Design in-class assignments that use laptops or other devices for pairs or small groups; such exercises lessen the chance that students will use their devices inappropriately. Sources: Caudill, 2007; Corbeil and Valdes-Corbeil, 2007; Reeves and Ward, 2005; Rekkedal and Dye, 2007)                   Examples of Mobile Learning Laptops. Podcasts. Podcasts are digital audio or video programs (sometimes called vodcasts) that can be accessed on mobile devices at the convenience of the listener or viewer. UCLA and Purdue University offer information on creating podcasts. MORE >>

This brings up the second point – if we want to start moving forward, we need the instructors to start using mobile technologies to their own ends, in their own lives so they can better understand how they might use them, design for them and otherwise understand them. These apps and sites are however quite the investment, but to get going, you need only a mobile friendly website – Wordpress and Wordpress MultiUser have plugins that make sites mobile friendly and content that can be accessed and updated on the fly – and a design ethos that suggest that less is more. MORE >>

In comes mobile learning - distance learning reloaded; here students and teachers are on the move, the former could be a high school student listening to her chemistry class podcast or a sales executive learning the mantra to sell the new product launched by his company; the latter is catering to his tech savvy student or empowering employees of his company to learn while they are travelling. Designing m-learning Courses currently available in the html format can be easily viewed in smart phones that have internet access. of the content that is designed is deployed in flash. MORE >>

skip to main | skip to sidebar E-Learning Queen E-Learning Queen focuses on distance training and education, from instructional design to e-learning and mobile solutions, and pays attention to psychological, social, and cultural factors. However, being social networking, simulations, and augmented reality activities need to be designed with care as they can quickly devolve into unfocused activities that do not contribute to achieving learning goals. The edublog emphasizes real-world e-learning issues and appropriate uses of emerging technologies. Who is the Queen? in Geology, M.A. MORE >>

Skip to content Taking Teaching Further Evaluating emerging technologies and their teaching implications in higher education Contact Contributors Feeds Why Log In Register Categories: Design LMS News Pedagogy Podcasting Research Reviews Tutorials Mobile Learning: A Springboard Discussion Background As our office has been researching mobile learning, we decided to discuss it and record the discussion to see what happened.  Neomillennial user experience design strategies: utilizing social networking media to support “always on” learning styles. 2005).  Read review.  MORE >>