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Harnessing Mobile Computing for Enhanced Learning: Strategies and Applications

In the MOBILE AGE, with over 4.6 billion mobile phones globally, mobile computing has transformed education. Amnon Dekel from The Hebrew University shares insights from the ASPIRE Workshop in Berlin (2011), emphasizing the importance of mobility in learning. He discusses how mobile technology facilitates computation and networking anytime, anywhere, paving the way for innovative learning methods such as mobile augmented reality, geo-local edutainment, and app-based learning. The future of education lies in leveraging mobile devices to enhance accessibility, relevance, and engagement for learners.

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Harnessing Mobile Computing for Enhanced Learning: Strategies and Applications

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  1. Mobile computing & Mobilityin education Amnon Dekel The Hebrew University Jerusalem ASPIRE Workshop 2011, Berlin

  2. We are in the MOBILE AGE: • 4.6B+ Mobile phones on Earth • Mobile is the Main Way that people access the Internet since 2010 (1.3B) • Mobile Phones of today are POWERFUL computers! • Think STRONG desktop computer from 2002! Amnon Dekel - ASPIRE Workshop - Berlin, May 23,24 2011

  3. 2 Key Concepts: • Mobile Computing: • Computationand Networkingis available when needed in any place • Mobility: • Being able to doimportant things in different places, as per a persons needs and capabilities Amnon Dekel - ASPIRE Workshop - Berlin, May 23,24 2011

  4. Mobile Computing enables mobility ---> Mobility in Learning & Learning Mobility • MiL: • Learning in the field, in the real world, in more relevant contexts • LM: • Learning where it is needed, by those who need it, whenthey can do it Amnon Dekel - ASPIRE Workshop - Berlin, May 23,24 2011

  5. Mobility in learning: examples • Mobile Augmented Reality • Mobile Data Gathering • Mobile Data Mining • Mobile Geo-Local Edutainment • Mobile Social Networks • Design & Development of Mobile Services as Learning Tools Amnon Dekel - ASPIRE Workshop - Berlin, May 23,24 2011

  6. Learning Mobility: examples • Mobile Phone enables Networking • SMSbased learning • Mobile Webbased learning • App based learning • Machine Learning Context Capture • Sensor Data (location, motion, sound) • Calendar analysis • Mobile Payment based services Amnon Dekel - ASPIRE Workshop - Berlin, May 23,24 2011

  7. Cost of ownership and services are down • Mobile Technology is being commoditized • Cloud computing is lowering costs of development, deployment and operations --------------------------------------------------------> • New services can be ideated, prototyped and tested with a multitude of Learning Partners (K12, college students or people with a need to learn) Amnon Dekel - ASPIRE Workshop - Berlin, May 23,24 2011

  8. Benefit for future society Using todays most ubiquitous computing platform as a learning enabler and education test bed will reap many benefits for tomorrows learners, and therefore, …for Society as a Whole. Amnon Dekel - ASPIRE Workshop - Berlin, May 23,24 2011

  9. Thank you Amnon Dekel The Hebrew University Jerusalem amnoid@gmail.com Amnon Dekel - ASPIRE Workshop - Berlin, May 23,24 2011

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