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Mobile Technologies – Not Online Technologies – Will Disrupt Class. Cathleen Norris, PhD Regents Professor, University of North Texas Elliot Soloway, PhD Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, University of Michigan. 1. Today’s Story. The 800LB Gorilla - Squash him!!
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Mobile Technologies – Not Online Technologies – Will Disrupt Class Cathleen Norris, PhD Regents Professor, University of North Texas Elliot Soloway, PhD Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, University of Michigan 1
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 2
Pro: • Delivers personalized instruction… • …at lower cost • Recent SRI Data: • …online is better than f2f 800LB Gorilla • Con: • Delivery model is fundamentally flawed
Pro: • Delivers personalized instruction… • …at lower cost • Recent SRI Data: • …online is better than f2f 800LB Gorilla • Con: • Delivery model is fundamentally flawed • Data?… look again
Pro: • Delivers personalized instruction… • …at lower cost • Recent SRI Data: • …online is better than f2f 8 LB Gorilla Feel better? • Con: • Delivery model is fundamentally flawed • Data?… look again
Easily Believable Prediction Blended 8
NOT Easily Believable Prediction • Mobile Technologies • – not online technologies • – will disrupt class • Examples: • K-12 • Daily life 9
The cellphone computer at the hub of activity ESSENTIAL for Learning Trinity Meadows Intermediate, Keller, TX
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Nan Chiau Primary School – Singapore Seamless Learning (Distance Learning) 12
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NOT Easily Believable Prediction “Everything I thought about cellphones in classroom was wrong.” Ron Myers, Principal, Keller, ISD Screen size, keyboard size, theft, discipline problems, breakage, utility for learning, test scores….. 14
NOT Easily Believable Prediction Daily Life Examples 15
“Outside of school, technology is essential to their lives.” Julie Evans, Speak Up Day Mobile GenerationNOT Digital Generation
NOT Easily Believable Prediction Big Screen TV vs 160x160 17
eBook sales are finally zooming after more than a decade in the doldrums-- eBooks… Outside of K12 eBooks finally could be about to break into the mainstream. 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. downloads of eReading applications for smart phones have far outnumbered the Kindles sold. Five of the ten best-selling novels in Japan were originally cellphonenovels, written in the short sentences characteristic of text messaging.
NOT Easily Believable Prediction Daily Life Examples 20
NOT Easily Believable Prediction “The <mobile> computer revolution hasn’t even begun yet.” Alan Kay, 1996, <Elliot> “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 21
NOT Easily Believable Prediction “The <mobile> computer revolution hasn’t even begun yet.” Alan Kay, 1996, <Elliot> “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 22
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 23
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