‘Mobile learning; Handheld learning?’ What do we mean?

AfL

Data

Evidence

assess process as well as product

Teaching

Tools

Efficiency

Collaboration

Learning

Content

Collaboration

Convenience

Organisation

Information

Chat captures perishable spoken language forms?

creating contexts for learning...twas ever thus?

The mobile learner connected via handheld 'smart' technology

interacting with location and context?

in a classroom?

moving between locations?

gateway to knowledge

Teaching the mobile learner

right to use device comes with responsibility to use it appropriately

Pedagogy that scaffolds learner agency

Need to be wi-fi aware

Confident with a range of devices

learning status of device needs to be recognised by both teachers and learners above its negative (sometimes) social status

Has anyone considered how disabled (SEN) learners can utilise mobile / handheld learning

Terminology wise...aren't they just learners that happen to be using mobile devices? Or is there a special disposition? Yes.

become 'person plus' (Perkins, 1993?)

user generated context and content

opportunities for learner agency and choice

Isn't it more about connectivity whilst learning, learning in the world in context rather than learning and searching for a context in conventional terms? Absolutely, the learner is interacting with both real and virtual contexts.

Extending, or transforming, mobile learning?

The Neo-Liberal Nightmare

Fragmentations

Transfrormations

Placement of the individual in the cultural landscape

positioning the individual

In and Of the World

Immanence

Transcendence

Preparation for work

Convergent devices and technologies

Divergent realities

Engagement

Anytime

Before lessons

During Lessons

After Lessons

Break/ Lunch

Extra Curricular

Evenings

Weekends

Excluded from school

Anywhere

Playground

Dinner Hall

Corridor

Classroom

Bus

Walking to/ from school

Home

Term time Holiday

Anyhow

Online

Offline

Local PC

Handheld Device

‘Mobile learning; Handheld learning?’ What do we mean?

AfL

Data

Evidence

assess process as well as product

Teaching

Tools

Efficiency

Collaboration

Learning

Content

Collaboration

Convenience

Organisation

Information

Chat captures perishable spoken language forms?

creating contexts for learning...twas ever thus?

The mobile learner connected via handheld 'smart' technology

interacting with location and context?

in a classroom?

moving between locations?

gateway to knowledge

Teaching the mobile learner

right to use device comes with responsibility to use it appropriately

Pedagogy that scaffolds learner agency

Need to be wi-fi aware

Confident with a range of devices

learning status of device needs to be recognised by both teachers and learners above its negative (sometimes) social status

Has anyone considered how disabled (SEN) learners can utilise mobile / handheld learning

Terminology wise...aren't they just learners that happen to be using mobile devices? Or is there a special disposition? Yes.

become 'person plus' (Perkins, 1993?)

user generated context and content

opportunities for learner agency and choice

Isn't it more about connectivity whilst learning, learning in the world in context rather than learning and searching for a context in conventional terms? Absolutely, the learner is interacting with both real and virtual contexts.

Extending, or transforming, mobile learning?

The Neo-Liberal Nightmare

Fragmentations

Transfrormations

Placement of the individual in the cultural landscape

positioning the individual

In and Of the World

Immanence

Transcendence

Preparation for work

Convergent devices and technologies

Divergent realities

Engagement

Anytime

Anywhere

Anyhow

Yes but with what and why, social world and contact has purpose, learning needs a purpose no?

Access

Wifi

Network

3/4G

VLE

COMMUNICATION

Web

SMS

MMS

Web 3.0

Bluetooth/Bluejacking

Infrastructure

Mobile Phone

Wifi Wireless cloud

School network

Cloud Computing