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Mobility + Learning = Mobile Learning Mark van ‘t Hooft 2010 Mobile Learning Conference Lima, Ohio Possibilities …. Frequency 1550 Mobile Learning • Goes beyond just mobile technologies or delivering content to mobile devices; • “being able to operate successfully in and across new and ever changing contexts and learning spaces” (Pachler, 2009); • Real and digital realms augment each other; • Learning as constructivist, situated, collaborative, informal, and lifelong; • Importance of 21st century skills such as – Core subjects and 21st century themes – Learning and innovation skills – Information, media, and technology skills – Life and career skills So How Do We Do This? The Geo-Historian Project The project • utilizes wireless mobile technologies to link classrooms with local historical landmarks and link formal with informal learning; • breaks down the barriers between schools and community resources; • gives students the opportunity to create digital resources for their community; • shows how digital content can be used to amplify learning at various sites (QR codes). Trying It Out The Geo-Historian project is slated to commence in Fall 2010. In order to try out our ideas we created a learning activity using cell phones, QR codes, and digital content of the World War II Memorial in Washington DC (2009 NECC Conference). We’ll do a similar activity at the ISTE 2010 Conference. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M70AtlLy_ns The Geo-Historian Project Two parts: • Initial project activities will include the creation of curriculum for teaching how to do digital, local history, training teachers, and implementing the curriculum inside and outside of their classrooms. Student-created, digital, and local historical content will be available online and freely accessible by way of wireless mobile devices and QR codes. • In collaboration with the local historical society, these QR codes will be placed in the community so that anybody with a mobile phone and a barcode scanner can access the digital content that’s behind them. How This Should Work A tourist visits the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Depot in Kent, Ohio He scans a QR code from a marker at the depot with his mobile phone. Related student-created content (audio, video, historical images) is downloaded to the phone. Sample Project Materials Food for Thought • Learning can be constructivist, situated, collaborative, and informal if we – expand your horizons and don’t limit mobile learning to the classroom (time, space, curriculum). – (hence) adjust our curriculum to take advantage of what the world around us has to offer. Student use of mobile tools outside of school can and will amplify learning. – meet students half-way and take advantage of the technology skills they already have, but teach them how to use these skills for learning. Don’t assume they already know. • Only then will we teach our kids that learning lasts a lifetime. Questions? Mark van ‘t Hooft [email protected] http://www.rcet.org http://www.rcetj.org