Miami University Mobile Learning Center
A joint venture between SEAS, AIMS, and ITS
Dr. Jerry Gannodhttp://elgg.csi.muohio.edu/mlc
Twitter: @miami_mlearning
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Ownership of Internet Enabled Handheld Device Among US College Student Internet
Users11.3
24.6
1.3
62.7
Don't own but plan to purchase in the next 12 mosDon't own and don't plan to purchase in next 12 mosDon't knowOwn
Source: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2010.
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Technology in the classroom?
• iPad initiatives– http://nyti.ms/eIN2Dp
– http://bit.ly/fOVW2J
• New Media Consortium’s Horizon Report calls for adoption of mobile technology in the education for both K-12 and Higher Ed
• How about the corporate world?
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What is M-Learning?• M-Learning provides
an experience that is:– Personalized
– Authentic
– Situated
• 24/7 Learning– Anytime
– Anything
– Anywhere
• Trying to meet students where they are and in a context that allows us to engage them anywhere and anytime
• Facilitate active learning
• Leverages mobile platform
• Creates new opportunities
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Examples
• iPad Adoption
• Science Ed
• Purdue – Hotseat
• UW Madison – ARIS
• University of Oxford – Molly
• University of Utah
• ACU
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More Examples
• Higher Ed – Listing
• Best(?) Apps For Higher Ed
• Horizon Report – Report
– Delicious Bookmarks
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Resources
• 50 m-Learning Resources
• What Is Mobile Learning
• Mobile Learning Examples from the UK
• Mobile Learning Overview
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Tools
• 20 M-Learning Tools
• Mobile Tools for Teaching
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Trends
• Mobile Trends for 2020
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M-Learning Center Overview
• Miami has established an M-Learning Center devoted to supporting faculty, staff, and students in the use of mobile technology for education
• Multi-disciplinary effort involving SEAS, AIMS, and IT Services
Mission• To capture and distribute best practices that utilize mobile technologies in support of learning
• To provide coordination and leadership that establishes linkages between existing development expertise and educators interested in applying mobile technologies for learning
• To provide faculty, staff, students and practitioners with support on the use and development of mobile applications through coordination of research and educational activities
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Motivation
• Unify efforts in mobile space on the campus
• Provide faculty, staff, and students a resource for mobile learning and mobile computing
• Support faculty by providing software development expertise
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Activities of the center
• Educational Support– Disseminate knowledge about best
practices in M-Learning
• Software Development Support– Create software for mobile devices
• Service and Research– Support research and outreach activities
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Outreach and Community• Mobile Learning Summit (Fall 2010)
– 1.5 day event– Over 80 attendees– Speakers from Cisco, Apple, IIT, Kent St.,
St. Mary’s, eTech Ohio
• NSF CPATH Workshop (Fall 2010)– 20 attendees in small workshop format
– Attendees both in-state and out of state
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Outreach and Community• KnowledgeWorks Collaboration (Fall 2010
– Present)– Assisting in the creation of a
recommendation for digital learning in Ohio
• Presentation @ 2010 Lilly Conference on Mobile Learning
• On-line presence– Recent article in Chronicle of Higher
Education– Twitter
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Outreach and Community
• Future– Continued engagement with
KnowledgeWorks on the policy project
– Planned Mobile Learning Summit for Oct 2011
– Professional Development workshops and K-12 Summer Camps
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Outreach and Community
• Impact– Collaboration as a result of Mobile
Learning Summit• Ohio Commission on Fatherhood
• Zoo Academy
– Increased visibility
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Courses
• CSE 470 Mobile Application Development– Summer 2011 (Pilot)
• CSE 451/551 Service Oriented Computing– Spring 2012
• CSE 448/449 Senior Capstone– Two projects AY10-11 (See Projects Section)
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Courses
• CSE 610 Graduate Seminar– F’10 M-Learning Seminar; Project with
Knowledgeworks
– Sp’10 Mobile Computing seminar
• IMS 440 IMS Practicum– One project AY10-11 with Procter &
Gamble
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Course
• Impact– Built capacity to build iOS applications in
order to support software development activities• Research
• Software Projects
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Research• “App Development in the Miami Mobile Learning Center”,
Gerald C. Gannod, Kristen M. Bachman, Glenn Platt, Jim Kiper, Robert Howard, and Micah Cooper, in Proceedings of the 2011 SMACK Workshop, May 2011.
• “An Evaluation Framework for M-Learning”, Gerald C. Gannod and Kristen M. Bachman, in Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on Computer Supported Education, May 2011.
• “Integrating M-Learning into a Broad Context: Issues and Recommendations”, Gerald C. Gannod and Kristen M. Bachman, in Proceedings of the 2011 Mobile Learning Conference, March 2011.
• “A Critical Analysis of M-Learning Initiatives”, Gerald C. Gannod and Kristen M. Bachman, in Proceedings of the 2011 Mobile Learning Conference, March 2011.
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Research
• External Grants– Research Buddy: Revolutionizing
Undergraduate Student Research using Mobile Technology. (PI: G. Gannod, co-PI: G. Platt, Procter & Gamble, 2011, $10,000 total). This project is funded by a Procter & Gamble Higher Education Grant.
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Research
• Future Plans– Graduate Student Research• PhD student in EHS
– Establish connection with Google AppInventor team
– Seek external funding
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Software Projects• Miami University iPhone
Application– Funding provided by Student
Tech Fee (65%), and University Communications (35%)
– First Released on Nov. 30th
• 3,711 New users
• 6,647 Total downloads (includes updates)
– Student Developers• SEAS, SFA
– Collaboration with ITS and University Communications
– Videos
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HEARTifacts• App supports finding
Automated External Defibrillators using Augmented Reality
• Created for an external customer
• Students part of capstone team consisting of:– Computer Science/Software
Engineering
– Graphic Design
– Marketing
– MIS
• http://seasnews.eas.muohio.edu/2010/08/automated-external-defibrillator-aed-app/
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Software Projects• Smart or Smashed
– Alcohol abuse prevention / intervention app
– Research project in collaboration with R.M. Ward in EHS
– Work supported by EHS Dean
– In-progress (slated for Early March pre-release)
– Student Developers• SEAS, SFA
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Software Projects• my Metro
– MUITDC Finalist
– Interdisciplinary project with students from disciplines across the university
– Real-time tracking of Miami Metro buses
– Eventual integration into the Miami App
– In need of long-term funding to deploy to full bus system
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Software Projects
• Alumni Networking App– Supports alumni events on iPad (think
modified “speed dating” format)
– Supported by alumni office
– In-progress (slated for Mid March pre-release, final pilot in Chicago in Late April)
– Student Developers• CSE Capstone
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Software Projects
• Other’s in progress– Research Buddy• Proctor and Gamble
• Using Cincinnati Zoo Academy as a testbed
– The Everyday Dad• Ohio Commission on Fatherhood
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Plans for upcoming year
• Governance– Internal and external board for center
–Miami App (mobile external) steering committee
• Funding– Development / Sponsorship
• Personnel– Establish stronger bond with EHS faculty
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Interested in Contributing?
• We are looking for:– Projects
– External Advisory Board Members
– Funding
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