{"id":411,"date":"2015-06-03T17:05:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T21:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/BYOD\/?p=411"},"modified":"2015-06-03T17:05:55","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T21:05:55","slug":"education-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/BYOD\/2015\/06\/03\/education-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Education to Go"},"content":{"rendered":"

What comes to mind when you hear the term mobile learning (aka mlearning)?\u00a0 When I hear the term I think of active movement, that the learning itself is on the move and not stationary.\u00a0 But I am curious as to how other instructors and instructional designers understand the concept.\u00a0 In order to find out what others think I decided to sign up for a mlearning and instructional design class through the Canvas Network<\/a> as a way to join a larger community of instructors and instructional designers and engage in discussions on how technology can be used in the classroom.\u00a0 As part of course activities I will blog my musings on the course and share new ideas as they come up.<\/p>\n

I am almost finished with week 1 of the course and I have learned that the course is using The eLearning Guild<\/a>‘s definition of mlearning: “Any activity that allows individuals to be more productive when consuming, interacting with, or creating information, mediated through a compact digital portable device that the individual carries on a regular basis, has reliable connectivity, and fits in a pocket or purse.”<\/em><\/p>\n

I found this to be a curious definition because although it mentions using a device that is carried on a regular basis it makes no mention of in what location or when the activity is being completed.\u00a0 Does this mean that mlearning can take place in a F2F course as long as students are using small mobile devices?\u00a0 (vs. being out in the field or a course not having a specific physical meeting location) I must admit if that is the case I am a bit disappointed as I had hoped for a course that would stretch my skills on what it means to use technology for teaching and learning.\u00a0 On the flip side, if all I need to do is use small mobile devices in my classroom than mlearning is already an option incorporated into my current learning environment.\u00a0 I require the use of a mobile device by each student – they have the choice of using a laptop, tablet, or smartphone.\u00a0 I do not require mlearning, so to speak, because I like students to have the flexibility in what they use.\u00a0 And given that they are coming to a set location there are minimal issues with carrying a laptop versus a smartphone.<\/p>\n

I would like to go beyond thinking of mlearning in a F2F setting and consider what it means for an online course that has both synchronous and asynchronous activities.\u00a0 In order to do that I feel I need to step outside of my comfort zone of always using a laptop and start to use my tablet or smartphone more in my daily life.\u00a0 As I type this blog post I am using my laptop so there is change #1 that I need to make.\u00a0 All blog posts going forward need to be done with the WordPress app.\u00a0 If I want to incorporate mlearning I need to experience mlearning!<\/p>\n

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