Presentation during the National Distance Learning Week - USDLA. Mobility in Education.

4. Seek and ye shall receive… 4-walls Brick and Mortar (traditional ILT) Home, office (e-Learning) Downtime = Found Time Bus, back of parent’s car, on the shop floor, in a waiting room, at the airport, etc (mLearning)

5. The promise of now… Imposed or own schedule? Just-in-Time Education Teachable Moments Promise… Open to everyone, anytime, anywhere Web 2.0 Tools

7. A question of need… Location aware learning and collaborative opportunities, e.g. local history mapped to location Hyperlocal Augmented Information (reality) Overlay information on location specific data, e.g. campus services on maps Participative Polls PTA and other social (& formal) Informative Reference and freewheeling research Specific Learning material that is specific to classes containing educator and student driven material that is relevant

8. Adaptive Mobility Sign up for a free pre-BETA trial version http://www.mobl21.com The combination of the unique pedagogy of mobility relevant content and the accessibility of multiple touch points

9. Knowledge- like sand on a beach The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop publication “ Pockets of Potential” http://www.joanganzcooneycenter.org/publications/index.html Mlearnopedia http://www.mlearnopedia.com/ From Toy to Tool: Cell Phones in Learning http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/ The MindWire: http://moblear.ning.com/ GoldenSwamp http://www.goldenswamp.com/ Classroom 2.0 www.classroom20.com … there are great online resources and people doing exciting things look for them by being active in the learning community (live and digital). Go to www.twine.com and set-up a content stream…