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The
use of PDAs in teaching and learning is an emerging force which looks
like reaching universal acceptance. (See). Check out the links on these pages
for more information about the technology as its use increases.
Please give all credit to the original authors.
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The Village e-Learning pages have been designed with the PDA user in mind, although not exclusively for them. When you look at these pages via a PDA, the central area resizes to fit the screen. Only if you want to follow the hyperlinks along the side do you have to scroll sideways. The Blog page works even better because the only information in the side bar is a date. Pictures are generally small enough to fill a PDA page without hanging over the edge. See panel below for updates of mobile learning news |
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A total of
214 million text messages
were sent on New Year's Day 2007.
The figure for 2006
was a staggering 41.8 Billion. This figure is
44.5% higher
than the figures for 2005 and confirms
the upward growth of text as the major communication method for the UK’s
youth. [source
www.text.it January 2007] |
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Useful m-Reading by others (mainly JISC
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| Current Uses of Wireless and Mobile Learning | Lead Author: Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, The Open University | |
| Potential Uses of Wireless and Mobile Learning | Lead Author: Diane Evans, The Open University | |
| Strategic Aspects of Wireless and Mobile Learning | Lead Author: John
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| The above three documents look closely at what is going on in the mobile world and how it affects the British educational system. The two below, look at the future of mobile technologies and how they might affect the educational system - the second is an update of the first. | ||
| Paul Anderson and Adam Blackwood | ||
| Paul Anderson JISC Technology and Standards Watch | ||
| http://ferl.becta.org.uk/display.cfm?resID=13340&printable=1 | Bob Harrison - on the FERL website. | |
| http://m.fasfind.com/wwwtools/m/2737.cfm?x=0&rid=2737 - 's superb one-stop site about PDAs - well worth a visit. Discusses a wide variety of uses - educational and beyond. | ||
| http://magazines.fasfind.com/wwwtools/m/2717.cfm?x=0&rid=2717 - 's superb one-stop site about Mobile Phones - well worth a visit. Discusses a wide variety of uses - educational and beyond. | ||
| http://www.howstuffworks.com/pda.htm from 'How Stuff Works' - another excellent resource - all PDA based | ||
| http://www.lsda.org.uk/files/pdf/press/26apr2005.pdf - a paper from the LSDA highlighting uses of Mobile Phones to engage hard to reach learners. | ||
| http://www.handheldsfordoctors.com/ - an interesting look at how PDAs are enabling the work of Doctors - chapter by chapter available online | ||
| http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/dis/pda.asp - The exceptional Jon Trinder, exploring the accessibility of PDAs. | ||
| http://www.m-learning.net/links/conf/jisc2006/Soon_Stead%20mobile%20technologies%20-%20no%20audio.pdf A useful paper by Lilian Soon and Geoff Stead of CTaD. | ||
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| Text - Figures circa February 2006 - Courtesy MDA | Mobile phone - Case Study |
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| TV. Phones - culled from clippings | All the links above - plus some (PPT slide) | |
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| BOOKS |
| Rheingold, H. (2002) Smart Mobs, the next social revolution, Perseus:Cambridge M,A. |
| a fascinating look at the changes being brought about in society by the use of mobile technologies. It also takes a frightening look at the (not too distant) future! |
| Kukulska-hulme, A. and Traxler, J. eds (2005) Mobile Learning, a handbook for educators and trainers. Routledge:London |
| a collection of essays which highlight various aspects of mobile learning in academia. I'm still reading this - but the essay by Jon Trinder, is a good place to start for those of you wanting to know more about the basics of mobile technologies. |

| The resources below are courtesy of Lilian Soon (www.xlearn.co.uk) (GREY) and Dewsbury College (GREEN) (designed by John Whalley and Philip Percival (www.adveb.co.uk) in collaboration with David Sugden (www.village-e-learning.co.uk) | |||
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