Seminar 08A - Lost and Found in the Wonderland of Mobile Learning (separate registration required)

Although most college students are already caring powerful learning devices (87% carry a laptop and 55% own a smartphone, according to the 2011 ECAR student study) and the 2011 Horizon Report predicts mobile devices are a year or less from becoming mainstream in education, many instructors are still not using mobile devices to benefit either teaching (instructor focus) or learning (student focus). In this seminar, explore how to use different mobile devices in different teaching and learning scenarios. You'll be assigned various roles depending on the functionality of your mobile device and grouped with others accordingly. We'll use mobile devices for content delivery, content learning, and learning assessment activities. Specific technologies will include GPS navigation, QR code reading, and collecting raw digital materials (text, sound, images, and video) for future multimedia productions.