Transcript Mobile Technology's Impact on Learning

Mobile Technology's
Impact on Learning
Tim Bajarin
President, Creative Strategies
Columnist, PC Magazine
www.creativestrategies.com
[email protected]
Technology in Learning
• Technology Landscape
• Past and Present
• Its Role in e-Learning
• Where is it going?
• Technology landscape of tomorrow
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Evolution of the Computer
Evolution of the Computer Mainframe
Evolution of the ComputerMini
Evolution of the Computer Desktop
How will the Mobile Devices evolve?
Mobile Devices
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E-book Readers
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Screen size
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Laptop
Ultrabook
Tablets
Mobile Device Platforms
•Apple
•iOS? MacOS
•Google
•Android/Chrome OS
•Microsoft/Nokia
•Windows Mobile/Windows 8
•Hp/Palm
•WebOS
•RIM/Blackberry
•QNX
•Intel
•Meego
•Mobile Linux
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Advances in Technology enabling
next generation mobility
• Increasing CPU power
• More processing power in my smart phone than NASA had
during the first lunar landing.
• Faster flash memory
• Cloud-based apps and services
• High resolution touch screens
• Advances in Lithium batteries
• Advances in miniaturization
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The Tablet Evolves
Creating New Learning Possibilities
Android tablets 2011
Apple iPad 2010
Motion Tablet 2005
Newton Message Pad -1993
GridPad 1989 – ($2370)
Apple Graphic tablet - 1979
Original “slate” tablet circa 1800s
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Tablet Technology Advances Over Time
Tablets –
Content Consumption vs. Content Creation
• Lean back = Content Consumption (passive)
Our research shows that 80% of all computer usage is
content consumption. (Browsing, reading, viewing
video, listening to music, researching, etc)
• Lean Forward = Content Creation
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Why Apple Will Continue to
Dominate in Tablets
• Two year lead on competition
• $60 billion in cash reserves
• Volume pre-purchase of components
• World class supply chain operations
• Best Software Developer Kit
• Apple’s attention to detail
• iCloud
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Competing Tablet Platforms
• Android Tablets
• Samsung, HTC, LG, Dell, Acer, Toshiba and many more
• Dedicated Android tablet for education - KINEO
• Windows 8 Tablet initiative
• No device as yet – slated for sometime in 2012
• Windows on ARM vs. Intel x86
• HP/Palm Web OS (TouchPad)
• RIM Blackberry QNX (PlayBook)
• Intel-Meego
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Mobile e-Learning –
Eventually Device Independent?
• Student uses own preferred digital device
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Smart phone
Tablet
E-Book/Tablet
Ultrabook
• Hybrid Tablet/Laptop
• Handheld game system
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Dedicated Apps vs. Web Browser
• Large application eco-system
• Apps can be local or tied to the Internet
• Apps are platform specific i.e., iOS, Android, Palm, etc
• Web apps based on HTML5
• Eventually HTML 6
• Video encoder/decoder built-in
• No need for Flash™
• Can be run locally or enhanced by internet
connection
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Screens in a Digital Life
“iTunes”
“Dropbox”
“Skype”
“AppStore”
“Safeway.com”
“Flicker”
“NetFlix”
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“Audible”
Services
What’s Next Tablets
• Introducing the hybrid slider
• 10-11’ tablet screen with integrated 95% keyboard
• Device acknowledges need for a full touch screen in
tablet mode with a full keyboard for productivity.
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Q&A