While searching for emerging technologies I came across this blog post. I found it interesting that the blog writer, J. Homes was writing in 2014. I am thinking of all of the changes between then and now. Considering the half-life of knowledge, I am sure these statistics would be different today. Notice how the author mentions 12 months or less for mobile learning in 2014.
Mobile
Learning (12 Months or Less)
This is taken from a blog written by
J. Homes, December 5, 2014. I think it is interesting to see the progression of
mobile learning after reading this article. He offers some interesting statistics.
"By the end of this year, the mobile market is expected to consist of over 7
billion accounts (equating to about 3.4 billion users, or one in every two
people on the planet); mobile traffic on the Internet is expected to surpass
desktop traffic; and mobile users will have downloaded 70 billion apps across
smartphones and tablets. Educational apps are the second-most downloaded
in iTunes of all categories, surpassing both entertainment and business apps in
popularity," (Homes, 2014). I thought it was interesting that educational apps were the second
most downloaded. Perhaps they are first now. He gives some cool examples of how
m-learning is being used listed below: I am sure that this has more applications now.
"Mathematics: Year four students at St. Leonard’s College, a primary
school in Australia, are using tablets loaded with math apps and e-textbooks to
access information, receive instruction, record measurements, and conduct
research.
Music: Students at Institut International de Lancy in Switzerland
use their tablets to create music in the school’s first iPad Orchestra. The
iPads have provided opportunities for students with little to no training to
create their own music with classmates.
Storytelling: Ringwood North Primary School in Australia participated in
“The Epic Citadel Challenge,” wherein students and teachers collaborated to
write a digital story based on the Epic Citadel environment and turn it into an
app accessible via iOS mobile devices," (Homes, 2014).
These examples really made me think of what else could be done with mobile learning, and what other subjects it could apply to. I thought of travel, art history, public relations, advertising, media studies, and science. There are so many creative applications for mobile learning. I was inspired by this blog post.
That was very interesting. Thank you. I think mobile learning is going to be really big. It is the one device that we always have with us which makes it very versatile.
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