Miami University Mobile Learning Center
A joint venture between SEAS, AIMS, and ITS
Status Updatehttp://elgg.csi.muohio.edu/mlc
Twitter: @miami_mlearning
Summary
• Outreach and Community
• Courses
• Research
• Software Projects
• Funding
• Plan for upcoming year
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What is Mobile Learning
• More than just using mobile technology in the classroom
• 24/7 learning that is– Personalized
– Situated
– Authentic
• Social aspect of mobile learning
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Motivation
• Unify efforts in mobile space on the campus
• Provide faculty, staff, and students a resource for mobile learning and mobile computing
• Support faculty by providing software development expertise
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Outreach and Community• Mobile Learning Summit (Fall 2010)
– 1.5 day event– Over 80 attendees– Speakers from Cisco, Apple, IIT, Kent St.,
St. Mary’s, eTech Ohio
• NSF CPATH Workshop (Fall 2010)– 20 attendees in small workshop format
– Attendees both in-state and out of state
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Outreach and Community• KnowledgeWorks Collaboration (Fall
2010 – Present)– Assisting in the creation of a
recommendation for digital learning in Ohio• Presentation @ 2010 Lilly Conference
on Mobile Learning• On-line presence– Recent article in Chronicle of Higher
Education– Twitter
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Outreach and Community
• Future– Continued engagement with
KnowledgeWorks on the policy project
– Planned Mobile Learning Summit for Oct 2011
– Professional Development workshops and K-12 Summer Camps
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Outreach and Community
• Impact– Collaboration as a result of Mobile
Learning Summit• Ohio Commission on Fatherhood
• Zoo Academy
– Increased visibility
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Courses
• CSE 470 Mobile Application Development
– Summer 2011 (Pilot)
• CSE 451/551 Service Oriented Computing
– Spring 2012
• CSE 448/449 Senior Capstone
– Two projects AY10-11 (See Projects Section)
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Courses
• CSE 610 Graduate Seminar– F’10 M-Learning Seminar; Project with
Knowledgeworks
– Sp’10 Mobile Computing seminar
• IMS 440 IMS Practicum– One project AY10-11 with Procter &
Gamble
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Course
• Impact– Built capacity to build iOS applications in
order to support software development activities• Research
• Software Projects
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Research• Publications
– “An Evaluation Framework for M-Learning”, Gerald C. Gannod and Kristen M. Bachman, in Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on Computer Supported Education, May 2011.
– “Integrating M-Learning into a Broad Context: Issues and Recommendations”, Gerald C. Gannod and Kristen M. Bachman, in Proceedings of the 2011 Mobile Learning Conference, March 2011.
– “A Critical Analysis of M-Learning Initiatives”, Gerald C. Gannod and Kristen M. Bachman, in Proceedings of the 2011 Mobile Learning Conference, March 2011.
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Research
• External Grants– Research Buddy: Revolutionizing
Undergraduate Student Research using Mobile Technology. (PI: G. Gannod, co-PI: G. Platt, Procter & Gamble, 2011, $10,000 total). This project is funded by a Procter & Gamble Higher Education Grant.
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Research
• Future Plans– Graduate Student Research• PhD student in EHS
– Establish connection with Google AppInventor team
– Build team for an NSF grant
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Software Projects• Miami University iPhone
Application– Funding provided by
Student Tech Fee (65%), and University Communications (35%)
– First Released on Nov. 30th
• 3,023 New users• 5,875 Total downloads
(includes updates)
– Student Developers• SEAS, SFA
– Collaboration with ITS and University Communications
– video
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Software Projects
• my Metro–MUITDC Finalist ($3K funding)
– Interdisciplinary project with students from disciplines across the university
– Real-time tracking of Miami Metro buses
– Eventual integration into the Miami App
– In need of long-term funding to deploy to full bus system
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Software Projects
• Smart or Smashed– Alcohol abuse prevention / intervention
app
– Research project in collaboration with R.M. Ward in EHS
– Initial work supported by EHS Dean
– In-progress
– Student Developers• SEAS, SFA
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Software Projects
• Alumni Networking App– Supports alumni events on iPad (think
modified “speed dating” format)
– Supported by alumni office
– In-progress (slated for Mid March pre-release, final pilot in Chicago in Late April)
– Student Developers• CSE Capstone
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Software Projects
• Other’s in progress– Research Buddy• Proctor and Gamble
• Using Cincinnati Zoo Academy as a testbed
– The Everyday Dad• Ohio Commission on Fatherhood
– AED Locator
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Plans for upcoming year
• Governance– Internal and external board for center
–Miami App (mobile external) steering committee
• Funding– Development / Sponsorship
• Personnel– Establish stronger bond with EHS faculty
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