Module 2: Action Research: Comparing Learning Outcomes of Mobile Education with Face-to-face Education

Research and compare mobile applications that integrate resources for various curriculum and target audiences.

Readings for this Module:

• Five Steps to Mobile Learning Success
• Cellphones Now Used More for Data Than for Calls
• Mobile Internet to Dominate Within 5 Years - Study
• Comparison of Mobile Learning and eLearning
• Backchannel in Education - Nine Uses

Activities and Apps:

• Sharing and Storing Documents for Mobile Use. We used DropBox, which allows you to have an online dropbox (free!) that can be accessed from any of your devices (laptop, desktop,iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android Phone, and Blackberry). Whenever you drop a file into your dropbox, it is immediately available from any of your devices. Very handy! Read DropBox Basics. Macs: Dropbox for Macs. Watch this video: What is Dropbox?
  
  
• Twitter Group Discussion - The Future of Mobile Learning. Twitter in Plain English. Tools for Twitter. About GroupTweet.