Slides from Pre-Conference Workshop session on mobile at 2011 AIKCU Technology Conference. Led by: Hermano Queiroz, Director of IT at Campbellsville University Jason C. Whitaker Director of IT at Transylvania University Tim Matheny, ACSA Senior Systems Engineer Education Division Apple, Inc.

1. Support for Mobile
Devices/Services
Tim Matheny, ACSA Jason C. Whitaker Hermano Queiroz
Senior Systems Engineer Director of IT Director of IT
Education Division Transylvania University Campbellsville University
Apple, Inc.

2. What is Mobile Computer?
• A computer which you can
take with you all around.
• You can do all the things
which can be done with a
desktop computer.
• You should be able to use
the same software,
which you use on a
desktop computer.

3. Mobile Learning in Perspective
• Enabled by portable devices communicating
over wireless networks.
• Rapid innovation in hardware and software
combined with widespread adoption of these
technologies is changing the ecologies in
which we teach, learn, and live.

4. Pick your flavor…

5. Mobile Learning in Perspective

6. Mobile Device CPU, Storage and Display Trends
* Mobile device compute and storage capacities
are expected to continue their upward trend and
by 2014, a majority of Smartphones will exhibit:
- 2 GHz CPU
- 64 GB storage
- Full HD resolution display
* Compute and Storage resources at the edge of
the cloud (that is, devices) will be 2 to 4 times
greater by 2014.
TechZine – Technology and Research E-zine
Mobile Cloud Computing Challenges
By Kyung Mun, Corporate Technology Strategist, Alcatel-Lucent

7. Abilene Christian University
Video: Connected Summit 2011: Perspectives

8. Investing in Technology
• Putting the pieces together
– Infrastructure
– Hardware
– Software
– Training
– Support

9. Investing in Technology – Focusing on Application
Self-Actualization Application
Esteem Support
Love
Training
Safety
Physiological Software
Hardware
Infrastructure
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs

10. Considerations especially important for mobile devices
Creating and acquiring Application
content - how?
Controlling device
configuration
Support
Who owns device,
who owns apps?
Training
If school does, how do
we purchase? Software
Break-fix model?
Hardware
Wi-fi design
may need to
Infrastructure
change
Network and data security needs
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs