Thursday, July 1, 2010
1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Abstract:
The society is moving into a more and more totally wired one. By using modern devices like the iPhone or one of Nokia’s N-Series the web is fludding into our daily life. Information just in time from anywhere at anyplace becomes true and helps us to deal with information in a complete new way. Furthermore communication takes place through the web via different channels. However if technologies are pervading our every day life also learning and teaching will be influenced and we have to think how we can use modern applications in an appropriate didactical way. In this workshop we like to show with different devices how different scenarios are working. Stronlgy based on real-life examples and live demonstrations participants should realize how m-Learning will enhance the future learning environment
Objectives:
• Hands-on experience how different applications can be used on mobile phones.
• Real-life examples and experiences how mobile devices can be used for teaching and learning
• New didactical approaches for daily teaching and learning processes
• First introduction into branding mobile topics (microblogging, streaming, podcasting)
• Use of mobile phones (especially iPhone) for education
• Usability Issues and presentation of scientific publications concerning the m-Learning
Outline:
First Part
• Introduction to mobile society as well as wired communities
• Overview about m-Learning
• Introduction into new methodologies like Geotagging, Mobile Tagging, Pod- and Vodcasting, Microblogging, Livestreaming and mobile Communities
Second Part
• Live demonstrations of appropriate didactical scenarios
• Gathering live experiences by installing and using different mobile applications
• Planning how these applications can be used for mobile learning
Prerequisites:
Lecturers who like to use new technologies for teaching. It does not matter which preknowledge is at hand – the workshop addresses to all from beginners to advanced users. Also students as well as industry partners can attend because mobility will also influence their daily learning processes. So lecturers as well as learners are welcome.
Intended Experience Level:
Beginner
Instructor Qualifications:
Martin Ebner is currently head of the team Social Learning at Graz University of Technology. He is responsible for all e-Learning activities of this university.
His research focuses strongly on the use of Web 2.0 technologies for teaching and learning purposes. Martin has taught a number of lectures and seminars around the topic of e-Learning and the use of computers in educational settings.
He studied from 1995 - 2000 civil engineering and got his master at the Institute of Structural Concrete. Afterwards Martin worked as scientific assistant at the Institute of Structural Concrete and wrote his Ph.D. thesis about "e-Learning in structural engineering". Since 2005 he holds a Ph.D. in Technical Sciences from Graz University of Technology. From 2005 to 2006 he worked at the Institute for Building Informatics as Assistant Professor. Since September 2006 Martin is head of the team Social Learning at the Computing and Information Service Department.
An extended CV including all publications is available at http.//www.martinebner.at or visit one of the largest german speaking Edu-Weblogs http://elearningblog.tugraz.at