Day 2
Blackboard LMS on iPhone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4q_UlHqLHE&feature=related
– This app allows students and teachers to take their learning on the go
– The affordances are accessibility, ubiquity and better design
– It allows for learning on the go and it looks a little nicer and easier to use than it’s computer counterpart but then smaller – is there one for a blackberry? I think I’d have some trouble typing on my iPhone.
– More schools use blackboard
Drona Mobile Learning Management System
http://www.wsa-mobile.org/winner/drona-–-mobile-learning-management-system-50320101104
– it allows students and teachers to take their learning on the go.
– Mobility, Ubiquity,
– Blackboard and Moodle, very effective but not easy to navigate on a small phone (trust me I’ve tried!)
– It is easier for students to carry around- a plus for my busy adult students, they don’t need to buy a computer- awesome for cash strapped new immigrants.
– More teachers need to be made aware of it.
I’ve chosen two LMS options for reviewing and found that the concept of having your school work on your phone an exciting concept – why did I find this out in my last semester at MET? I tried accessing Vista on my phone a few times but found it too difficult. I really like Blackboards iPhone version and found out they also have one for Blackberrys. Both Drona and Blackboard look good but I don’t know enough about them to make an educated opinion about which one is better. I know that Blackboard in more common and therefore probably a more popular app. Now I’m just waiting for moodle to come out with an app like that.
Posted in: Week 11: Mobiles
David William Price 1:24 pm on November 18, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Interesting comments!
I have to admit that I prefer generally available resources rather than the confines of LMS. At Concordia we have FirstClass and Moodle. I prefer the web and my own Gmail. Agilix even did a project with Brigham Young university where they created a stripped down system to accept and grade content made and posted anywhere on the web (rather than trying to confine things to an LMS).
By using widely available resources, we get to use all our favourite mainstream tools rather than get caught in an LMS. Consider ETEC522 where we’re doing everything in a blog, creating blog resources, relying on YouTube and live web links etc.
Would I want a FirstClass client on my mobile? I’d rather not have FirstClass at all!
Tamara Wong 11:15 am on November 19, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
David,
I can see your point- an LMS can be confining. For work, we use an LMS and I feel like it’s long and boring for the students and doesn’t provide a lot of options for me. I am constantly using outside sources, but I still feel that a properly created LMS with constructivist activities is still better than the other options. Granted I’m looking at it from the point of view of my students, where secondary learning – like technology is not important to them, they want to learn to use English and don’t have the time or often the abilities to visit different sites. I’ve tried a few and the only ones that seem to work are ones that don’t have logins or sign up info. For course content I’d say use mainstream tools because they tend to be more authentic, but for activities and a place for students to find these places I like the affordances of an LMS.
Tamara