Overview of my explorations in mobile learning
April 16, 2010
Here’s a link to a presentation (~20 minutes) that provides an overview of my explorations in mobile learning over the past few months:
http://barabus.tru.ca/e_enstrom/mobile_learning/
The presentation is addressed primarily to my fellow instructional designers at TRU Open Learning to share with them what I learned as we think about future directions in online learning, but I hope that it’s also of interest to anyone who is curious about recent developments in mobile learning.
Please feel free to post your comments about this presentation and any related questions or issues that you’d like to discuss. If you’re interested in more information, you can consult the resources that I’ve bookmarked for sharing on delicious (tags: ML10; mobilelearning).
May 1, 2010: TRU has just launched its mobile website! Kudos to the IT department for this initiative!
Hi Ethel,
I enjoyed listening to and reading your presentation, and looking at the diagrams and pictures that you inserted. Informal learning is often overlooked, though I find it is a great starting place for disecting and analyzing adult learning then applying those concepts to more formalized learning. In this presentation, I think you have identified some of the basic ways that adults interact with newer technologies which will be useful for the distance community when developing new course formats.
Thanks for the feedback, Jean. Yes, I agree that informal learning can lead the way in showing how people use mobile devices in various learning contexts. It will be interesting to see how this area develops over the next few years.