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Appendix 4http://saulnier.typepad.com/learn<strong>in</strong>g_technology/2010/10/mobile-learn<strong>in</strong>g-<strong>in</strong>-highereducation.htmlMobile Learn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Higher <strong>Education</strong>I recently attended a NERCOMP event on Mobile Learn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Higher <strong>Education</strong>. NERCOMP- the NorthEast Regional Comput<strong>in</strong>g Program -- is an EDUCAUSE affiliate. The "day ofdiscovery" was hosted by Krist<strong>in</strong> Lofblad Sullivan, Manager of Instructional Technology atHarvard University's Graduate School of <strong>Education</strong>.Session: mLearn<strong>in</strong>g 101The first session was presented by Jason Gorman, Instructional Designer, Harvard GraduateSchool of <strong>Education</strong> (HGSE), G<strong>in</strong>o Beniam<strong>in</strong>o, Instructional Technologist, HGSE, <strong>and</strong> SusanEppl<strong>in</strong>g, Instructional Media Developer, HGSE.Mobile devices were def<strong>in</strong>ed as anyth<strong>in</strong>g you can take outside the classroom <strong>and</strong> connectto the <strong>in</strong>ternet or a network via a broadb<strong>and</strong> connection. Clearly there is a proliferation ofdiverse software platforms <strong>and</strong> devices that meet this criteria <strong>and</strong> that was noted as achallenge. But the opportunities for education are stagger<strong>in</strong>g given the statistics:Out of a total U.S. population of 308MM, there are 285MM cell phones.More people <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>dia have access to cell phone than toilet.41% of the global population of 6.3 BB carry mobile phones.For real-time updates see the PhoneCount website."Nomophobia" is the fear of be<strong>in</strong>g out of mobile contact.Challenges to deployment <strong>in</strong>clude the need for skilled developers/vendors, faculty fluency<strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>terest, fund<strong>in</strong>g, platform decisions, the lack of common devices, student op<strong>in</strong>ions oftools, the 'digital divide' <strong>and</strong> access to tools, unrealistic expectations ofstudents/faculty/adm<strong>in</strong>istrators, technology support, chang<strong>in</strong>g op<strong>in</strong>ions of assignmentdesign, <strong>and</strong> the overall ‘technology happens’ issues concern<strong>in</strong>g technical problems whenus<strong>in</strong>g devices <strong>and</strong> platforms of this nature. These were organized <strong>in</strong>to three broadcategories: technical, teach<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> learn<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>stitutional.Next we reviewed some sample projects, each showcas<strong>in</strong>g a different type of device <strong>and</strong>approach to mobile learn<strong>in</strong>g.ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITYACU has embarked on a number of mobile <strong>in</strong>itiatives, with some noteworthy projects<strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g the iPhone <strong>and</strong> iPad. Students, faculty <strong>and</strong> staff created a movie called103
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