Overview of the Topic

• Bryan Alexander, "Going Nomadic: Mobile Learning in Higher Education," EDUCAUSE Review, Vol. 39, No. 5, September/October 2004.
• Laura Naismith et al., Report 11: Literature Review in Mobile Technologies and Learning, Futurelab Series (Bristol, U.K.: Futurelab, 2005).
• Judy Roberts, Naomi Beke, Katharine Janzen, Dawn Mercer, Elaine Soetaert, Harvesting Moments of Time, Mobile Learning Project Consortium, 2003.
• Ellen D. Wagner, 'Enabling Mobile Learning,' EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 40, no.3, May/June 2005, pp. 40-53.

See Examples

• EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research: Using Mobile Technology to Enhance Students' Educational Experiences
  This ECAR case study examined the educational applications of mobile technologies at three (3) Dutch universities. The universities in the study had explored the use and effects of these technologies on learning experiences both in and out of the classroom. Projects to investigate this were based on location-based learning, network extension through wireless access, and fully mobile users.
• Georgia College and State University, http://ipod.gcsu.edu/
  At GC&SU, faculty considered the potential learning applications of the iPod, which led to pilot projects based on well-defined pedagogical goals. In turn, this generated proof-of-concept and broad-based faculty support for further integration of the iPod into the learning environment.
• Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), e-Learning Programme, Innovative Practice with e-Learning
  Developed by JISC, a major postsecondary / higher education technology organization in the United Kingdom, this site provides access to a number of resources for understanding and using mobile technologies to support teaching and learning. Among those resources is the publication on which the site is based, Innovative Practice with e-Learning: A Good Practice Guide to Embedding Mobile and Wireless Technologies into Everyday Practice.
• Project Numina at UNC-Wilmington
  "The Numina Project promotes the use of mobile computing devices such as handheld PCs and Pocket PCs in teaching college-level science and mathematics, and the development of software for these devices for science and mathematics education."
• Mobile Learning, University of Tennessee - Knoxville:
  The Wireless Instructional Initiatives project, involving the University of Tennessee-Knoxville's Innovative Technology Center and faculty, investigates best practices for teaching and learning. Devices with wireless capability, such as wireless laptops, PDAs, and Tablet PCs, are integrated into courses receiving project grants. Faculty are provided with support through individualized training and pedagogical consultation on technology integration.

Access Presentations

• Julie K. Little, "What We're Learning from Our Mobility Project(s) at The University of Tennessee," ELI 2006 Spring Focus Session, March 2006.
• Julie K. Little and Jerry Riehl, "Strategies for the Mobile Learning Environment: Harnessing Collaborative Learning within Nomadic Communities," NLII 2005 Annual Meeting, January 2005.
• Diana Oblinger , "Does Mobility Encourage Successful Learning," ELI 2006 Spring Focus Session, March 2006.
• Jim Wolfgang, "How to Select and Deploy Emerging Technologies," NLII 2005 Spring Focus Session, March 2005.
• Steve C. Yuen, "Mobile Learning with PDAs," lecture, June 10, 2004.

Review Relevant Web Sites

• Center for Innovative Learning Technologies, Ubiquitous Computing
  Founded in 1997 with a grant from the NSF, the Center for Innovative Learning Technologies explored technology-enabled solutions to key problems in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET) learning. CILT identified handheld computers as an area with breakthrough potential for education and established a Ubiquitous Computing team to stimulate research, applications, and educational implementations of inexpensive, portable computers.
• mLearnopedia
  This site attempts "...to bring together the leading resources in the area of mobile learning...," including development, presentations, and research.
• The Mobilearn Project
  Mobilearn is a worldwide, European-led research and development project exploring context-sensitive approaches to informal, problem-based, and workplace learning by using key advances in mobile technology. The site offers deliverables that have been developed through the project including Guidelines for learning/teaching/tutoring in a mobile environment.

Read Related Writings

• Bryan Alexander, "M-Learning: Emergent Pedagogical and Campus Issues in the Mobile Learning Environment" (Boulder, Colo.: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, Research Bulletin, Vol. 2004, Issue 16, 2004).
• Linda Briggs, "A Mobile Cause," T-H-E Journal, March 2006.
• S. de Freitas and M. Levene, Evaluating the development of wearable devices, personal data assistants and the use of other mobile devices in further and higher education institutions, JISC Technology and Watch Report: Wearable Technology, June 2003.
• Desmond Keegan, "The Future of Learning: From eLearning to mLearning," Nov. 2002.
• Sang Hyun Kim, Clif Mims, and Kerry P. Holmes, "An Introduction to Current Trends and Benefits of Mobile Wireless Technology Use in Higher Education," Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education Journal, Vol. 14, No.1. January 2006.
• Yiannis Laouris and Nikleia Eteokleous, "We Need an Educationally Relevant Definition of Mobile Learning," Mlearn 2005.
• Tzu-Chien Liu, Hsue-Yie Wang, Jen-Kai Liang, Tak-Wai Chan, and Jie-Chi Yang, "Applying Wireless Technologies to Build a Highly Interactive Learning Environment," Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education, 2002, IEEE.
• Alan Livingston, "Smartphones and Other Mobile Devices: The Swiss Army Knives of the 21st Century," EDUCAUSE Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 2, 2004.
• Marc Prensky, "What Can You Learn from a Cell Phone? Almost Anything!," Innovate, Vol.1, No.5, June/July 2005.
• Marcus Ragus, "Mlearning: A future of learning by Marcus Ragus," The Knowledge Tree, Ed.9, May 2006.
• Howard Rheingold, "M-Learning 4 Generation Txt?" (Interview with Bryan Alexander), The Feature, November 4, 2004.
• Carol Savill-Smith, "The Use of Palmtop Computers for Learning: A Review of Literature," British Journal of Educational Technology, Vol 36, p. 567, May 2005.
• Dan Sutch, "Future phones: mobile, connected and interacting learners?," Futurelab Innovations Workshops, June 2005.
• "Unwired,"Wired Special Report, Vol. 11, No. 5, May 2003.
• Yuan-Kai Wang, "Context Awareness and Adoption in Mobile Learning," Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education, 2004, IEEE.
• Heather Watson and Gerry White, "mLearning in Education: A Summary," education.au limited, June 2006.