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4 Ways Mobile Tech Is Improving Education

The Global Innovation Series is supported by BMW i , a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delivers more than purpose-built electric vehicles — it delivers smart mobility services. http://mashable.com/2011/05/04/mobile-education-initiatives/
http://mashable.com/2011/11/17/higher-ed-mobile-tech/ Jeff Kirchick is Director of Universities at SCVNGR, the popular mobile game about going places, doing challenges and earning points.

5 Ways Higher Education Is Leveraging Mobile Tech

Mobile learning: a handbook for ... - Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, John Traxler - Google Books

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=g50i6p7Ox2wC&oi=fnd&pg=PR1&dq=mobile+learning&ots=JsXfR_xnOG&sig=_gJ279HVKV4Qjs5sk1UShhTt-T8#v=onepage&q=mobile%20learning&f=false Agnes Kukulska-Hulme is Professor of Learning Technology and Communication in the Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, UK.
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/homework-hits-the-small-screen-at-purdue-u/30047 More and more students carry cellphones or laptops with video cameras built in, and many instructors are asking students to use them to turn in video homework assignments for courses covering highly visual material.

Homework Hits the Small Screen at Purdue U. - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Distance learning universities are using the latest technology to supplement their curricula. Newsfactor.com reports that more and more online institutions have opted to create mobile apps to enrich their online course offerings. These apps allow student to access course content, including online discussions, threads, assignments, and they can receive real-time alerts when grades are posted.

Killer Apps: Distance Learning Students Dial in to Higher Education on Smartphones and Other Devices | DegreesOnline.net

http://www.degreesonline.net/blog/killer-apps-distance-learning-students-dial-in-to-higher-education-on-smartphones-and-other-devices/
One of my favorite new resources for creating QRcodes is Polltogo . http://cellphonesinlearning.blogspot.com/

From Toy to Tool: Cell Phones in Learning

http://mashable.com/2011/12/01/education-social-mobile/ Troy Williams is Vice President and General Manager of Macmillan New Ventures, the global media company’s division that discovers, develops and markets innovative technologies that make learning more engaging. It’s not revelatory that the academic and the tech worlds move at vastly different paces. Education often lags behind when it comes tech adoption and integration.

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