Mindgrub CEO Todd Marks discusses the benefits and future of the use of tablets in the classroom

1. The Future of eLearning
Todd Marks
CEO & President
Todd.Marks@mindgrub.com
@mindgrub

2. Objectives
This presentation will answer the following
questions:
• What are the benefits of tablets for education
• What does the future of curriculum look like
• What resources are currently available for
tablets
• How do you create eLearning content for tablets

3. Background

4. Background

5. Where Are We Now?

6. Where are we Going?

7. The Rise of the Mobile Web

8. Birth of the iPad – A Mobile Learning Game Changer

9. Mobile Web Will Rule by 2015
Image from Mashable

10. Mobile Web Will Rule by 2015 (Mashable)

11. Mobile Web in 2011
• 5 BILLION mobile device users worldwide.
• The average iPhone user only spends 45% of his on-
device time making voice calls.
• Games are bigger than any other app category —
both for the social web and for mobile devices.
• Video accounts for 69% of mobile data traffic.
• Facebook is the single largest repository for user-
generated content
• Real-time technology and location-based services are
expected to drive mobile retail.

12. Tablet Resources

13. Where are we Now?

14. iBooks

15. ePub (Electronic Publication)
is a free and open e-book standard by the
International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF).
Files have the extension .epub.
Several ebook readers and publications tools
available:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPUB

16. No Page Turners

17. iPad App Store
• http://www.apple.com/ipad/from-the-app-store/educatio

18. ePublishing Platforms

19. Mobile Apps Resources

20. Digital Publishing Platforms
• // Traditional to iPad
• http://www.quark.com/Products/Quark_Publishing_Syste
• http://www.adobe.com/solutions/digital-publishing.html
• // Freemium Tools
• http://genwi.com/
• http://ibuildapp.com/

21. Mobile, Social Gaming

22. Casual Gaming – Online Social Games

23. Casual Gaming – Widening Demographics

24. Mobile Gaming :: Scuba Adventures

25. Mobile Gaming :: Art & Science Worlds

26. TAG :: Social, Location, & Mobile (SoLoMo)

27. Just-In-Time Learning

28. UDLinks :: Resource Finder

29. University of Maryland (UMBC) - LBS

30. Johns Hopkins :: Campus Tours

31. UNLV :: Alumni Information

32. Augmented Learning

33. viaPlace - Augmented Reality / QR Codes

34. viaPlace - Augmented Reality

35. viaPlace - Augmented Reality

36. Walking Tour : B&O Museum
Usenet  Wikis  ICQ
Friendster  LinkedIn  MySpace  Facebook  Twitter

37. AR Instructor
Usenet  Wikis  ICQ
Friendster  LinkedIn  MySpace  Facebook  Twitter

38. Human Computer Interaction

39. Minority Report (2002)
Usenet  Wikis  ICQ
Friendster  LinkedIn  MySpace  Facebook  Twitter

40. Multi-Touch Screens (2006-2007)
TED2006

41. Artificial Intelligence

42. IBM Deep Blue (1997)
Usenet  Wikis  ICQ
Friendster  LinkedIn  MySpace  Facebook  Twitter

43. IBM Watson (2010)
Usenet  Wikis  ICQ
Friendster  LinkedIn  MySpace  Facebook  Twitter

44. iPhone 4s / Siri
Usenet  Wikis  ICQ
Friendster  LinkedIn  MySpace  Facebook  Twitter

45. Next Paradigm Shift

46. At What Point Are We Cyborgs?
“We need a new legal
concept of what it is
to be a person”
Accelerando (2005), Charles Stross

47. 2012 Augmented Reality
And In the Future…

48. Development Process

49. ADDIE / Development Process

50. 5 Steps To Get Started with Mobile
1) Start small, with a clear vision
2) Do your research
3) It's all in your name -- and your brand
4) See if a DIY solution will really meet
your needs, and get ready for the next
steps
5) Know how to hire a developer
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/14/building-apps-for-your-business_n_1011681.html

51. Questions?
Todd Marks
CEO & President
Todd.Marks@mindgrub.com
@mindgrub