Miami University
Mobile Learning Center
A joint venture between SEAS, AIMS, and ITS
Status Update
http://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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