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Cathleen Norris, PhDRegents Professor, University of North Texas

Elliot Soloway, PhDArthur F. Thurnau Professor, University of

Michigan

Mobile Technologies – Not Online Technologies –

Will Disrupt Class

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Today’s Story

• The 800LB Gorilla - Squash him!!

• So, Where IS Education Going?

• Easily Believable Prediction

• NOT Easily Believable Prediction

• Conclusion:

Mobile Technologies

– not online technologies

– will disrupt class

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800LB Gorilla

Pro: •Delivers personalized instruction…

…at lower cost•Recent SRI Data:

…online is better than f2f

Con:•Delivery model is fundamentally flawed

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Delivery Model

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800LB Gorilla

Pro: •Delivers personalized instruction…

…at lower cost•Recent SRI Data:

…online is better than f2f

Con:•Delivery model is fundamentally flawed•Data?… look again

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8 LB Gorilla

Pro: •Delivers personalized instruction…

…at lower cost•Recent SRI Data:

…online is better than f2f

Con:•Delivery model is fundamentally flawed•Data?… look again

Norris & Soloway7

Easily Believable Prediction

Today Tomorrow

Concordia & eConcordia

Concordia

Michigan Virtual High &

Ann Arbor High School

Ann Arbor High School

17th Century Buildings (UK)

21st Century BuildingsBuilding Schools of

the Future

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Easily Believable Prediction

Today Tomorrow

Concordia & eConcordia

Concordia

Michigan Virtual High &

Ann Arbor High School

Ann Arbor High School

17th Century Buildings (UK)

21st Century BuildingsBuilding Schools of

the Future

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Mobile Technologies

– not online technologies

– will disrupt class

NOT Easily Believable Prediction

Examples:K-12

Daily life

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Trinity Meadows Intermediate, Keller, TXTrinity Meadows Intermediate, Keller, TX

The cellphone computer at the hub of activity

ESSENTIAL for Learning

Nan Chiau Primary School – Singapore

Essential

Learning My Way!

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Nan Chiau Primary School – Singapore

Seamless Learning (Distance Learning)

St Marys, OHSt Marys, OHCollaboration

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“Everything I thought about cellphones in classroom was

wrong.” Ron Myers, Principal, Keller, ISD

NOT Easily Believable Prediction

Screen size, keyboard size, theft, discipline problems, breakage, utility for learning, test

scores…..

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Daily Life Examples

NOT Easily Believable Prediction

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Mobile GenerationNOT Digital Generation

“Outside of school, technologyis essential to their lives.”Julie Evans, Speak Up Day

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Big Screen TV vs 160x160

NOT Easily Believable Prediction

Mobile 21st Century Learning – enabled!

eBookseBooks ... In K-12 ... In K-12

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eBooks… Outside of K12

eBook sales are finally zooming after more than a decade in the doldrums--

eBooks finally could be about to break into the mainstream.

downloads of eReading applications for smart phones have far

outnumbered the Kindles sold.

eBook sales reported to the Association of American Publishers have been

rising sharply since the beginning of 2008, just after the release of the Kindle.

Five of the ten best-selling novels in Japan were originally cellphone novels, written in the short sentences characteristic of text messaging.

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Daily Life Examples

NOT Easily Believable Prediction

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“The <mobile> computer revolution hasn’t even begun yet.”

Alan Kay, 1996, <Elliot>

NOT Easily Believable Prediction

“Everything I thought about cellphones in classroom was wrong.” Ron Myers, Principal, Keller, ISD, TX

“Just had a teaching 1st!! Introduced my phones today and I just had about 10 kids say, "I don't want to go to recess!!!" AWESOME!” Mandy Vehorn, 4th grade teacher, Celina, OH

“Outside of school, technology is essential to their lives.” Julie Evans, Speak Up Day

“Mobile technology is the one technology that can close the digital divide.” Cathie

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“The <mobile> computer revolution hasn’t even begun yet.”

Alan Kay, 1996, <Elliot>

NOT Easily Believable Prediction

“Everything I thought about cellphones in classroom was wrong.” Ron Myers, Principal, Keller, ISD, TX

“Just had a teaching 1st!! Introduced my phones today and I just had about 10 kids say, "I don't want to go to recess!!!" AWESOME!” Mandy Vehorn, 4th grade teacher, Celina, OH

“Outside of school, technology is essential to their lives.” Julie Evans, Speak Up Day

“Mobile technology is the one technology that can close the digital divide.” Cathie

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Today’s Story

• The 800LB Gorilla - Squash him!!

• So, Where IS Education Going?

• Easily Believable Prediction

• NOT Easily Believable Prediction

• Conclusion:

Mobile Technologies

– not online technologies

– will disrupt class

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Educational SoftwareGoKnow’s Mobile Learning

Environment

• Multiple Media, Multiple Entry

Points

• Differentiated Instruction

• Manage Devices, Lessons, &

Artifacts

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