Hi David,

I followed up your link, and came upon this nicely annotated list:
http://www.e-learningcentre.co.uk/eclipse/Resources/mlearning.htm
However I've not found the use of mobile devices changes the method of 
teaching or learning - it only changes the means of delivery and the 
convenience for the student.  Does anybody know of exceptions?

I was a seminar on IT for schools earlier this week.  A student at the 
seminar said that probably the most useful thing about mobile devices to the 
student is to be able to read e-text (or listen to it) on the bus, train or 
tube/subway.  But there is a significant lack of student e-books.  This lack 
arises directly from the copyright issue, and need for publishers and 
authors to obtain revenue.  There has been a revolution in the music 
industry, where downloading is accepted now - will we see one in the 
publishing industry?  What will be the new business model?

Cheers from Chiswick,

John

John Nissen
Cloudworld Ltd - http://www.cloudworld.co.uk
maker of the assistive reader, WordAloud.
Try WordAloud with synthetic phonics:
http://www.cloudworld.co.uk/teaching-synthetic-phonics.htm
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Rosen" <djrosen at comcast.net>
To: "The Technology and Literacy Discussion List" <technology at nifl.gov>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Technology] Handheld video devices



> Marian, David Alex or others,

>

> I think we will see affordable portable learning devices (PLDs) soon,

> and that we should be experimenting with them now.  For those of us

> who are able to buy one now, what would you recommend?  What are some

> useful mobile phone + Web access + PDA devices which also have plug

> in (regular size) keyboards and plug in portable monitors?

>

> And, where are the free learning podcast sites (ideally for adults) .

>

> Here's a web site for learning more about "ubi-learning"  (ubiquitous

> learning) or "M-learning" (mobile learning), as this kind of thing is

> now being called, which provides some answers to my questions, but I

> wonder if anyone on this list has personal experience experimenting

> with m-learning and has recommendations on the best device(s) and

> learning web sites for this.

>

> http://gseacademic.harvard.edu/%7Ehdul/

>

> What other web-based resources for m-learning would you recommend?

>

> David J. Rosen

> djrosen at comcast.net

>

>

> On Mar 2, 2006, at 2:02 AM, Marian Thacher wrote:

>

>> The short segments of TV411 videos would be ideal for a video iPod, it

>> seems. Have you tried it out, Alex?

>>

>> OTAN is experimenting with posting some of our videos of good

>> classroom

>> practices as podcasts. We aren't quite ready for prime time yet,

>> but not

>> many of our teachers have video iPods yet either, so I figure we

>> have a

>> little time. :)

>>

>> We've also talked about putting the video episodes of English for All

>> (www.myefa.org) up as podcasts. As you said, though, the barrier is

>> the

>> cost of the iPod or the cell phone charges for the student or end

>> user. On

>> the other hand, it seems that more and more people have fancy cell

>> phones

>> that include video, so maybe this is the wave of the future.

>>

>> Talk about convenience! I certainly think that podcasting of audio

>> to mp3

>> players is going to make audio information so much more accessible,

>> and

>> there is so much great free stuff available! Education is starting

>> to jump

>> on this bandwagon. Can video be far behind?

>>

>> Marian Thacher

>> OTAN

>> Sacramento, CA

>>

>> The Technology and Literacy Discussion List <technology at nifl.gov> on

>> Wednesday, March 01, 2006 at 10:34 AM -0800 wrote:

>>> David,

>>>

>>> Great list.  I've been thinking a lot about how video I-pods and

>>> other

>>> handheld video devices (including cellphone/PDA's) could be used

>>> in adult

>>> education.  I've heard a lot about entertainment and commercial

>>> applications

>>> but have discovered very little about educational uses.

>>>

>>> When we created TV411 we designed it as at as a collection of

>>> stand-alone

>>> segments - 30 seconds to 6 minutes in length.  Although TV411 airs on

>>> television as a half-hour show, we have been busy disaggregating the

>>> material for other venues and platforms, and I think mobile video

>>> will

>>> certainly be an additional platform for us in the future.

>>>

>>> Obvious advantages of mobile video technology are portability and the

>>> potential for on-demand content to facilitate anytime/anyplace

>>> learning.

>>>

>>> A big concern is the financial cost to user, particularly potential

>>> cell/video phone charges.

>>>

>>> How might such a resource be a useful supplement to formal

>>> instruction?

>>>

>>> Are there other curriculum developers out there who are designing

>>> adult

>>> educational material for mobile video devices?  If so, what kinds

>>> challenges

>>> are you facing?

>>>

>>> Alex Quinn

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> A serious concern is the potential financial cost to the end user.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> On 3/1/06 8:30 AM, "David Rosen" <djrosen at comcast.net> wrote:

>>>

>>>> David and Alex,

>>>>

>>>> Here's a list of new or emerging technologies, applications, or

>>>> technology-related services that I think -- or have heard from

>>>> others

>>>> that they think -- have potential for adult literacy education.

>>>> What

>>>> would you add to this list?  Pick a couple (or more) from the list

>>>> that you think have a lot of potential and tell us why.

>>>>

>>>> 1. electronic white boards

>>>> 2. Video (and audio) i-pods

>>>> 3. mobile phones with Web access

>>>> 4. wireless access

>>>> 5. Internet2

>>>> 6. wikis

>>>> 7. blogs

>>>> 8. the OLPC/Negroponte/MIT Media Lab (under $100) computer for

>>>> schools in developing countries

>>>> 9. the Wikipedia

>>>> 10. low(er) cost multimedia projectors in the classroom

>>>> 11. Development of "learning objects" (online learning "modules) for

>>>> the field.

>>>> 12. Free/low-cost Internet telephony (such as Skype or Gizmoproject)

>>>> 13. desktop videoconferencing

>>>> 14. advanced two-way speech recognition software

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Anyone, what else should we add to this list?

>>>>

>>>> David J. Rosen

>>>> djrosen at comcast.net

>>>>

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