becoming pervasive; schools should not be left behind • Wireless technologies support a wide variety of instructional practices (assessment, engagement…) • Wireless networks leave more time for instruction

9. Advantages of Wireless Handheld Devices • Portability • Mobility • Cost effective • Technology is improving rapidly Wireless Networks • Flexibility • Easier install • Robustness - no wires to become damaged • Mobility • Scalability

10. Disadvantages of Wireless Handheld Devices • Less powerful CPUs • Less memory • Restricted power consumption • Smaller displays • Different input devices Wireless Networks • Less bandwidth • Less connection stability • Less predictable availability • Safety and security

11. Device Topics • Comparison – WiFi and Bluetooth • Popularity of wireless devices • PDAs • Student Response System • Tablet PCs • Printers • Remote Controls • Headsets

12. Wi-Fi vs. Bluetooth • The primarily standard for wireless network access • Focuses on providing wireless, high-speed access to the Internet or a local area network (LAN)

13. Bluetooth vs. Wi-Fi • Also, a wireless networking standard that provides connectivity via radio waves • (PAN) personal area networking solution • Focuses on linking business tools together (phones, notebooks, PDAs, etc) • Cable-replacement technology

14. Adoption of Industrial Age Technologies

15. Adoption of Internet Technologies

16. 800 700 600 500 Worldwide Sales of Internet Devices (millions) 400 300 200 100 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Wireless non-PC Internet access devices will out-pace PC Internet access Cell Phones PDAs PCs

17. Personal Digital Assistant • Is it possible to do serious teaching and learning on a PDA? • This depends on both thehardware and the softwareavailable.

18. Calendar / Task Assistant / Mini PC

19. Pocket Hyperchem • Pen-based interface • Standard functions for general, inorganic, and organic chemistry

20. Chemistry Assistant

21. Math Assistant

22. PDA for Medical Instruction • Research in 7 European Countries • Developed Standards • Resulted in EHR – Electronic Health Record

23. Student Response System • Interactive classroom questioning • Completely Web-based system • Student feedback is anonymous • Data available for later analysis

24. Student Response System - Data • Student view is synchronized with classroom view • Multiple responses to the same question are blocked • Students enjoy the technology and become more active in their learning when handheld pocket computers are used in the classroom.

25. Clicker • Encourages attendance • Gives immediate feedback to instructor and student • Students pay more attention to the content

26. Tablet PC • Digital pen • Create and save handwritten documents • Save, search, and review • Convert handwritten notes into typed text • Annotate imported documents

27. Printers • Plug into the parallel port of a printer/copier • Power it on • Click "Print" on your mobile device and a list of Bluetooth-enabled printers/copiers will be displayed • Select the printer/copier

28. Remote Control • Combines two components: • a powerpoint remote control • a laser pointer • Plug-and-Play

29. Headsets “Bluespoon" is a new wireless headset designed for mobile phones, weighing less than 10 grams . Currently it is the smallest Bluetooth headset available.

30. Future Trends In Wireless “We are involved in a headlong rush to adopt and adapt to the new ubiquitous and appealing technologies.”--Jonathan Bacon

31. Future Trends - Topics • Futuristic devices and applications • New terminology being used • Implications for instructional developers • Resources

32. Future Devices - Chatpen • Works via a mobile phone • Simultaneous communication digitally and on paper • Anoto – (‘I scribble’ in Latin) • Can send hand-written notes to anyone with a mobile phone, PC or PDA • Simplifies sending text in foreign languages

33. Future Devices - Chatpen The pen, together with the special paper, enables users to store and transmit basically anything they write or draw to anywhere in the world.

34. Future Devices - Cell Phone • Camera • Video and audio player • FM radio • Smart messaging • E-mail client  • Calendar, address book, notes, tasks    • Slot for memory extension • Integrated Bluetooth

35. Holography “While virtual reality may be grabbing the media’s attention, startling advances in holography are promising to bring true color, 3D images into our homes, schools, and hospitals.”--David Pescovitz

36. Terms for Tomorrow • Ubiquitous – Seemingly everywhere • d-learning  e-learning  m-learning • PANs – Personal Area Networks • Wi-Fi– Wireless Fidelity  re: 802.11x • Bluetooth – short-range wireless • WiMax– Allow transmissions up 30 miles • Bulverde™ – A new wireless processor that will facilitate high-quality images/video

37. The future of WWAN .

38. Considerations for Developers • Intuitive operation and layout • File size – not too big, not too small • Minimize clutter, keep pages short, and use simple images • More granular coverage of topics • Condensed explanations • Indexing and hierarchical structuring 

39. PDA Information Hierarchy Categorical Headline Site Map Full Story

40. Resources • PDFs • A Wireless Future • Teaching and Learning in the Wireless Classroom • Wireless for Beginners • PowerPoint Presentations • Wireless Technology Adoption • Education Unplugged - Wireless

41. Resources • Catalyst for Change: PDA's for an entire classroom • Portable Technology Comes of Age • Technologies Value in Education • Education Case Studies • A Mobile Network Solution for a Technology Driven Law School • Wireless Technology on Campus • Building a Next-Generation Network for a New Generation of Students • Healthcare Case Studies

42. Summary • Wireless and big…and growing • Reasons for demand • Balance of advantages & disadvantages • Wireless terminology • Wireless devices for education • Systemic impact on field of education • Case studies of use • Future trends

43. Conclusion • In the near future wireless data devices will be as widespread as wireless voice devices are now. • Impact of mobile wireless technology on teaching and learning is unknown. • Anecdotal evidence suggests that learners enjoy the technology and become more active in their learning. • And finally…

44. Someday everything will be wireless… …and then there will be no more bundles of wires going everywhere!

45. m-learning…Yeah, right! Questions?? Jim Ladd Debby Paulson Dale Munson