1. Mobile Learning at GSE
NERCOMP
March 28, 2011

3. Our Community 13 master’s programs 2 doctoral programs 100 faculty
900 students
200 courses
3,000 professional education participants
27,000 alumni

4. Our Campus Harvard Square 3 buildings plus significant rented space
35 classrooms
Fully wired campus

5. Our Department Admin Dean CIO Systems Research App Dev Help Desk
Desktop AV
Inst Tech

6. Our School’s Mission
To prepare leaders in education and to generate knowledge to improve student opportunity, achievement, and success.

7. Our Mission
Research / pilot
Educate community
Broaden uses

8. Our Team Kristin Sullivan Manager of Instructional Technology
Susan Eppling
Instructional Media Developer
Gino Beniamino
Instructional Technologist
Jason Gorman
Instructional Designer

9. Our Services We help students: We help faculty:
Increase active student processing in the classroom
Bring the world into the classroom
Communicate with students outside the classroom
Maximize class teaching time
We help students:
Learn necessary background content
Revisit course content to reinforce learning
Collaborate virtually on projects
Demonstrate understanding of course content

10. Our Services (IT Speak)
Pedagogical consultation
Course platform
Web conferencing
Streaming video
Digital content development
Clickers / SMART board
Multimedia assignments / lab
Associated technical training
Research / pilot emerging techs
Remains the same

11. How Mobile Fits with Services
Pedagogical consultation
Course platform
Web conferencing
Streaming video
Digital content development
Clickers / SMART board
Multimedia assignments / lab
Associated technical training
Research / pilot emerging techs
Same process
Mobile version
Researching alternative platforms
Most is mobile-friendly
Researching 3rd party dev tools
Mobile-friendly
TFs
Not yet
This year’s targeted research

12. Ideas / Needs Generation
Ed Tech
Students
Faculty

13. Related Efforts around GSE
In LTC:
App Dev team development research
Security
Tech support
University developer license
At GSE:
Cross-department exploratory meetings
iTunes U, YouTube brand channel, other social media
New web site mobile-friendly (v dedicated app)

14. Related Efforts around Harvard
Course platform is mobile-friendly
DCE course on developing mobile apps
Harvard iPhone app (including Harvard libraries)
HSPH Public Health News mobile app
HSPH tour using mobile device
HBS exec ed mobile nexus
HBR Management Tip of the Day app
CGA / MetaLAB location-based mobile annotation initiative
FAS course project on stereoscopy
Mobile resources for HMS
Arnold Arboretum

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