Mobile Composition Tech Mentoring ENGL 505

Common mobile devices  Smartphones  PDAs (Personal Digital Assistant)  Tablets  Handheld game consoles  Feature-cellphones

Purdue Policy

The key is to negotiate rules early on

Communication (phone, , social media) Digital recording (image, text, audio, video) Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities A variety of applications that enhance or add to these features Mobile Device Features

How is writing going mobile?  Growing device capabilities for both analyzing and producing texts across a variety of locations  As well as:  Rise in device ownership  Greater wifi and bluetooth accessibility  Social media apps  “Always connected” online  Mobile devices are less a tool used for a specific purpose and more a constant fixture of a person's interaction with the world

Possibilities in-class Conduct lab work outside of lab days Sharing of media or content Online references Discussions of access, usability, technology, Note-taking or translations Research using device capabilities (photos, recording, communicating) GPS or location-based writing/research

Possible Problems Accessibility Classroom distraction or disruption Too much focus on tools and not enough focus on how we can use these tools

Other ideas?

Sample assignments Research collection Discuss how students view the classroom alongside (or through) their mobile device

Layar and other Augmented reality browsers – QR codes and “physical linking” Current discussions

Where to go next Further discussions of electronic research methods Gaming or play in the classroom Usability and device use/analysis Application analysis or production