Workshop 13

Title: Go Mobile! Advantages, Issues, and Examples of Mobile Technologies in Distance Education

Workshop Description:

A presentation on a variety of initiatives such as mLearning, mLibrary, mobile ESL
The Go Mobile Workshop will introduce the participants to current trends, issues, and challenges facing mobile practitioners. In addition to providing some background theory, the presenter will outline recent mobile learning initiatives at Athabasca University. Participants will see and discuss potential applications for mobile devices. For the majority of the workshop, the participants will have an opportunity to test some of mobile systems using their own devices or using java-based simulators on their laptops. At the end of the session, the presenter will provide a list of resources including useful references and links to mobile software initiatives around the world.
* Participants should bring devices and laptops, if possible.

Presenter: Marguerite Koole-Ady

Marguerite is the Program Administrator (EdD) and Instructional Media Analyst for the Centre for Distance Education at Athabasca University. In 2006, Marguerite completed her Master of Distance Education through the Centre for Distance Education. For her thesis, she created a theoretical model outlining the characteristics of mobile learning and used that model to assess a collection of mobile devices. She is now just starting a PhD in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning with Lancaster University. Her two main interests include mobile learning and social networking.