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David Keathly
UNT Computer Science and Engineering
and the Convergence Technology Center
Working Connections 2010
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My Students are Glued to Their Phones – What do I do??
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Motivation
Goal: Improve education by integrating computing devices into classroom.
Do in low-cost, sustainable way.
One way, leverage devices students carry!
They are going to use them anyway!!!
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Before We go too far… Who has a laptop or Tablet PC with them?
Who has a cell phone or PDA with them?
College Students:
86.1% Cell Phone
12.0% Smart Phone
11.9% PDA
56.3% Digital Gaming Device
73.7% Laptop
Source: The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2007
Potential Benefits of Using Cell Phones in Learning According to PARENTS! 43% Increases student engagement41% Prepares
students for world of work38% Extends school day learning37% Provides access to online textbooks35% Improves teacher-parent-student communications32% Students can review class materials31% Personalizes instruction27% Provides way to help struggling students
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More Cell Phone Access Stats• 98% of high school students have a cell
phone (31% with mobile Internet)• 83% of middle school students have a
cell phone (25% with mobile Internet)• 43% of 3rd through 5th graders have a
cell phone (15% with mobile Internet)• 28% of K-2nd graders have a cell phone
(12% with mobile Internet)
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Student Suggestions on Use Look up information on Internet Record or take notes Work on projects with classmates Access digital textbooks Take videos of class presentations or experiments Play educational games Communicate with classmates Receive reminders and alerts Organize schoolwork Communicate with teacher Learn about school activities Access social networks Create and share documents/media Upload assignments and work to portals Coordinate calendars Share/edit bookmarks
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Cells Phones vs. Laptops
“Cell phones, not laptop computers hold the most promise for the spread of one-to-one computing, particularly students with limited resources and especially for students from under-developing nations” – Bill Gates
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Part I: BackgroundActive LearningClassroom Responses Systems (CRSs) Different CRS activities
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Active Learning Active Learning = teaching pedagogy were
best way to teach students is to have them be active in the learning process
Abrahamson’s “Socratic teaching” method Student needs to:
Build on existing mental frameworkIncorporate existing knowledge and ideas
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Abrahamson A. L. “Teaching with Classroom Communication System – What it Involves and Why it Works”. Mini-Course presented at the VII Taller Internacional "Nuevas Tendencias en la Ensenanza de la Fisica". Puebla, Mexico, May 27-30, 1999.
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Quantitative Evidence
Hake’s study 62 physics courses>6000 studentsSet taught interactivelySet taught traditionally (lecture focus)
Students in interactive courses had learning gains 2 std. dev. greater than traditional courses
Hake R. “Interactive-engagement Versus Traditional Methods: A Six-thousand-student Survey of Mechanics Test Data for Introductory Physics Courses”. American Journal of Physics, 66 (1), Jan. 1998.
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Classroom Network
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PublicDisplay
Instructor
Students
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A B
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Classroom Network
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PublicDisplay
Instructor
Students
Classroom Network
Classroom TechnologyCooperative Note-
taking
e.g. LiveNotes
PowerPoint Slides
Digital Whiteboards
Digital Ink Presentation Tools
Digital Whiteboards
Classroom Response Systems
Classroom Feedback Systems
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PublicDisplay
Instructor
Students
Classroom Network
ActivityActivityActivity
Classroom Response System (CRS): Learning Cycle
Activity
Activity
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Activity
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Multiple-Choice Example
Clickers
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Multiple-Choice Example 2
Classtalk
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Textual Example
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Diagrammatic Example
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Diagrammatic Example
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Image Example
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Brainstorming Example
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Part II: Vendor Tools and Software
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Tablet PC CRSs
General Properties:Support many types of exercises
Examples:Classroom PresenterUbiquitous PresenterDyKnowGroupScribbles
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Classroom Presenter
Devices:Tablet PCLaptop
Activities:Whole Slide, Ink/Text
Features:Anonymous
SubmissionsPush Model
Limits:Cost
Anderson R. J., Anderson R., Simon B., Wolfman S. A., VanDeGrift T., Yasuhara K. “Experiences with a Tablet PC Based Lecture Presentation System in Computer Science Courses”. SIGCSE '04, pp. 56-60, 2004. Site: http://classroompresenter.cs.washington.edu
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Ubiquitous Presenter
Devices:Web-browser
Activities:Whole Slide, TextMultiple-choice
Features:Same as Classroom
Presenter
Limits:Requires Web Server
Wilkerson M, Griswold W. G., Simon B. “Ubiquitous Presenter: Increasing Student Access and Control in a Digital Learning Environment”. SIGCSE ’05. 2005. Site: http://up.ucsd.edu/
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GroupScribbles
Devices:Tablet PCLaptop
Activities:Post-It Note, Ink/Text
Features:Multi-part ActivitiesMultiple Subs.Editing/Moving Sub.
Limits:Cost
Brecht J., DiGiano C., Patton C., Tatar D., Chaudhury R., Roschelle J., & Davis K. “Coordinating networked learning activities with a general-purpose Interface”. To appear in the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning.
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Handheld CRSs General Properties:
Many types of small devicesActivities more limited
Examples:ClickersClasstalkPebblesActiveClassPLS TXT UR ThoughtsUbiquitous Presenter (Mobile)
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Clickers
Devices:Custom
Activities:Multiple-choice
Features:Small and AffordableScales to 100s
Limits:Limited Utility HWUsed for Wrong
Reasons?
Duncan D. “Clickers: A New Teaching Aid with Exceptional Promise”. Astronomy Education Review, 5(1), 2006.
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Part III: Using the Tools You Already Have! Cell Phones Web Browsers
Interacting in Class Wifitti
Demowww.wifitti.com
PollEverywhereDemowww.polleverywhere.com
Mobiode polls and surveysDemo wc2010.mobiode.mobi
www.mobiode.com
Use informal discussion to engage students
Use polls and surveys to get feedback and opinions
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Remember the clicker?
Enter eClicker! http://www.bignerdranch.com/
software/mobile/eclicker iPhone Host iPhone or Browser client
DemoEditor.eclicker.com
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Give them a try yourself!
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Communicating in and out of class SendGM
Demowww.sendgm.com
TwitterMore later…
Send reminders of homework, tests and events
Send interesting supplementary materials and links
Communicate other important information
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Study Tools Study Cell
Demowww.studycell.com
Readthewords.comDemo
Mobile StudyDemohttp://www.mobilestudy.org/u/3013/http://www.mobilestudy.org/u/3013/m/www.mobilestudy.org
Make Flashcards Reading for
comprehension Quizzes
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Other Study Tools
MyNoteIThttp://www.mynoteit.com/
NoteCentric http://www.notecentric.com/
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Try them yourself!
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Discussion
How can these tools be used in your classroom?
Have you had experience using any of these tools?
Are there other tools you have used effectively?
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Session II
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So you want to create a mobile website? Question 1 – Platform dependent or
independent? Question 2 – Which Platform(s)? Question 3 – Are you a programmer? Question 4 – Are you good with
HTML/XML? Question 5 – How much time do you
have?
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Some Simple Options Winksite
Demo winksite.mobi/dkeathly/demowww.winksite.com
ZinadooDemo - http://dkeathly.zinadoo.mobiwww.zinadoo.com
UbikDemo: http://dmk.ubik.net/www.ubik.com
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Discussion
What could you use mobile web sites for in your class?
Would the add value? What types of features do you need?
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Want to Build one? – Give it a try!
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Cross-Platform
PhoneGap – open sourcewww.phonegap.comHTML and CSS
JavaSupports Android and many other platforms
Mini-Discussion
How important is cross-platform for your classes?
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A little more difficult…
MoSync – www.mosync.com○ Cross platform and open source○ Not iPhone○ C/C++ codebase
Appcelerator TitaniumFree community editionwww.appcelerator.comHTML, Javascript, CSS
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Discussion
How much effort are you wiling to put in for mobile applications development?
What skill sets do you have or are willing to learn?
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Demos and Experimentation Demos of some of these tools Try it on your own!
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iPhone Specific iWebKit
Iwebkit.netHTML and CSS3
WebkitOpen source projectWebkit.orgRequires Xcode and Apple Developer registration
iUIFramework with Javascript, CSS and imagesCode.google.com/p/iui/
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Demos and Experimentation
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Getting Fancy
Augmented Realitywww.layar.comExisting downloads and developer toolsiPhone (3GS) and Android
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Wrap up
Questions? Discussion What do you think? Consider adding a
comment to the Wiki!
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