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__ **The potential of mobile devices and tablets for learning** __
There is no question that the proliferation and penetration of mobile devices in our professional and personal lives in 2013 is truly staggering. Smartphones (and to a lesser but growing extent, tablets) are becoming computers in our pockets thanks to processing speed, memory at a low(ish) expense and online stores with billions of apps (both free and paid) available for download. The availability of specific apps to connect, network, compute, aggregate and create has profound potential for both teachers and learners. Our professor Dr. Francois Desjardins posed the question from our EDUC 5103 course; "If the lecture is the pedagogy to the book then what is the pedagogy to (insert technology)?” Our group will explore the pedagogy of mobile devices and the influence and impact of these devices on pedagogy and learning.

Our Introduction Video:
Hopefully you will try and access using your mobile devices:)



Here are a few statistics to that describe the growing proliferation of mobile devices.
"According to the ITU's "facts and figures" publication, mobile penetration rates (pdf) are now about equal to the global population - including an 89% penetration rate in "developing countries," which currently have the highest mobile growth rates.



In other words, nearly everyone on the planet has a mobile phone - or will have one soon enough." "In addition, since the fourth quarter of 2010, smartphone and tablet sales have exceeded PC sales - and the growth trends continue to favor these newer devices. Mobile devices now account for 13% of global Internet traffic - and rising."  Source: []


 * What are mobile devices? **

The characteristics of mobile technology: highly portable, individual, unobtrusive, available, adaptable, useful and easy to use. Source: Francois Desjardins EDUC5103 YouTube video


 * The objectives of this wiki are to: **
 * discuss and share the impact of mobile devices on anytime, anyplace and life-long learning
 * suggest, discuss and explore best practices, sound pedagogy and useful applications for teachers and learners
 * provide a platform for teachers and learners to evaluate apps using the SAMR model
 * provide a platform for teachers and students to continue the discussion and share resources, ideas and best practices when learning with mobile technology.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">How do we adapt our learning environment to facilitate learning on mobile devices? **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What about access? What are advantages and disadvantages of specific learning models? ie. device per classroom or environment (i.e. owned by the teacher), B.Y.O.D. or 1:1 deployment for students or learners, flipped classroom, Anytime Learning

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What about access to apps? Free or paid? (Paid apps can be a barrier to entry.)


 * How can you participate in our Wiki? **

1. Reply to our Twitter connect activity 2. Share apps that aid teaching and learning through discussions or tweets at #educ5103 3. Participate in break out rooms and add apps to our Padlet using the SAMR template 4. Continue to discuss, share and backchannel through #educ5103