Transcript What is happening globally in terms of mobile libraries and mobile learning? Dr.

What is happening globally in
terms of mobile libraries and
mobile learning?
Dr. Mohamed Ally
Director and Professor
Centre for Distance Education
Athabasca University
Canada
New Zealand Presentation
January 2010
Countries Presented
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Canada
United States of America
Australia
United Kingdom
South Africa
Jordan
Mauritius
Oman
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
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Netherlands
Singapore
Hong Kong
The Hague
Taiwan
South Korea
Tunis
Brazil
Bahrain
Malaysia
Italy
Universities Presented
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Cambridge University
University of London
The Open University of the United Kingdom
The Open University of the Netherlands
University of South Africa
University of Mauritius
Sheik Zayed University
Dubai Police Academy
University of Pretoria
Open University of Malaysia
Sample Conference Presentations
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World Conference on Mobile Learning
International Mobile Collaborative Learning Conference
International Federation for Training and Development Organization
World Conference
International Council for Distance Education Conference
World Summit on Information Society
International Conference of Open and Distance Education
American Society for Training and Development Conference
International m-Libraries Conference
Canadian Society for Training and Development Conference
Canadian Association of Distance Education
European Union Information Society IST Conference
Korean Educational Technology Association Conference
Academic and Service Activities
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President, International Federation of
Training and Development Organizations
(IFTDO)
Founding Director, International
Association for Mobile Learning
Board Member, Canadian Society for
Training and Development
Academic and Service Activities(cont’d)
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Member of an international committee (Canadian
Standard Association and ISO) to set standards for
mobile learning
Investigating the use of information and communication
technologies (ICT) to connect indigenous peoples around
the world – Dialogue Between Nations
Edited a book on mobile learning
Edited a book on mobile technology in libraries
Currently editing a third book “M-libraries: A virtual
library in everyone’s pocket”
Chaired an international conferences on mobile learning
and mobile libraries
Edited a special issue of IRRODL on Mobile Learning
Ally, M. (2009) Mobile Learning: Transforming the Delivery
of Education and Training
http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120155
M-Libraries: Libraries on the Move
with Mobile Access
M-Libraries 2:
A virtual library in everyone’s pocket
Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham
Mobile Learning Associations
helped to form
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Malaysian Mobile Learning Association
Latin America Mobile Learning Association
(headquarter in Brazil)
Sweden Mobile Learning Association
Greece Mobile Learning Association (in
discussion)
Shaping the Future of Education
The potential of mobile wireless technology in
education is limitless. Now is your opportunity to
get in on the discussion with worldwide
representatives from primary, secondary and
postsecondary education institutions, policy
makers and executives from the wireless and
education technology industries.
World Bank
UN: Millennium Development Goals
and Role of Mobile Technology
Millennium Development Goals:
Role of Mobile Learning
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Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Hunger and Poverty
Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education
Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower
Women
Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality
Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other
diseases
Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability
Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for
Development
G1:1
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Mohamed Ally, Athabasca University, Canada
Alice M. Agogino, University of California at Berkeley, USA
Nicolas Balacheff, Laboratoire Leibniz, France
Tom H. Brown, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Tak-Wai Chan, National Central University, Taiwan
Yam-San Chee, National Institute of Education, Singapore
Ran-Fun Chiu, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, USA
Pierre Dillenbourg, Swiss Federal Institute, Swiss
KWOK L F, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Randy J. Hinrichs, Microsoft Corporation, USA
Ulrich Hoppe, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Patrick Jermann, EPFL ¡V CRAFT, Switzerland
Robert Lewis, Lancaster University, UK
Marcelo Milrad, Vaxjo University, Sweden
Miguel Nussbaum, Universidad Catolica, Chile
Hiroaki Ogata, University of Tokushima, Japan
Claire O' Malley, University of Nottingham, UK
Roy Pea, Stanford University, USA
Peter Reimann, University of Sydney, Australia
Jeremy Roschelle, SRI International, USA
Marlene Scardamalia, OISE/University of Toronto, Canada
Mike Sharples, University of Nottingham, UK
Elliot Soloway, University of Michigan, USA
Research Activities
Research on E-learning Methods in the Workplace
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Received a research grant to conducted
research on different delivery methods in
the workplace
Results were disseminated as follows:
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Canadian Journal of University Continuing Ed.
Journal (CJUCE)
Online Learning Symposium, Edmonton, AB
20th Annual Conference on Distance Learning
and Teaching, Madison, Wisconsin
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Alberta Distance Education and Training
Association Newsletter
The 11th Sloan-C International Conference on
Asynchronous Learning Networks, Orlando,
Florida.
Canadian Association of Distance Education
(CADE) Conference, St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Canadian Association of University Continuing
Education (CAUCE) Conference, Calgary, Alberta.
12. Research on Mobile Learning
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Conducted research on the use of mobile
technology to deliver AU courses and services
Research disseminated as follows:
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Wireless and Mobile Technology Conference, Taipei,
Taiwan
Mobile Learning International Conference, Rome, Italy
International Mobile Learning Conference, Capetown,
South Africa
IMCL Conference, Jordan
Mobile Learning Conference, Mauritius
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Mobile Learning Conference, Malta
Canadian Association for Distance
Education (CADE) Conference, Vancouver,
BC
International Education Conference,
Honolulu, HI
Building an Effective Mobile Library
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International Mobile Libraries Conference,
London, England
Chapters in books
Use of Mobile Devices for
ESL Training
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Use of mobile phones for ESL training for
new immigrants
Use of mobile technologies for workplace
learning