Thanks Vikki for your links on Twitter. I have read both of your articles and found them both very interesting. However, I still don't get my head around using mobile devices in class. I do see the benefits in informal learning but for me there isn't enough good rock solid evidence that this could work well in formal learning.
It is quite interesting to read that a so called 25% of the students performed better than the ones who hadn't used their cell phone for that particular purpose ( I believe it was an algebra test/assignment). But it still doesn't convince me that mobile devices in classrooms are useful tools for learners. Aren't they just a distraction..aren't students tempted to just send a text or play a game on their mobile in between doing their tasks or assignments.
Do you have any other experiences? we had an interesting discussion in the elluminate session. The Spanish teacher was mentioned as an example of how mobile devices could be used in formal learning...to be honest I found that example in the article quite weak...not a proper example or evidence that mobile devices are useful in education. Anyway..sorry for the rant! Trying to get my head around the TMA and the two technologies!
Mobile 2.0? Who creates the content...practitioners? students?
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Thanks Vikki for your links on Twitter. I have read both of your articles and found them both very interesting.
However, I still don't get my head around using mobile devices in class. I do see the benefits in informal learning but for me there isn't enough good rock solid evidence that this could work well in formal learning.
It is quite interesting to read that a so called 25% of the students performed better than the ones who hadn't used their cell phone for that particular purpose ( I believe it was an algebra test/assignment). But it still doesn't convince me that mobile devices in classrooms are useful tools for learners. Aren't they just a distraction..aren't students tempted to just send a text or play a game on their mobile in between doing their tasks or assignments.
Do you have any other experiences? we had an interesting discussion in the elluminate session. The Spanish teacher was mentioned as an example of how mobile devices could be used in formal learning...to be honest I found that example in the article quite weak...not a proper example or evidence that mobile devices are useful in education. Anyway..sorry for the rant! Trying to get my head around the TMA and the two technologies!
Mobile 2.0? Who creates the content...practitioners? students?
Cheers,
Eugene