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

by John Cuthell

1. AfL

1.1. Data

1.2. Evidence

1.3. assess process as well as product

2. Teaching

2.1. Tools

2.2. Efficiency

2.3. Collaboration

3. Learning

3.1. Content

3.2. Collaboration

3.3. Convenience

3.4. Organisation

3.5. Information

4. Chat captures perishable spoken language forms?

4.1. creating contexts for learning...twas ever thus?

5. The mobile learner connected via handheld 'smart' technology

5.1. interacting with location and context?

5.2. in a classroom?

5.3. moving between locations?

5.4. gateway to knowledge

6. Teaching the mobile learner

6.1. right to use device comes with responsibility to use it appropriately

6.2. Pedagogy that scaffolds learner agency

6.3. Need to be wi-fi aware

6.4. Confident with a range of devices

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

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

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

7.1. become 'person plus' (Perkins, 1993?)

7.2. user generated context and content

7.3. opportunities for learner agency and choice

7.4. 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.

8. Extending, or transforming, mobile learning?

9. The Neo-Liberal Nightmare

9.1. Fragmentations

9.2. Transfrormations

9.3. Placement of the individual in the cultural landscape

9.4. positioning the individual

10. In and Of the World

10.1. Immanence

10.2. Transcendence

10.3. Preparation for work

11. Convergent devices and technologies

12. Divergent realities

13. Engagement

13.1. Anytime

13.1.1. Before lessons

13.1.2. During Lessons

13.1.3. After Lessons

13.1.4. Break/ Lunch

13.1.5. Extra Curricular

13.1.6. Evenings

13.1.7. Weekends

13.1.8. Excluded from school

13.2. Anywhere

13.2.1. Playground

13.2.2. Dinner Hall

13.2.3. Corridor

13.2.4. Classroom

13.2.5. Bus

13.2.6. Walking to/ from school

13.2.7. Home

13.2.8. Term time Holiday

13.3. Anyhow

13.3.1. Online

13.3.2. Offline

13.3.3. Local PC

13.3.4. Handheld Device

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

13.4.1. Education

14. Access

14.1. Wifi

14.2. Network

14.3. 3/4G

14.4. VLE

15. COMMUNICATION

15.1. Web

15.2. SMS

15.3. MMS

15.4. Web 3.0

15.5. Bluetooth/Bluejacking

16. Infrastructure

16.1. Mobile Phone

16.2. Wifi Wireless cloud

16.3. School network

16.4. Cloud Computing