1. CD2005151: Mobile Technologies for Teacher Librarians SESSION 1 By Daniel Churchill, The University of Hong Kong

2. About the Facilitator THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG Faculty of Education Dr. Daniel Churchill Assistant Professor Email: dchurch@hku.hk Phone: +852.2859.1141 Web: http://www.learnactivity.com

3. About the Modulee  Click to open module guide

4. Mobile Technologies  Mobile handheld devices are equipped with computer capabilities that often includes wireless connectivity, a mobile phone, a camera and a variety of add-on.  These tool potentially creates a spectrum of educational opportunities and a new type of student-technology partnership in learning. Image Source: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/pda.htm

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7. Other devices  Tablet PC (e.g., NOVA 5000)NOVA 5000  Ultra-PC (e.g., FlipStartPC)FlipStartPC  iPod iPod  Gaming Devices (e.g., Sony PSP)Sony PSP  E-book readers E-book readers  Smart Watches Smart Watches

8. Mobile Technologies  Ericsson and Nokia tell us that there are 1.500.000.000 mobile phones in the world today. The world’s population is 6-7 billion.  The number of mobile subscribers in China alone is 200.000.000. This number is increasing at a rate of 2.000.000 per month.  More that 525.000.000 web-enabled phones were shipped in 2003.  More than 1.000.000.000 wireless internet subscribers. Source: Desmond Keegan, D. Mobile Learning-The Next Generation of Learning. Presentations at the 18th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities, Shanghai, 28-30 November 2004

10. Short Demonstration

11. Previous Studies with Handhelds  Handhelds for teachers and students to share files (Ray, 2002)  Handhelds for students to ask questions, answer polls and give teachers feedback (Ratto, Shapiro, Truong & Griswold, 2003);  Handhelds for delivery of courseware and quizzes and as an intelligent tutoring system (Kazi, 2005);  Handhelds for dissemination of information and collection of data during field trips (So, 2004);  Handhelds as a tool that supports students’ inquiries (Sharples, Corlett & Westmancott, 2002; Clyde, 2004); …Continues on Next Page

12. Previous Studies with PDA …Continues from Previous Page  Handhelds in computer-supported collaborative learning (Roschelle & Pea, 2002; Zurita & Nussbaum, 2004);  Handhelds as personal tool for lifelong learning (Sharples, 2000);  Handhelds for disadvantaged young adults to improve literacy and numeracy skills (Attewell, 2005);  Handhelds for access to resources, as connectivity tool, as capture tool, as representational tool and as special calculator (Churchill & Churchill, 2005).

13. Limitations  The key limitation of handheld technology for is the small display  The small screen is a factor that affects the effectiveness of presentations  It might negatively impact acceptance of this type of technology in education communities.  The small display area is, in fact, a reality of this type of technology, and handheld are going to change further in the future as consumer demands for less bulky devices increases

14. Literature Recommendations  Text needs to be kept short and formatted in a way that provides meta-knowledge about information,  images should be reduced in size but not beyond the point of becoming meaningless  Minimize or avoid use of graphics and images for decorative purposes as they might unnecessary occupy already limited screen space,  Scrolling should be avoided,  Greater use of other modalities (in particular visuals) and interactivity over text

15. Emerging Solutions

16. Key Educational Affordances  Multimedia-access tool  Connectivity tool  Capture tool  Representational tool  Analytical tool

19. Functional Framework  From Bryan Patten, Sa´nchez, & Tangney, 2006

20. Some Links  http://lib.hku.hk/mylib@hand/ http://lib.hku.hk/mylib@hand/  http://gecko.lib.hku.hk/ http://gecko.lib.hku.hk/  http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolpda/ukfs_news/hi/defau lt.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolpda/ukfs_news/hi/defau lt.stm  http://www.bloglines.com/mobile http://www.bloglines.com/mobile  http://www.skweezer.net/ http://www.skweezer.net/  http://www.blogger.com/mobile-start.g http://www.blogger.com/mobile-start.g  http://www.ask.com/?tool=mob http://www.ask.com/?tool=mob  http://www.mobipocket.com/en/HomePage/defa ult.asp?Language=EN http://www.mobipocket.com/en/HomePage/defa ult.asp?Language=EN  http://www.joopz.com/ http://www.joopz.com/

21. Design of Content for Hanhelds 320 240

22. Create your Blog – Digital Portfolio

24. Recommended Readings