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EDU 691, Section C2 Mobile Learning

**Instructor**: Amy Pugh, Information & Technology Director **Instructor phone**: 262-691-2100, x 5071 **Instructor email**: pughamy@pewaukee.k12.wi.us **Dates**: January 17 - March 6, 2012 (1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/6) **Times**: 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. **Location**: Pewaukee School District, Asa Clark Middle School Library Computer Lab **Course Work FINAL due date:** March 13, 2012

Students’ access to mobile devices is astounding, as indicated in the 2010 "Learning in the 21st Century: Taking it Mobile!" survey (Project Tomorrow, Speak Up). For instance, among middle school students surveyed (in grades 6-8), 59 percent have a cell phone, 24 percent have an Internet-enabled smart phone, and 53 percent have a personal laptop or tablet. Today’s students are growing up with a different level of access to information at their fingertips twenty-four hours, seven days a week.

Starting in Kindergarten and extending through the university, mobile learning is one of education's fastest growing trends. When properly deployed, these devices are effective educational tools. Some benefits of mobile learning include individualized instruction and learning, collaborative and interactive learning environments, authentic learner engagement, and easy access to lessons and materials that support critical thinking and problem solving.

Netbooks, iPads, iPod Touches, SMART phones, and e-Readers are increasingly becoming the tools of choice for teachers and students alike in today’s classrooms. Students in this course will explore these technologies, as well as best practice in implementing instruction in student-centered learning environments.

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