Day 1
Currently, I am using my mobile for any great learning purpose. The fact is that my laptop is always close so I don’t necessarily have to use my phone. The most I would do is look up word meanings on dictionary.com. I just don’t feel comfortable using that tiny blackberry screen for those purposes plus poor battery life and other drawbacks. However, if I am placed in a situation where I have no choice, I will resort to it. In addition, based on what I am seeing in these posts, I know I will be giving mlearning a lot of meaningful consideration.
Everton
Posted in: Week 11: Mobiles
David William Price 11:40 pm on November 15, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
I too rely on my laptop for just about everything. But I’ve started to ask myself about my lifestyle: I could be a lot more mobile; I could interact with a lot more people in different places; I could rely on mobile more to have a more roaming lifestyle. While my MacBook Air has provided me with a lot of freedom already due to being so thin and light… I wonder how I could transform my learning experiences by focusing more time out in the world, collecting photos, video and sound and recording my thoughts as they come, collaborating with others more in real time, and having a discussion situated in the world rather than in my home office. What do you think?
bcourey 2:43 pm on November 16, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
I also have been using my laptop as my main venue for learning…but it requires being tethered to a wireless location – whereas the smartphones use the cell technology and the freedom to learn anywhere increases exponentially. So perhaps we need to think outside WiFi – because as much as the hot spots are increasing dramatically, so many of them are encrypted, we don’t gain access anyway. 3G and 4G may be the best way to go.
Brenda