1) Mobile device usage for accessing online content is growing rapidly, with over 95% of Blackboard hits at UIS now coming from mobile devices like phones and tablets.
2) Many free and low-cost tools are available to facilitate mobile learning and participation, such as polling apps, Twitter for backchannels, and eText for digital textbooks.
3) UIS provides resources like Camtasia Relay for recording lectures, Kaltura for media storage and sharing, and Box for document storage, to help faculty create and deliver mobile-friendly content and courses.
9. CELL PHONE USE
WORLDWIDE - 2013
1.1 billion are mobile
broadband capable
6 billion active cell phones
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/mobile-phone-world-population-2014/
15. TWITTER BACK CHANNEL
Back channel – informal communication
Pick a hash tag for users to follow (#UISfdo)
MS Lync sessions
Pre-recorded lectures or readings
Twitterfall - http://twitterfall.com/
Twitter search - https://twitter.com/search?q=%23uisfdo&src=typd&f=realtime
16. ETEXT@ILLINOIS
UIS can publish content to eText
Anyone with a NetID and web browser can access the texts
Available on any computer or mobile device
Accessible for all visual abilities
https://etext.illinois.edu/
22. CAMTASIA RELAY
Record Lectures, How-to videos, feedback for students
Use for student presentations
Mobile-friendly format
http://www.uis.edu/informationtechnologyservices/iss/camtasiar/
23. KALTURA
Media (audio and video) Storage and Distribution
Camtasia Relay recordings are sent here
MS Lync recordings should be uploaded here
Mobile-friendly
Link or Embed your media in Blackboard and websites
Kaltura is accessed through Blackboard.
24. BOX.COM
Document storage
5GB for campus users
Easily link to documents in Blackboard
Mobile-friendly distribution & upload (mobile app)
Warning: the document embed feature requires Flash
http://go.uis.edu/box
