What, when, where and how are you doing m-learning now?
Currently I use mobile devices for checking my email (answering students doubts, coordinating meetings, planning activities and assessments, etc.), for searching for information through Internet browser, watching videos, reading news, playing games, recording thoughts and songs I compose, and social networking. A few years ago I mainly used cell phones for talking, but now I barely use it for those purposes. I usually use my cell phone when I am on my way to work, walking on the street, waiting for some one, etc. I never use it in my classroom or when I am at a meeting and expect that my students do not use their cell phones in the classroom, except if we are working on an activity that explicitly needs de use of cell phones (for taking photos, videos, etc.).
I was thinking on how fast the structure and the use of cell phones have changed from communicating through talks and messages to communicating through emails and social networking. And we not just share text, we can share photos, audio and videos. So, I’m looking forward to learn more about m-learning and its huge potential.
Angela.
Posted in: Week 11: Mobiles
David William Price 4:45 pm on November 14, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Thanks for your post.
Your usage patterns seem to fit the statistics I’ve been reading on smartphone use. Actual voice calls are rare. Does it make sense to use cellphones in classrooms when they are a mobile device? What about having students use them outside of class, both to work with each other collaboratively, and to bring back documentation of their work in the field?
Angela Novoa 9:57 am on November 15, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Maybe I did not express my self well. If using cell phones with my students, I would prefer using them outside of class, on projects where they would need to record, audio, photos or videos and work collaboratively. I think that it would bring real learning opportunities.
Angela.
David William Price 11:54 am on November 15, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
I probably misunderstood. How could you incorporate those outside-class experiences into your classes? How would it affect the way you teach and assess your students? Consider how mobile plugs into product-based learning…
ifeoma 10:19 pm on November 14, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Angela,
Thank you for your post. What I take away from your post is that you use mobile technology to extend learning. Is there something that you would wish you could do with your mobile pone that is not currently happening for you as far as education is concerned?
Ifeoma
Angela Novoa 10:07 am on November 15, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
I wish I could have more time for bringing these devices (that are so familiar for our students) into the learning space. During this year I have been integrating Web 2.0 tools on grades 7 and 9. But I could not integrate more technologies because of curriculum requirements and time. I think that the kind of learning in which we integrate technologies in education fit really well with PBA pedagogy. However, we are in a school evaluation system characterized by other kinds of evaluations (such as tests, and quizzes). I would use mobile devices for projects that include recording audio, video and images. Somewhere I read about a project based on mobile devices about a videogame that fostered collaborative learning and learning about math. I think that we could do very interesting things.
Angela.
hall 12:30 pm on November 17, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Angela,
You seem to be using your phone in an innovative way. More of us need to use our phones in an effective way to reduce time consumption in order to carry out our daily functions. I support your point that “the use of cell phones have changed from communicating through talks and messages to communicating through emails and social networking”. The technology advancements have provided us with a wider range of features on our phones. These have caused a reduction in communication cost such as BB service on the blackberry.