This document summarizes a presentation about embracing handheld mobile devices for educational purposes. It discusses how cell phones, iPods, and PDAs/smart phones can be used in education. Examples are given of projects where these devices were used for language learning, field trips, podcasting, storing class notes and presentations. The presentation argues that these ubiquitous mobile devices can enhance learning engagement if used creatively. It also notes that today's students are growing up in a digital world and that educational uses of technology need to evolve to remain relevant.

2. Mobile Learning
Embracing Handheld Devices for The Post-Pencil Classroom
A Presentation By Rob De Lorenzo
Academic ICT Consultant - Toronto Catholic District School Board
http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com
Presentation Notes:
http://themobilelearner.wikispaces.com

3. Mobile Ubiquity

4. Introductory Questions

5. What Would
Aristotle Say?

6. What Would
Galileo Say?

7. What Would
Charlie Chaplin Say?

8. What Would Today’s Teacher Say?

9. Today’s Goal
Present potential uses of multi-purpose tools

10. The Most Popular
Mobile Communication Device of All Time

11. The Most Popular
Mobile Communication Device of All Time

12. Banning

13. What Do These Have in Common?
Adapted for Mike Sharples presentation: Disruptive Mobile Learning

14. Today’s Reality
Tomorrow’s Students

15. From “Teaching Homo Zappiens”
Technische Universiteit Delft

16. 4

17. Academic Research
Understanding Today’s World:
Horizon Report, 2008

18. Significant Trends: Horizon Report, 2008
The way we work, collaborate and communicate is
evolving and becoming more global

19. Significant Trends: Horizon Report, 2008
Digital, online culture
=
changes in scholarship

20. Significant Trends: Horizon Report, 2008
Smaller portable devices = more accessible content

21. Asus EEE PC OLPC XO
Ultra-Portable Laptops
Everex Cloudbook Classmate PC

22. Significant Trends: Horizon Report, 2008
The gap between students’ perception of technology vs.
that of faculty continues to widen

23. What is Mobile Learning?

24. Why Bother?

25. Because all of these...

26. Can all fit into here...

27. ...and here...

28. ...and here....

29. Engagement Matters!

30. What’s in it for the teacher?

31. Mobile Learning
Cell Phone

32. 2007 Wireless Penetration Rates

33. 2007 Wireless Penetration Rates
6.6 Billion

34. 2007 Wireless Penetration Rates
6.6 Billion
3.3 Billion

35. 2007 Wireless Penetration Rates
6.6 Billion
3.3 Billion
50%

36. 2007 Wireless Penetration Rates
6.6 Billion
3.3 Billion
50%
21.9%

37. 2007 Wireless Penetration Rates
6.6 Billion
3.3 Billion
50%
21.9%
26 years

38. 2007 Wireless Penetration Rates
6.6 Billion
3.3 Billion
50%
21.9%
26 years
38 years

39. 2007 Wireless Penetration Rates
6.6 Billion
3.3 Billion
50%
21.9%
26 years
38 years
Canada: 60%

40. 2007 Wireless Penetration Rates
6.6 Billion
3.3 Billion
50%
21.9%
26 years
38 years
Canada: 60% USA: 75%

41. 2007 Wireless Penetration Rates
6.6 Billion
3.3 Billion
50%
21.9%
26 years
38 years
Canada: 60% USA: 75% Italy: 122%

42. Why are cell phones a problem?

43. Is this what we are afraid of?

44. Mark Prensky
“What Can You Learn from a Cell Phone?
Almost Anything!”

45. Uses of Cell Phones in Education:

46. Trenton,
Michigan

47. Trenton,
Michigan

48. Do you see the
cell phone?
Welcome to St. Joe’s Radio Podcast ... Recorded by
Cell Phone!

49. Cell phones on field trips

50. Mobile Browsing
Is it really practical?

51. Opera Mini Web Browser Mobi Pocket Reader
Blogs and Wikis
Cell Phone and Web 2.0 Integration
You mean I can do that on a cell phone?
Microblogging with Twitter
Poll Everywhere
RSS Feeds

52. Mobile Learning
Apple iPod

53. Isn’t an iPod for entertainment?

54. Do you think that learning on an
iPod is impossible?

55. Uses of an iPod in Education:

56. Reach All Learners
45

57. Reach All Learners
Photos Lyrics Artwork Videos
Portfolios Transcripts Illustrations Visualization
Art History Lecture Speaker Documentaries
Research Notes Photos Demonstrations
45

58. Letts, Iowa
&
New Jersey

59. Letts, Iowa
&
New Jersey

60. Letts, Iowa
&
New Jersey

61. Louisa Muscatine iPod Project

62. iPod for Language Instruction?

63. TCDSB iPod Project

64. TCDSB iPod Project

65. Librivox YouTube video
Manybooks.net
iPod and Web 2.0 Integration
You mean I can do that on an iPod
iTunes and Podcasting
Internet Access Image analysis - Flickr

66. Mobile Learning
PDA/Smart Phone

67. PDA’s or Smart Phones
for Kids?

68. Uses of a PDAs and Smart Phones in Education:

69. Scotland

70. Scotland

71. Learning2Go:
Mobile Learning Project

72. Liverpool John Moores University:
PDA in Environmental Education

73. Wi-Fi Internet Access Online Office Suites
eBooks via ManyBooks.net
PDA and Web 2.0 Integration
You mean I can do that on a PDA?
Web 2.0 Tools
Mobile Apps Mobile Blogging

74. Remember who we are
and what we are called to do.

75. In Conclusion
“You can never solve problems
with the same thinking that created them.”