Comments on: Developing mobile applications to support My Learning Journey http://www.pontydysgu.org/2010/01/developing-mobile-applications-to-support-my-learning-journey/ Pontydysgu - Educational Research Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:43:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: yrathro (Robin Trangmar) http://www.pontydysgu.org/2010/01/developing-mobile-applications-to-support-my-learning-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-40681 yrathro (Robin Trangmar) Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:55:49 +0000 http://www.pontydysgu.org/?p=2863#comment-40681 Thanks <a rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/GrahamAttwell">@GrahamAttwell</a> for the link to http://www.ontheroad.to/ . Just what I was looking for http://bit.ly/4I9J6H Thanks @GrahamAttwell for the link to http://www.ontheroad.to/ . Just what I was looking for http://bit.ly/4I9J6H

]]> By: Frances Bell http://www.pontydysgu.org/2010/01/developing-mobile-applications-to-support-my-learning-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-40672 Frances Bell Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:12:32 +0000 http://www.pontydysgu.org/?p=2863#comment-40672 I like your ideas here Grahame of using mobile devices for recording of evidence, and can see that OnTheRoad would work for some students. I would go further though and suggest that a real attraction of mobile internet devices is their ability to publish (say tagged) media objects (evidence of activity or outcome of research) that could be later organised in a desktop package that hoovered up the tagged objects for organising in a reflective activity. What attracts me about that is that the reflective activity could be done in a variety of apps including standard desktop ones - getting away from the dreaded time-limited single provider portfolio. I carry around a small camera and my iphone, and choose to take photographs with the iphone when I want to use the published photo immediately or later that day. I like your ideas here Grahame of using mobile devices for recording of evidence, and can see that OnTheRoad would work for some students. I would go further though and suggest that a real attraction of mobile internet devices is their ability to publish (say tagged) media objects (evidence of activity or outcome of research) that could be later organised in a desktop package that hoovered up the tagged objects for organising in a reflective activity. What attracts me about that is that the reflective activity could be done in a variety of apps including standard desktop ones – getting away from the dreaded time-limited single provider portfolio.
I carry around a small camera and my iphone, and choose to take photographs with the iphone when I want to use the published photo immediately or later that day.

]]> By: Paul Richardson http://www.pontydysgu.org/2010/01/developing-mobile-applications-to-support-my-learning-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-40671 Paul Richardson Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:44:08 +0000 http://www.pontydysgu.org/?p=2863#comment-40671 There is much to ponder here. "Portable" and "always on" are indeed key affordances. Another one which I think may be important is "it knows where it is". This may be via the cellphone network, or via GPS. As well as obvious navigational possibilities, this raises some exciting possibilities for guided instruction at a distance, for recording journeys via multimedia (for reflection or accreditation), and also perhaps for augmented reality. I am looking forward to experimenting with some of this myself, when I find some time to do it.... There is much to ponder here. “Portable” and “always on” are indeed key affordances. Another one which I think may be important is “it knows where it is”. This may be via the cellphone network, or via GPS. As well as obvious navigational possibilities, this raises some exciting possibilities for guided instruction at a distance, for recording journeys via multimedia (for reflection or accreditation), and also perhaps for augmented reality. I am looking forward to experimenting with some of this myself, when I find some time to do it….

]]> By: jamesclay (James Clay) http://www.pontydysgu.org/2010/01/developing-mobile-applications-to-support-my-learning-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-40660 jamesclay (James Clay) Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:11:20 +0000 http://www.pontydysgu.org/?p=2863#comment-40660 Reading http://www.pontydysgu.org/2010/01/developing-mobile-applications-to-support-my-learning-journey/ #molenet Reading http://www.pontydysgu.org/2010/01/developing-mobile-applications-to-support-my-learning-journey/ #molenet

]]> By: Paul Clothier http://www.pontydysgu.org/2010/01/developing-mobile-applications-to-support-my-learning-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-40653 Paul Clothier Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:35:00 +0000 http://www.pontydysgu.org/?p=2863#comment-40653 Nice post. I very much agree with your comment about, "...they are all essentially repackaging existing elearning applications for mobile devices." One thing I am concerned about and which I am already seeing evidence of is the "porting" of eLearning content to a mobile device. We went through the same thing when eLearning appeared - people would try to move what they knew (instructor-led-training) to an online environment instead of embracing the characteristics of the new medium. We will fail trying to promote the virtues of mLearning if we do the same again. We need to look at the unique characteristics of mobile content and mobile devices and create learning innovations that emerge from these. I think we are still struggling with how to best use a mobile device for learning. I believe the possibilities are many and varied. We need more creativity than simply taking what we know and shaping it so it fits on a mobile device. Nice post. I very much agree with your comment about, “…they are all essentially repackaging existing elearning applications for mobile devices.” One thing I am concerned about and which I am already seeing evidence of is the “porting” of eLearning content to a mobile device. We went through the same thing when eLearning appeared – people would try to move what they knew (instructor-led-training) to an online environment instead of embracing the characteristics of the new medium. We will fail trying to promote the virtues of mLearning if we do the same again. We need to look at the unique characteristics of mobile content and mobile devices and create learning innovations that emerge from these.

I think we are still struggling with how to best use a mobile device for learning. I believe the possibilities are many and varied. We need more creativity than simply taking what we know and shaping it so it fits on a mobile device.

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