1. M-Learning Paula Williams Stephan Ridgway

2. Mobile Technology in Education Getting the message across ANYWHERE, ANYTIME…

3. INTRODUCTION What is mobile learning? How is it currently being used in education?education What tools are classified as mobile learning? How to embed mTechnology into my current teaching practice?mTechnology Implementing mLearning with Web 2.0 applications for anywhere, anytime learningmLearning Topics:

4. What is mlearning ? ‘Mobile’ means portable and personal. eg mobile phone. What are the new mobile technologies, and why are they relevant to learning ? PDAS, Mobile phones, wireless laptops, ebeams, Webinars, GPS, RFID’s etc. Many of these tools exist within connected spaces and now have the ability to integrate with social software applications such as blogs and wikis and web2.0 services eg. Podcasts and vodcasts, that can be syndicated to personal spaces.connected Mlearning can be broadly categorised Personal vs Shared and Portable vs Static Eg: Moblogging, blogs and wikis/folksonomies (flikr) Syndicating with RSS feeds and itunes This session we will do a simple ‘Practical Task’ Moblogging Participants will send or moblog image files and audio files to the SI blog site Go to http://time2learn.wikispaces.comhttp://time2learn.wikispaces.com

5. Revisit those Teaching Theories…. Constructivism, Behaviourism, Situated, Collaborative and Now there ‘s Connectivism! Connectivism Start to Re think about: New practices against existing theories and see how many examples of mobile technology you could apply in each of these theories How are learning theories impacted when knowledge is no longer acquired in the linear manner? What adjustments need to be made with today’s learning theories when technologies performs many of the cognitive operations previously performed by learners (information storage and retrieval)? How can we as educators continue to stay current in a rapidly evolving information ecology ? 1.Development of ePortfolios ? The use of Web 2.0 services to produce evidence-based assessment for continuing formal and informal learning in the workplace

6. What are the implications for learners, teachers and curriculum developers There has been small pockets of innovation across TAFE state-wide and nationally where mobile technology delivery has been implemented in VTE. However, for these implementations to be successful educators must be AWARE of some of these following issues: 1.Context – contextual info used and re-mashed content in the read, write, web scenario can conflict with anonymity and privacy 2.Mobility – the linking outside of the class to activities could lend to irrelevance to the course learning outcomes as a form of ‘escapee’ 3.Learning over time- LBL needs good retrieval of learning experiences that are sustainable and scaleable over time eg effective tools for recording e- portfoios 4.Informality- -students abandon technology if it is perceived as an intrusion into their social networks eg personal spaces/SMS etc 5.Ownership- Student-centred learning is about personalised learning however, students want to control their personal technology which challenges them when they bring into the classroom eg Consider costs, usability, technical and institutional support

7. What is the Future of Mobile Technology! As mobile technology becomes more ubiquitous (for the ULearner) and interoperable with networks applications ( organisation’s intranets and internets) with enhanced capabilities for rich social interactions using Web 2.0 type services (.3.0, 4.0 by 2015) it will become more and more embedded as a flexible learning option to students studying in VTE. These technologies will assist work-based learning envronments as we will move more and more outside the classroom and ’in the field’ where industry base learning ill be both real and virtual. Thus, becoming more situated personal, collaborative, connected and lifelong The challenge will be how to use mobile technology to transform learning where its part of everything we do and remove the m in Mlearning as its all learning mmmmmmmm….

8. It’s no use his mobile is switched off… mmm…Learning

9. Practical task - using your mobile phone How to send (or moblog) image files and audio files to a blog site: eg. mb-blog2blog-bott2b@moblg.netmb-blog2blog-bott2b@moblg.net your email account: eg. paula.e.williams@tafensw.edu.aupaula.e.williams@tafensw.edu.au Moblogging

10. Open source social software is Free Readily available to most students who have access to an internet browser Commonly used social software currently used are: Blogs RSS Aggregator BloglinesBloglines Wiki Audioblogging/Moblogging Flickr Social bookmarking – Del.icio.usDel.icio.us Commonly used software tools

11. Blog http://connectvety.blogspot.com/ Wiki http://connectvety.wikispaces.com Social Bookmarks http://del.icio.us Blog Finder- http://www.technorati.com How to get feeds into your Blog using RSS aggregator or RSS reader http://www.bloglines.com How to search for feeds using RSS directories to add to your blog http://www.feedster.com/ How to tag your images tagging ‘Folksonomies’ http://www.flickr.com/photos/necton_lodge/ Connectivism

12. ConnecTVETy Blogosphere Central Wiki space for knowledge sharing amongst teams in the project. Property Trainees Blog TVET blog TVET HSC Blog Sandra's blog TVET students, Tags & RSS to podcasts. Tools 4 Skools TVET students tags with flickr, de.li.cio.usde.li.cio.us Del.icio.us RSS aggregator TVET Wiki Central Blog ConnecTVETy Tags all the blogs in the project using de.li.ci.ous.com and will have RSS feeds to other blogs Wiki Property Trainee Wiki Anthony's Blog Anthony’s learnscope program Social Bookmarking Property students Chat Blog lines Wiki site

13. Workshop time2learn Sending an image to a blog……………….

14. First select ‘Pictures’ icon 3. Use the Select button to accept this icon 1.Press in the centre button 2. Use the arrow to move to the icon SelectExit Motorola L6 gsm How to moblog an image

15. In Pictures find the ‘Movie’ Icon Select ‘camera’ icon using the and then press the button. Only when ready press …

16. How to send via MMS Capture image and using the select button choose Discard Store Select Button

17. Sending your evidence to the Assessors Store Options Send in Message Then press Select Scroll down using your downward arrow and search for SIT to place a tick in the box next to WSIT Then press using the select button underneath

18. Workshop time2learn How to send an audio file to a blog…………

19. Go to Menu to (envelope icon) select Select new voice message when ready Press (and speak) Press Select (find in contacts) Mobile technology with Web 2.0 Service – Moblog.co.uk Using Voice Messaging eg 3g Motorola

20. Workshop time2learn Now send an audio file and an image to your email account You will have to add yourself under new contacts and input your email address.

21. Findings Discuss within your group your views about using web 2.0 services especially for assessment in the workplace Q: What do you see as the pros and cons of evidence-based assessment using mobile technology in the so called ‘connected era’? Visit Blogplanet http://www.symbian-freeware.com/download-blogplanet.html

22. LTU will be looking for EOI from teaching sections who wish to explore web 2.0 tools in 2007 Possibilities to consider in your teaching section –Providing student support tools and resources in a simple, easy to use format –New ways of delivering our courses in a cost effective and timely manner that offers more flexibility to teachers and learners –Assist disengaged students to become part of a learning community thus increasing retention and completion rates

23. Increasing teacher’s awareness of Web 2.0 and open source social software applications in education Up-skilling teachers in using web 2.0 software and mLearning Appropriate usage of social software tools in your teaching practice Embedding new ways of engaging with students using web 2.0 ICVET’s Approach to Web2.0 and Social Software in VTE - http://socialsoftware-research.wikispaces.com/ http://socialsoftware-research.wikispaces.com/ Where to now…..

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