DESCRIPTION
This program is designed to provide an overview of both established and new mobile technologies (smart phones, iPod Touch, iPad, traditional laptops) and how they might be applied for innovative pedagogy. Topics to be covered include comparing/contrasting mobile technologies, review of data storage/administration/security in a mobile computing environment and an examination of discipline-specific applications available on mobile devices. The content of the program will be presented in both lecture and workshop format as participants, working in small groups, will be asked to consider new applications of these devices in a teaching and learning context, and share those ideas with the larger group for consideration and feedback. To help facilitate this discussion, participants will also have “hands on” time with many of these devices, so they might gain a better understanding of device-specific functionality.

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

• Describe the scope of mobile devices and their functionality
• Discuss pedagogical benefits (and limitations) of mobile devices
• Understand device-specific data security/administration issues
• Locate discipline-specific applications available for mobile devices