Day 2- Mobiles for M-Learning
Do you have a good m-learning device? Apply Koole’s framework to your own mobile. Would you use your device for m-learning? Why or why not?
Going off my first post, I do “have” an m-learning device, but do I “use” it? No! Would I like to? Yes!
I am going to pretend that I have purchased the iPhone 5 and apply Koole’s framework to this device…
I would definitely use my device for m-learning. I believe iPhones, “allow learners to focus on thinking tasks without distraction by being portable, responsive, unlikely to fail, and offering easily used inputs and displays” (Koole 2009). I believe the iPhone also offers a variety of different m-learning tools and through its touch screen and easy functioning applications anyone, at almost any age could interact with the device.
I believe the only problem with the iPhone is having to pay for a larger data plan or the small screen.
Jenaca
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David William Price 11:56 am on November 17, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Data plans and small screens are a recurring issue for mobiles.
Consider however that download an app means you don’t have to have regular data streaming on your mobile. You can use the app whenever you like and it can be self contained (or you can have apps that are aware when you have WIFI and only transfer data over WIFI).
The screen size is an interesting affordance issue. What kind of information works best for that size of screen? What kind of pill-sized content and performance support could we implement with such devices to help us with more authentic learning… and reminding what and how to USE what we’ve learned… out in the field?